lol took me almost an hour x)

Ooh! I can see that now, the moon over the sun in the eye! I totally missed that at first. :3

And, I heard that song only recently, so is that a new song? To be honest, I don't listen to the radio that much because they don't often play songs I like and, if they do, they play it over and over so many times I'm tired of it. Most of the music I like is instrumental or mellow. I've been told music I like is "elevator music". XP

Even though I don't like labels, I don't blame people for using them because I understand it makes things simpler. It's just that many people start to think labels are groups of people and, as I said, no two people are the same. I've had crushes on boys since before kindergarten and, while you might think that's a bad thing, it really isn't. Most males don't notice their attractions until puberty and so those attractions become all about se.xual desire (which emerges at puberty). It also makes it very hard for them to control themselves and is very difficult for

people who suddenly discover their attractions are toward their own gender (though most males and almost all females are at least somewhat attracted to both because humans all share most of the same parts). For me, having feelings that most people around me condemned forced me to question things at an early age. If I had "normal" attractions, I would have just went through life accepting things as they are and maybe overlooked how certain groups of people are treated. I also doubt I'd have studied the Bible quite as much as I have. Also, since most other guys like girls, there are very few choices should I want to start a relationship (not that I am right now, I'm just saying), but if I liked girls, there would be so many that like guys that maybe I'd have had a relationship already and gone through all that heartbreak and drama and who knows what else. This makes focusing on my life easier. No offense to those dating! ^#^

I personally think that society puts too much emphasis on dating. Even kids movies have girls and boys kissing. It creates this idea in people's minds that something's wrong with them if they don't date even in elementary school. To me, friendship is what we should be searching for, to help people out, not to neglect someone in need because you're too busy with your girlfriend or boyfriend. So, in that way I agree with you. Also, a small part of me still has this childish belief in soulmates. I mean, if one person is meant to be your other half, why waste time with non-soulmates? I love animals too, but I personally wouldn't want to be alone without another person living with me.

Though, I have to disagree with you about Thicket. Bad things happen to people that they don't deserve. In fact, good people usually suffer far more in life. Suffering builds character and strengthens the soul. It also gives others the opportunity to empathize and to help, which gives them an opportunity to grow as a person too. If God punished people in this life, this world would be full of theives and rich people suddenly suffering horribly, but this life isn't like that. We wouldn't learn how to help others and how to live the light and love if we knew that people suffering all deserved it. We'd never help if we thought it was their fault and we'd never grow. So, that's why the good suffer.

Haha, thanks! Only 200 though? XP

My grandma (dad's mom) had MS (multiple schlorosis) and had been deteriorating even before I was born, though I saw her go from walking with a cane to a wheelchair to not being able to speak. My other grandma (mom's mom) had a stroke that took all that away from her at once. They were both great women and not bitter despite the fact that both of them had their husbands leave them for other women. They didn't deserve what happened to them, but it did help pull our family together. Though this was before I was born, I'm told that the children (my aunts and uncles) had basically chosen sides either with their mom or dad and were strongly divided. Then there's something else I'd rather not discuss, but let's just say his own kindness led to his and his mom's death.

If you don't mind me asking, why is it hard for you to respect others?

I'm still here!! sorry i havent been on :/ i'm trying to just focus on school at the moment. Summer break is in like 6 weeks for me so i'll be on a lot more when school's out :D

Sure! What would you like to collab on? We can use collabfriends since that's a shared account.

I understand what you mean, but I'm a bit different. I treat people differently based on my comfort level, like shying away from strangers or people who make me afraid (like when someone's angry, that terrifies me to tears) and being friendly with people I know. For me, I treat everyone with the same level of respect because that's what comes naturally. It would feel strange to treat someone with less respect. Even if they are young, age isn't maturity. And if they behave poorly, that doesn't mean they can't learn and grow beyond that. Showing less respect doesn't make someone want to be a better person because they start to feel that's just who they are because humans link respect not to actions but to inner being, who they are as a person (even if we don't know we do this). But treating someone with respect gives them an ideal to strive for.

No one's perfect, so how do we know which imperfections deserve the least respect? What if we learn that someone we were showing respect for did something terrible? Do we suddenly treat them with less respect? They didn't change. We just learned more information. And there are so many things we don't know. People need encouragement to improve their lives. My mom tried to get my grandma (her mom) to stop drinking by making her feel like she was a drunkard who was ruining her life. This made my grandma depressed to the point she drank more and it made my mom depressed because showing such little respect ate her up inside. She had thought it would change her mom's mind, but it did the opposite. But, after my mom appologized, I suggested we help her quit and so we encouraged her together and she quit cold turkey when I was five and never drank again. I know this is completely upside-down of how most people think, but I see worth in all people. I don't see anyone less valuable.

Sorry for rambling. XD Btw, I noticed you aren't sure a lot about spelling. If you go to the home menu, you can use the internet browser to check spelling. It's helped me a lot. That and reading ALL the time. :P

Hmmm...I could do myself as an anthro cat and you could be an anthro wolf, or I could do Bob and you someone else or some other pairing entirely. Which sounds better and what poses/character placement did you have in mind? Since you have the experience with anthro drawing, maybe you should go first. You can drsw your character on one side and I add mine next to yours or you or I can do basic outlines for the positions of the characters. Btw, did you ever end up logging into collabfriends before? Sorry if I've forgotten.

My mind is blown at how long Rogue Ranger's comments can be. lol

Don't worry, take your time and I'll fit into whatever pose you choose. Since I have drawn cats and people, an anthro cat shouldn't be too difficult. Well I think that now, but we'll see! X

As for Baby not being full grown, he was still growing at the time and his siblings continued to grow for the next several months, but Punchy didn't. They grew slowly and became much larger than most cats I see, so it may be in their genetics. Mr. Fluff grew the most since his brother's death, tough he's still not as big as his relative Grandpaw, who is a very long cat with a large head. They've all stopped growing now though. His death isn't sad for him but for his siblings who remained. The three of them were so close. But everything happens for a reason and his death certainly changed me.

Btw, I just now read the description at the top of your gallery and I'm not sure about how it's phrased because you may get hostile comments. I could be wrong of course.

I see you deleted it and just put "Hi". :3 I hope you don't think I was telling you what you should or shouldn't put in your own gallery and I just now realize that's why your comment before seemed to come out of nowhere. I guess you had put that before. Sorry, I guess I somehow missed it. And the reason for my warning was just that most people with same gender attractions have had a lot of hatred directed their way and people react two ways to that, to internalize it or to externalize it, like how an abused animal will growl when someone comes close. Saying that people are gay because they weren't raised right, have mental problems or are posessed by demons could easily have triggered a growl, so to speak. But don't feel like you have to hide your feelings. If you feel strongly about this, maybe we can talk about it. I'd probably be a good person to discuss it with since I understand multiple sides.