if theres anything ive learned from being on mastodon, it's that people are so, so kind. like, some of the kindest people you've ever met are here, on these strange microcosms of the net
i was bullied as a kid, pretty badly. it deeply damaged me because it was an assault on myself - my way of life. it made me afraid to be me.
it's taken years for me to finally embrace myself again, and it's because of people's kindness and understanding and love that i am who i am now
so, yknow, thanks