An open "Thank You" letter to the Furry and Brony fandoms. · 3:17am Oct 9th, 2019
I'll preface this with a bit of background. As a kid I was mostly a loner, and I went through numerous grades in school with few/no friends. What I did have was cartoons and cartoon characters like Fifi La Fume from "Tiny Toons Adventures". I empathized with her because all she wanted was acceptance and love. It also let me know I was into anthro characters/art.
I told you that story to tell you this one. In December 2009 someone very close to me died tragically, and I found out about it on that Christmas Eve. I was hurt and damaged for years, especially every time December rolled around. I hit rock bottom in December 2015 and I was close to actually hurting myself.
What stopped me was something that I can't recall right now led me to go look up video clips and fanfiction for Fifi La Fume. It brightened up my days and I started getting better. I also started going to therapy. I started doing volunteer work a few times a week to get out of the house. Getting into the fandom led me to sites with great writing and better people. Then "Zootopia" came out and I became even more into my fandoms. And finally, My Little Pony, something led me to actually giving the show a chance and I had started reading the stories, and I became a Brony.
In closing, thank you to everyone who has written stories, created fanart, or just been a cool individual to chat with online. You all are awesome.
Let me be the first to say I’m happy that everything worked out well for you. Something very similar happened to me and I was much like you, u ever need to talk I’m here.
I would not have made it through this past decade without y'all.