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Just wanted to say that your avatar is amazing! I love the HP Puppet Pals!

I'm totally loving that new avatar

Same to you ^^

Hi long time no see, how are you?

i'm doing okay i have a bad cold but other then that i'm okay, how are you?

Hi J-Jay!!
Although we should always try not to pre-judge people - I don't think it's wrong to be cautious. The Internet often attracts creepy people. Speaking of which - many years ago - some really old guy [In his late 60's] took advantage of my good-hearted nature by pretending to be a 14 year old boy who was being abused by his dad. I put a lot of effort into responding to that 14 year old. This went on for several months until he got bored - I guess - and told me it was all a 'big joke'. I then heard he had done that before - to other people. What a creep, eh? That experience really hurt me and COULD have caused me to shut the door on everyone - especially everyone I met on the Internet. But it dawned on me that I did NOT want to give that 'creep' THAT much power in my life. He tried to play me for a fool. And I DID feel like a fool. But really - in the end - who was the fool? NOT ME! I was just trying to be nice. Just because I was unaware of the fact that I was being lied to doesn't make ME a fool. My intentions were honourable. And his were not. That makes HIM the fool!!
[My vm's are not usually this long!! lol]
I Hope you're having a dandy day.
GBH - Craig!!

Hi J-Jay!!
I hope you're having a groovy day!!
I really appreciate the apology.
AND the friendship request.
I understood WHY you felt as you did.
It's logical that a teenager would 'wonder' why
some 'old guy' is on a teenhelp site.
If I was a teen - I'd wonder why.
And because of that - I have always tried to be open and honest
about who I am. My age - for instance - is posted on EVERY message I post. Along with my
picture. [Which probably scares more people than my
age!! haha] I never wanted ANYONE to think that I was pretending to be
someone that I was not. Even before I posted my very first message -
over 8 years ago - I KNEW that I had a credibility problem and that I was
going to have to be especially careful about what I said. I decided that I had
no choice but to be exactly who I am. I never wanted any TH member
to feel 'tricked' by me - or anything like that.
THAT SAID...
You should always ask questions. You should always follow your 'gut'.
IF something - or someONE - makes you go 'Hmmm' - you SHOULD take the
time to stand back and see what's going on.
Thanks for being my friend.
GREAT BIG HUG
Craig!!

Haha aww thanks! Yea I am back and I am sure I am back to stay