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TFP has been crucial to my personal development.
I am able to express myself differently here than I can elsewhere. It goes beyond internet anonymnity. Honestly, I am not anon here, never have been. Hal and others know me.
I wouldn't have stepped out of the mold if not for this place. It is healthy for me - getting advice, learning to write about my views. Also, seeing the support this random grouping of strangers gives to anyone who asks helps me to see that humanity is moving in a direction that is generally positive. TFP offers a peer group with so many ages and lifestyles represented... I can think of nowhere else in life that could offer me these experiences.
Abaya - perhaps you mourn those old days because you have moved into the role of educator, less of pupil. I wonder if I'll reach that point. In the meantime, I'm still that pupil, learning about life.
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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