A word. · 7:49am Jul 13th, 2013

I just feel like I should relay this message to you guys. My mind is chewing at me to do it, so here I go.

From the start, I never really cared much for My Little Pony. I would sit at my computer, staring blankly at the screen, filled with retarded pictures that just fed my ridiculous habit.

I always heard about bronies, met some every once in a while, and would stop talking to them at the single mention of a pony. I didn't know what they were at the time, and due to all the controversy I was seeing, I avoided the topic and simply went to another website.

The day I joined the herd had been a strange one at that, mostly because I had absolutely no intention of it. I had recently gotten off the computer, after logging Steam when it was finished doing its usual round of updates, logged off Skype, and done.

My niece, along with my sister, had came over. She was there for the a good portion of the day, and I tried to spend as much time as possible with her. She passed out. being exhausted from all the activities we did. My niece, however, was wide awake and watching favorite show, you guessed it, MLP.

My sister was always a heavy sleeper, as she managed to endure the blasting volume my niece had on the TV. The usual theme song was playing and I ignored it. I did tell her to lower it a bit, but that's about as much I could get her to do.

From what I could assume to be an hour or so, I heard my sister yawning before telling my niece to turn off the TV and grab her things. I waved her off as her niece gave me a hug and went by her side once again. She left the TV on, at an extremely low volume, and with the same show playing. It was a marathon apparently, so it was going to keep going all through the night. I don't usually watch much TV, so I didn't turn it off and went back to my computer.

I stay up a lot, so when I head to bed I am exhausted. Not only from my grueling day job, but having to take care of my niece as well. I was stumbling to my bedroom, until I saw the television still on, playing an episode of MLP. I went to go turn it off, yet my aching muscles were dieing for release. One night on the couch wouldn't be so bad, right? I thought. If you would have told me that that one night on the couch would've changed my life forever, I would have clicked ignore.

I laid groggily onto the couch, going face first into the pillow. I kept hearing an insistent buzz in my ear, that I realized was the TV. My television had a problem that whenever dialogue would start, it would buzz with whoever was talking, even if the volume was low.

The buzzing got annoying and I looked over to the table for the remote. My niece had left it on the floor, where she was playing.

I slammed my head into the pillow and looked over to the TV again, seeing a scene of the episode 'Read It and Weep', but I didn't even know what it was at the time. It was the scene where Rainbow Dash was at the hospital, considering whether or not to read the Daring Do book.

At first, I though to myself, 'How the hell can 35 year old men be so addicted to this?', I was pretty much forced to go through the episode, at he end, I started to piece together whatever knowledge I could get from that episode.

Then another one started playing, I think the commercials went by as I was thinking.

The theme song was playing, opening with the scene of Twilight and Spike coming down from Canterlot into Ponyville. I scoffed at the girlishness of the first lines, but when the upbeat part of the music started playing, I felt a bit... intrigued? I still question it to this day.

The next episode started playing, and I could feel something growing inside of my chest. It was a sense of curiosity and for some reason, the show had an actual canon plot line. I was still curious to how one children's show could affect me more than others, so I kept watching.

Then the next episode played, I watched it.

It was broad daylight and the marathon had ended. I spent the whole night watching a little girl's show. And yet, I felt... empty inside.

I immediately rushed to my computer, downloaded the first two seasons, and went to watching.

I was hooked on the show. I realized, after finishing up part two of 'Canterlot Wedding' that, I.

Was.

Brony...

The one thing that I was trying to avoid came sneaking up on me and turned me into what I am today. But when I had that realization...

I felt good.

After getting a bit of time to adjust, watching MLP on the Hub whenever it came on, Season 3 just finished.

I downloaded all 13 episodes, and managed to watch them all in a day.

After seeing that ending, I knew there must be more.

That's when I found this site.

That's when I decided to write.

And that's how I am writing this message to you.

I just want to say, to all of you.

Thank you.

I would never have started writing if it wasn't for you guys that have supported me throughout all my stories. Even if they aren't the most popular on here, I'm still happy to have at least some views. Because then I know that at least someone believes in me.

Even in times where I'm down in the dumps, I remember the one thing that is sacred and has become a part of me.

Always believe in yourself.

When times have gotten bad, and you're on the verge of just giving up, that one moment where no one believes in you.

You just have to believe in yourself.

Because there will be times where people will hate you, hell even some that want you dead.

If you have ever screwed up, gotten hurt, felt guilty, or just plain failed, then you know what it's like.

But it's those moments that build character, those golden moments were the only way to go is up. The ones that can change a man and make him into something more.

This might sound cheesy, but take this into consideration.

You might just find that maybe I'm on to something.

I will continue to give you guys what you need, and I hope you all do the same for me.

See you in the next story.

-YNA

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