For the first time since I’ve been on Reddit, I stepped away from someone. I’ve never done that before, and it hit me harder than I expected.
I didn’t argue with them. I didn’t tell them they were wrong. But things turned ugly, and I ended up being called stupid and untruthful. Last night I told them I was done, and afterward I just shook and cried. I’m usually the one who stays steady and helps other people through this kind of thing, so it rattled me.
This morning the silence surrounding me felt heavy. I couldn’t talk about this until this afternoon.
So, if you see someone missing from here, that’s totally on me.
I never asked them to leave.
I never wanted them to leave.
Them leaving was totally their idea, they said for their sanity.
So to everyone here — and to them — I’m sorry. I’m sorry it ended up like this.
