Hey y'all. This is me more ranting, so sit back, have some popcorn, and enjoy.

My Little Pony Forums. A place I joined on September Twenty Ninth, Two Thousand and Thirteen with the name Flutterdash123. A day that would change my life forever. Yes, a weird name, but I loved the two of them! MLPF's has changed a lot since I have joined. A lot of members have left, a lot have joined. I've watched a lot of my close friends leave, watched a lot of them just fade away. I'll never forget them though, but their names are probably forgotten around here. I've made a lot of friends here on the forums, but during my two years I... Sat back. I browsed around here a lot, not commenting, not doing much, more just glancing at status's and reading over posts. No I'm not a stalker. I sat in the back, putting out posts here and there, commenting on things. I often left for weeks then came back, having to deal with life while trying my best to get onto here, to try and spend some time on the forums.

But let us go back to the beginning. When I joined MLPF's my mother was getting arrested for the third time since I was born. It was hard, I was going through tough times. MLP really helped me out. I joined here, found a great community full of friendly, kind people. I met so many friends, I shared so many laughs. I often had more than one conversation going on in messaging or talking with some on Skype. Needless to say I quickly became attached to this place, loving how friendly it was and how everyone acted towards one another. It was a great place to be, really. I was constantly doing things at this point, talking, chatting, enjoying it here. Seeing how friendly people were was really a change from how the real world was. You could, and can still be, who you are, without being picked on or having everyone make fun of you. A part of what makes this place someplace amazing. After my first few months here I began to go through some troubles again. My mother, school, my brothers. It was all starting to pile up. Getting on here become harder and harder, and I ended up going away for a bit. I lost some friends because of this, coming back to see some gone. I stayed yet again, but the cycle repeated itself. Even though I left and came back so long after, this place never changed. It was still the great, friendly place I first saw, with new things popping up here and there, with many new things being tried out. It was fun. Being back here really helped me out in life, helped me to go on and face people with a changed attitude.

Last year I left for quite some time. I simply vanished after being on here for so long. Maybe it was from me losing my touch with the fandom. Maybe I grew bored of it here. Maybe moving and my parents was just too much for me and I didn't want this friendly place. Whatever it was I left behind a big chunk of me, wasting months doing my own thing while this place got further and further away from me. I missed so many things, which I'll never forgive myself for, I still regret it to this day. I nearly lost all interest with MLP, starting to break away. I came on here and there maybe for an hour or so, but I did nothing besides maybe give one post. A lot of things changed, which I wish I would have been here to see. Just recently, with me getting a new home, a new family, and having somewhere stable to be, have I come back. Though many of my old friends were gone, I strive to make new ones. The caring, kind nature of this place didn't change from what it had two years ago. Heck, I think this place is double of what it used to be. People are so friendly and kind, and their really is a love around this place. People here really accept others, and you can say your real opinion without being hated upon.

It's changed a lot over the last two years, and even though I sort of sat in the shadows and didn't do that much, I still feel the impact this place has had on me. How it has changed my life, shaped me, made me a better person and helped me through really bad times.

In the short version, this place has changed a lot, though the people are still so caring and friendly. This place is a great place to be, full of wonderful things and amazing people. It's someplace you can really get attached to, to feel the sense of community and love people have. MLPF's shapes us all, it really grows on you. This place is amazing, don't let it go for granted. Enjoy your time here, and have fun!

All I can say is thank you to all of you for how friendly you've been, and thank you to MLPF's and MLP itself for making me who I am. I hope you enjoyed my rant of this wonderful place and my brief overview of my time here.

Here's to another two years!