Oh my gosh. Guys, please. Just pray.

My mom just came to me and told me that she thinks we need to shut down the internet.

Money for us is really bad right now. My dad's in real estate, but he hasn't been selling anything, and so he hasn't been making any money. At all. We've been on this home equity loan, but they're shutting that down now, so now . . . we have a few thousand in the bank. But that won't even last us for more than a few months if we don't have any more.

My mom can't justify paying for the internet anymore when things are so bad. She just paid the bill, so we have the internet for at least a month longer. And she's going to sell the stuff she's been putting off selling for a while, so we might have enough money to last us a bit longer.

But when the internet does go, I'll lose everything. Internet is my life. I know it sounds pretty bad, like I'm addicted, but I'm not. I just love all you guys, I love Twig and WI, I love all the things I can do online. I won't be able to ever talk to you guys again if we get rid of this. People will think I'm weird for not having internet or tv. I'll lose what made me me. What formed my personality and self into what I am today.

I repeat - I'll lose everything.

What's more - I'll have to close (or pass on) my clubs and RP on WI. I'll have to appoint an admin here just to be able to keep the site up. And while, for you guys, I'd most likely pass it all on, I don't know if I could handle that psychologically. I'm just in love with Twig and WI . . . and if I had to give everything up, that'd just feel like the end of everything to me. I'd go crazy. But if I didn't pass them on, I'd disappoint you guys. So either way somebody loses.

Please, everyone. I need your prayers really bad. Pray that we'll get out of this situation, pray that we'll get the money for it, just pray for anything you can think of that'll help us. We need money, and we need it badly. I probably need a job. (Nobody said that, but seriously.) Even as it is, I'm making more money than my parents are. If we give this up I will die. Mentally. I'll go back to being the emo-goth I was before WI. I won't make friends. I'll be depressed, and I'll lose any chance I ever had of getting Jamie to like me. And my family will probably go broke. So please. Help us. Pray.

Oh my god. That's terrible. I'll pray for you guys.

We were (and still are) deep in troubles with money, so my mom sold some jewelery. Maybe your family can?

(I got 2000 posts and didn't realize it. xD)

Congrats, Pugs.

And thanks. I'll suggest that to my mom, although - looks down at ring on hand - NOT MY WEDDING RING! Um, I don't know that she has anything worth much. Besides her wedding ring. But if things get worse I'll suggest it. Right now, maybe I shouldn't, just to avoid making her mad.

Well, you never know what your mom has that's valuable. I didn't know my mom had so much stuff from her mom that she never wore. It must have been hard on her, giving it away.

Oh my gosh... This CANNOT happen!!

I'll pray for you and your family!

I'll bring it up some time, then.

I know, right, Mo? Thanks.

Oh my gosh, Shadow.
I am so sorry I don't pray, but I'll hope and hope and hope again that everything works out.
Even if your internet is gone, there are always public libraries, so even if you can't get to one often, being homeschooled and all, when you can, be sure to drop by and give us a big hi!
Also, you'll still have a computer, won't you? So you can work on DS tons

Thanks Arianna. Yeah, we do have a library, so I'll make sure to try stopping in at least every week or so. I'll find a way to make sure things wouldn't be goodbye forever.

And yeah, I will. x3 Which is a relief. Maybe if I can publish it, I'll bring in enough money to help my parents . . . *hopeful sigh*

Don't worry. I'm sure that DS will be published. See this as an intensive writing opportunity, so you'll be able to completely finish it, and then it'll get published, and then you'll earn a lot of money I'm sure that's what'll happen.

I hope so. Which means I should start working on that instead of Voices . . . lawl, darn. xD I wanted to stick to my 4-month schedule, but oh well. This is more important.

Yep, it is. . You can work on Voices too, though

Maybe. xD But, seriously, I suck at multitasking.

Ah, so do I Well, let's be positive xD

Oh my gosh. I hope that doesn't happen, Shadow. I don't really pray much, but I could try for this. And if you do get DS published, I'll buy loads of copies and give them out as Christmas and birthday gifts.

Yep, me too, Shadow. I'll buy loads of copies. And when you get it published, not if you get it published

Thanks Saddle and Arianna. I appreciate that! Both things, the praying (@ Saddle) and the DS stuff (@ both).

Right. xD When, not if. Positive perspective.

Uh-huh
Well let's think of something good. Positive, remember (yep, I'm enforcing it . xD) Um.... We have 50,000 posts on the forum Yay!

And . . . almost a hundred users!

I am sorry Shadow! I will keep you guys in my prayers and hope for the best. Maybe we can all email each other or something. IDK. I will buy DS when it's published.

shadowsowner888 wrote:And . . . almost a hundred users!

Yay! We're gonna celebrate for that

Thanks Merry. And maybe, but still . . . if there's no internet, there's no email either. xP I appreciate the prayers and the . . . um . . . promised purchase! xD

Totally.

Right. xD Duh! Sorry, I use this application for email on my Mac so... yeah. Your welcome!

xD, Merry
Perhaps we could make it so the money from the TWG book goes straight to the family, because that's more important than removing ads or gallery space.
Just a thought.

I know. xD I am kinda slow on some stuff...

You know that isn't a very bad idea. I mean Shadz has done so much for us by making this website.

Yeah, I like that idea.