I'm leaving. Scratch has been nothing but a hassle and the constant need to make art for others and I never get time for myself. And arguing with kids on this website over dumb things? It's just not worth it. And the amount of mental stress I've felt ... I feel like I'm maturing and I have things to actually focus on right now that are more important. My hiatus has made me realize that. For my entire hiatus, I've been enjoying time with my friends, family, games I like, doing schoolwork and really learning and not getting distracted by this website, and spending time to make art and comics for myself and better improve my artstyle without worrying what some five year old on scratch thinks of it. I feel so much more free when I'm away from social media. I know I've considered leaving many times, I know - but I'm actually doing it. I just - I can't do this anymore. Thank you to all of the lovely friends I've made here, you all are so wonderful and I loved every conversation with you and maybe I'll check my messages every once in a while .... Thank you for the good experiences, my friends. And thank you for all the lovely support in my art. But I just can't handle this. I'll check messages here and on Unvale, but I won't be active, I will probably be dropping all of my payments and any trades. (If you already did your side I'll probably try to complete mine, I just hate Kleki.) I don't need your validation to think that my art can be good. I don't need your approval. It feels like a cage, struggling for popularity to be like all the big scratchers. It's all one big popularity contest. And no one believes in me. So I'm just not going to get wrapped up in that crap. Thank you, guys. @aspenwolf5 @ivorygreenfern @tiredtacoz @nightdraws_ @nameinred @w4rrr3nn @mawpawzz @sandwing310 and many, many more thank you for this journey but now I have to go, and I need to work on myself, my mental problems, my self-esteem, and my relationships. that is what is important to me and I hope you all will understand I'm sorry see you later
