I honestly don’t think people know how to find me on the web since Painted Wings vanished. Well, people who I am not all that close to, that is; and those I could count in one hand. So I’m not really surprised that no one finds me in my little corner of the web here.

What surprises me though, is when I am found.

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A parent appreciating my site? Impossible! Michan called him a fanparent, as opposed to the more common fangirl term on the web. She says it’s going to be a new fad. ^^

I didn’t really know how to reply to such a letter; if my letter will be as compelling as the comment sent. But I did reply a day later, endeavouring in my effort to do justice to it. One thing was the goal, though. To reply as sincerely and as humbly to a person- more importanly, a parent- who came to this site and make his day a little bit brighter, just as he has done for mine.

With my previous post asking help for my new project, I can’t help but be surprised at the amount of response I got. Feel the Love?

Sure, I offered to give them something in return. But what surprised me was the number of people who genuinely wanted nothing. They wanted nothing from me, except my friendship. There were people saying they wanted to be friends with me but that they were too shy or embarrassed to say so. Some wanted to call me their older sister. Some just really wanted to help me out.

It stunned me. Who am I to these people? How do they view me? Why would they do me a favor and want nothing in return other than my friendship? I, who they haven’t even seen in real life; who rarely get to talk with them, if at all. Why did they want to do me a favor?

I have done nothing special. I’m not rich. My writings are certainly never ‘novel material.’ I’m just something doing what I love on the internet.

I’m no one special.

The experience is humbling, nonetheless. I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve said ‘Thank you’ to each of the responses I’ve got.

I’ll keep this experience and tuck it in my heart.

Thank you everyone. ^^

I was in over my head. I realized that before. The problem was what was I going to do about it?

Obviously, I couldn’t make it all on my own. I needed help. But not many people will be willing to help me. So I had to bargain with them. I had to give them something that they want, so that they’ll give me something that I want. Ah, the classic Barter system.

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So I found out the things I can do, that I can offer to people, so that they can help me do what I can’t do. Simple.