i think wattpad is something some of us take for granted. after all, it's just a website, right? it'll always be here.

something that won't always be here is us. the friendships we've created won't always be here. our accounts may remain, but that doesn't mean we all will. some of us will go to college, and maybe you're already there. some of us will get jobs, and maybe you already have one. some of us will grow and create a family, and if not a family, more friendships. our free time will slowly be eaten away, and what time we once had to just chat and write and read will be gone. for most of us, it's limited already.

i think wattpad is like a spider. people are connected by these thin strings, and groups create webs. i'm lucky to be connected to all different sorts of people, and all different groups. and i always joke about how i'm not well known, but in all honesty, i am. that doesn't mean i have thousands of followers, because i don't. what i do have is a web of people who i can reach out to, and people who can reach out to me. 

without wattpad, i wouldn't have come to know and love half the people i do now. hell, i wouldn't even have the chance to meet people like ally and molly and kate and rhianna and a few others, who live on a different continent than i do. i would have a small chance of meeting morgan and jessa and luke and tiffany and gabby and some others who live near i do, but even with that small chance, i probably wouldn't say two words to them if we even walked into the same building. it's insane to think that people who i consider myself to be friends now could've never even been in my life if this website didn't exist, or if i hadn't decided to rejoin.

i've never really told the story of how i rejoined. i was looking through documents on my computer and i found an old fanfiction i wrote. imagine if i hadn't found that. sure, i may be actually doing something  with my life like going outside, or reading a book i could actually use for a book report, but i also wouldn't have created connections with the wonderful people i have. 

people make fun of me for having more internet friends than real life ones, but i'm not ashamed of that. i'm proud of all the people i've met. i'm proud of how far i've come, and how far anyone i know has. i can sincerely say that it makes my day when one of you leave a nice comment or post on my message board, and i can sincerely say that i get excited when one of you meets your goal or has a good day.

i don't know where else this is going, but i just wanted to say, i don't take any of this for granted. the time we have is precious, and the time i've 'wasted' on this website has made me a lot happier and confident than i was. thanks for that, all of you.