hi it's dove, idk who's reading this, but as you can tell by the title, i am leaving. scratch was such a big part of my life ever since i was introduced to it in year 4. i started a few accounts, but they never went anywhere. then i decided to make this account, around this time last year. i wasn't rlly popular, but i actually started to get some attention. then i was spending a lot of time at the computer on scratch. it was really bad for my mental health. i would basically come home from school and just go on the computer, working on projects. it was really bad. i felt like i was forcing myself to make projects because i wanted to be popular. i logged on every single day to check if anyone new had viewed my projects. i was addicted to scratch. i went on holiday in december/january and then i realised what i could do outside of scratch. before this holiday, i was spending most of my time on scratch. this was when i realised that i didn't need scratch as much as i thought i did. along with this, i started year 7. i like my life, my friends and school, even without scratch. i have extracurriculars throughout the week. with all my schoolwork, swimming, other extracurriculars and spending time with my friends and family, scratch just can't survive. i'm sorry. thank you to @Luvwinx3 for being my first follower! thank you to @_matchabxnni_ for being my first online friend on scratch! your kindness will always be appreciated. thank you to scratchers who have inspired me: @pastrique, @-tealexfs-, @misojiu, @jellypin and so many more! i will miss this amazing community on scratch!!! ily all so much!! until next time, ♡ dove
