Okay, so.. I joined Scratch 2 years ago. And for about a year and a half I was inactive and I'm going to explain why. So, basically I was really overwhelmed with real life stuff when I was 12. I was going through a lot and I had to leave Scratch and put it on hold for awhile. I just couldn't deal with Scratch and what was happening in reality. At the time I was dealing with bullying in school. My grades were terrible and I was lacking on my house chores because of this. I had to leave Scratch, and get up my grades, which helped a lot. I made my grades better and made time for house chores. I recently came out as genderqueer to my family and they didn't realize what that meant until I explain it and they accepted me. Which made me so happy because I know a lot of people who go through a lot of things just because their family doesn't support them. I now have my grades in 80's+ and my chores get done every single day. Therefore, I made time for Scratch. After logging on and seeing all of my oldest projects, and friends I almost teared up because of how much I had missed but I'm in a better place now and I can make better projects. If you read this all the way through, thank you for dedicating your time to this passage. I appreciate it so much and I feel really, really relieved to get this off my chest. -Lin
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