TheOldskooler

Nowadays I really am more relaxed about the whole thing. I mean, I have Pinkie Pie and two blind bag ponies on my speakers, a Twily poster on my wall, stickers everywhere, a pony ball plushie and some prints I got at an anime convention I went to. I'm really less bothered about people seeing it. My parents wander in and out of my room all the time and they don't seem to care at all, which is a big relief for me. At the start of liking MLP I wanted to get a Pinkie Pie plushie, and the least expensive one I could find was like - £35 (minus shipping D:) and when I asked for it, my mum was like "have you lost your mind? Paying that much for a ball of pink fluff?" And that kinda turned me away from liking ponies for a while because I thought it was making me desperate for merch. She even told me she found it "odd" that I wanted to buy it, that didn't help either. Now I think they're more understanding about it.

I went through a phase of intensely disliking myself, thinking I was some sort of screwed up manchild with serious psychological problems. Infact it got to the point where I'd refuse to watch the show for weeks on end to prove to myself I was "normal." However, all that did was make me feel isolated, depressed, and made me hate myself even more. It's only recently I've gotten over myself and started watching it again, and it does make me happy. There's just something comforting about it. And honestly, what is wrong with comfort? This show does bring me alot of happiness, and makes me feel safe. It's not exactly age appropriate, it's not exactly the most normal show for a 19 year old to watch, but as a vulnerable young adult living in a very hostile world, things like this are what help keep me sane and stop me thinking of the terrifying aspects to life... My future, finding a job, whether I'll be able to support my partner, a government that is slowly getting more authoritarian and having more influence on our lives, and a beautiful natural world that is slowly being killed by corporations. (Sorry for the leftie rant but I really care about nature) Watching MLP makes me feel safe. But the question is, did you ever think yourself weird for liking the show, at any point? Did you get over it? Do you still feel it?

My budget is between £15-30 or so. The build-a-bear Pinkie Pie plushies aren't that bad, but to be honest, I'd rather have a more show accurate one. I've been dying to get my hands on one for ages, but they always seem to be too expensive for me, and my parents object to me spending alot of money on "pointless" things. They're funny that way. So me whining aside, where do I find good plushies cheap? If anybody knows, please tell me. If not, I'll probably have to try making my own.

Haters? You mean random people on the internet who'll I'll never meet in real life? Nope. Words on a screen. Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Infact I kinda like to laugh at them.

No! Of course not! I'm a 19 year old man! Why on earth would I do that? That's absolutely immature and ridiculous!!! Urgh! ...Yes. Yes I have. I do all the time. ;_;

Hehe it's a 3rd gen iPod, kind of old but it still does the trick I'll make sure I check it out! I'm thinking of making some pony centred hardcore myself.

I love brony music, but I listen to less brony music than any other music. Out of the 156 albums on my iPod, about 7 of those are brony related albums. Just wanted to say your music taste sounds frickin amazing yo. Breakcore, Happy Hardcore, Mashups, Jungle, I like all this stuff, Speedcore and J-Core too. It's like a drug. :B

I find it annoying, but only because there's one of those bronies who take it really far who goes to the same college as me, he says it all the time, and never shuts up. And when people tell him it's annoying he just brands them haters and acts like a real moron! Extreme bronies are the worst. Seriously.

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! I wonder when it will go on sale in the UK... Hmmm... But yes, in all seriousness, this looks damn awesome to me. I'm really looking forward to reading it.