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    mel. (INACTIVE) 2024-04-22 19:25:31 UTC

    Ok, folks. Technically, I’m not supposed to be doing this, but I would like to update you guys on the situation.

    THE SITUATION:
    My mother is thinking. She’s been thinking hard and thinking deep. She’s significantly more trusting than my dad right now, though she is still mad at me for lying to her, perhaps rightfully so.
    My father is scared. He’s scared for my safety and for my privacy. He’s seen grooming firsthand and he’s terrified that it’ll happen to me.

    THE PLAN:
    Firstly, I need to wait. My mother is still upset. According to her, she needs time to get past her emotions and come to a logical conclusion. It may take days, it may take weeks, it may take months. But we will talk about it. She promised, and she almost never makes promises.
    As I said, my father is mostly concerned for my safety.
    Speaking of my father, @tastylemon16. He’d like to speak with you. I’m not joking. He wants your number. You don’t have to give me your number, obviously, though I would appreciate it.
    However, if he’d be willing, I think it’d be better if my father speaks to @ralph, given that he’s the oldest and most trustworthy person on this site. I know it’s a lot to ask, but I need your help, Ralph. You’re the only adult here, and I’m not sure he’ll listen to anyone else.

    So, that’s the situation. I may or may not see you guys again. If I am permanently banned, than I’ll be sure to give you guys a formal goodbye. But, for now, peace out.

    See you later.

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    • Good luck brother, hope it all turns out well.

      2024-04-22 19:31:04 UTC 9
    • You know it’s funny because your parents were probably roaming around outside unsupervised when they were your age but now you can’t even talk to people online like wtf.,.

      2024-04-22 19:33:48 UTC 14
    • God’s speed bro

      2024-04-22 19:35:33 UTC 8
    • how are you gonna get groomed when this site is full of 10yr olds and 13yr olds

      sticknodes website it full of kids but dont do discord

      2024-04-22 19:59:55 UTC 8
    • Wish you best of luck

      2024-04-22 22:17:01 UTC 2
    • Sorry but I’m going to have to decline, I don’t see what talking to your dad over the phone is going to do? He’ll hear my voice and now what, know I’m an adult by my voice? It doesn’t make much sense to me.

      Like you said speaking to Ralph would be the better option but emailing would work better, a direct email from the developer is about as official as it gets before it just becomes personal.

      I see where your parents and coming from and I’m not going to act like I know what’s best for you but I can and will say that in terms of risk, you are only at risk as much as you set yourself to be, if you accept direct messages from people over Discord or elsewhere and nobody else can see that’s the opportunity to be groomed etc, to be groomed publicly on a website full of people, mods, admins, etc is not going to happen and if it did people would intervene. There is a strict rule against grooming and pedophilia, we’ve seen that with Epitaph, with Mrk and so on.

      Good luck to you, hopefully your parents can ease some stresses by the time this is all over, it can be worrying, but we’ll figure this all out.

      2024-04-22 22:27:56 UTC 5
    • Purely from a legal standpoint it’s not a good idea. I cannot vouch for your safety, its similar to your parents talking to a crossing guard but then you get ran smooth the shit over by a UPS truck the next day. It’s completely possible – albeit unlikely.

      What exactly specifically are they worried about? SN/SN.com or the internet in general? What if you give them a link/video to a parental system they can install that tracks you and reports activity to the parents? It sucks and is for karens and soccer moms that think the boogeyman is around every corner and have no sense of privacy respect but, with all due respect, that sounds like your parents.

      Would that ease their mind? Of course you’d have to find such software and a decent tl;dr video explaining it so your parents will feel safe using it. This is just one idea though.

      The alternative is to just “be a kid” so to speak and ̶s̶n̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶d̶a̶r̶k̶ do it behind their back. It’s easy enough by simply just clearing your browser history when you’re done. Really no way to know what you’ve been doing unless it’s a very technical person snooping through your stuff.

      2024-04-23 22:38:50 UTC 0
    • Hope you’ve been doing ok man

      “Gigan” here
      Lots changed but still hoping for the best for you man , stay safe

      2025-10-15 22:16:27 UTC 0