Thank You, ___________…

This thread serves as an open "thank you" thread. I didn't see one for the lounge, and don't remember ever seeing one before. It was mentioned by someone, so I figured I would set it up for something genuinely positive around here.

Thank someone on Lit, thank a personal friend, thank someone for writing something, thank someone offline, doesn't matter. You don't even have to use names. This is just a place for expressing gratitude to anyone you deem worthy.

As customary, I will start us off.

Thank you, to my friends here, for forgiving me after neatly disappearing for so long. While my leaving may have been for good reason, my abandonment was uncalled for. So, to everyone I actually developed friendships outside of Lit with, I apologize and thank you.

Thank you, Chasnicollette, I am the writer I am today in part because of you.
Thank you, Minx, for starting Massacre, and Aus for making you invite me.
Thank you, Ausus, for being my absolute center, at least for a while.
Thank you, Luna, for bringing me places I never thought to go, for going through pain with me, and for being crazy like me.
Thank you, Vixandra, for the most fun I've ever had writing.
Thank you, Cherry, for taking me back to being a bad little girl.

There are others, of course, here at Lit, and I hope no one gets hurt or offended because my sleep deprived brain can't come up with a complete list.

Non-Lit
Thank you, my Ex, for ending the relationship I didn't have the strength to.
Thank you, to my friends, who without a word simply took my broken self in and helped me start to rebuild.
Thank you, Mom. I can't even find the words.

Oh and Thank you to Nina, Tessa wouldn't be Tessa without Shannon

Today's thank you's

Thank Goddess!! I had wanted to start one of these but didn't. Am so glad to see it here now.

So without further ado~my LIT thank you's.

Shyness~Thank you for being my confidant, my friend, my rock in troubled waters.
Blessing~Thank you for remaining what I named you, back when this battle with bipolar first started. I absolutely adore you.
Kitty twin~If I started listing all the reasons that I needed to thank you for, we would be here all fucking day. You know 'em. I ain't gotta repeat 'em.
Gutter Goddess~Thank you for giving me what you do, when you do. Thank you for getting me.
Seranova~Thank you for coming BACK.
dragonkin~Thank you for the silliness and the smiles. I appreciate you.
Poppet~Thank you for trusting in me enough to allow me to craft the story of Amanda with you. Thank you for allowing me to teach you what I think is most important concerning my lifestyle. Thank you for being YOU!

My Real World thank you's

Daddi~Thank you for loving me, taking care of me and taking me to WV today to see my mom. I love you.
Tay Tay (my boy)~Thank you for waiting until I got home so you could check on me, before leaving. I have a great son.

There are many others here who deserve a word of thanks...and I am sure I will be back with more...but these people are the ones I have most wanted to thank recently...

Luna_Wolf72 said:

Thank Goddess!! I had wanted to start one of these but didn't. Am so glad to see it here now.

So without further ado~my LIT thank you's.

Shyness~Thank you for being my confidant, my friend, my rock in troubled waters.
Blessing~Thank you for remaining what I named you, back when this battle with bipolar first started. I absolutely adore you.
Kitty twin~If I started listing all the reasons that I needed to thank you for, we would be here all fucking day. You know 'em. I ain't gotta repeat 'em.
Gutter Goddess~Thank you for giving me what you do, when you do. Thank you for getting me.
Seranova~Thank you for coming BACK.
dragonkin~Thank you for the silliness and the smiles. I appreciate you.
Poppet~Thank you for trusting in me enough to allow me to craft the story of Amanda with you. Thank you for allowing me to teach you what I think is most important concerning my lifestyle. Thank you for being YOU!

My Real World thank you's

Daddi~Thank you for loving me, taking care of me and taking me to WV today to see my mom. I love you.
Tay Tay (my boy)~Thank you for waiting until I got home so you could check on me, before leaving. I have a great son.

There are many others here who deserve a word of thanks...and I am sure I will be back with more...but these people are the ones I have most wanted to thank recently...

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You're welcome. And thank you for the rather amusing roles and for putting up with my rather odd ideas and threads.

Vail_Indigo said:

Thank you, Chasnicollette, I am the writer I am today in part because of you.
Thank you, Minx, for starting Massacre, and Aus for making you invite me.
Thank you, Ausus, for being my absolute center, at least for a while.
Thank you, Luna, for bringing me places I never thought to go, for going through pain with me, and for being crazy like me.
Thank you, Vixandra, for the most fun I've ever had writing.
Thank you, Cherry, for taking me back to being a bad little girl.

There are others, of course, here at Lit, and I hope no one gets hurt or offended because my sleep deprived brain can't come up with a complete list.

Non-Lit
Thank you, my Ex, for ending the relationship I didn't have the strength to.
Thank you, to my friends, who without a word simply took my broken self in and helped me start to rebuild.
Thank you, Mom. I can't even find the words.

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You are so very welcome princess
Thank you for being your sweet, sexy, awesome, beautiful self. I feel so lucky to have you in my life.

Thank you to Raven for being my very heart and soul, my rock, my everything.

Vail_Indigo said:

Oh and Thank you to Nina, Tessa wouldn't be Tessa without Shannon

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Luna_Wolf72 said:

Kitty twin

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*nuzzles*



I'd give thanks right now.. but.. It soo wouldnt sound thankful.

Today's LIT thank you's~

Ausus~for getting Massacre back on track.
Noon~for giving me something NEW to think on.
Witchling~for reaching out when I felt lost.
Poppet~for understanding.
Sirrah~for simply being.
Light Ice~for being one intelligent individual, even if we don't speak, even if I wanna poke him. He makes me think.
Shyness~for helping me focus, for making me giggle and for being my friend.

Today's RW Thank you's

Daddi~for buying me a Monster and loving me.
My boss~for actually doing his job.

That's it, for now.

Luna_Wolf72 said:

Today's LIT thank you's~

Ausus~for getting Massacre back on track.
Noon~for giving me something NEW to think on.
Witchling~for reaching out when I felt lost.
Poppet~for understanding.
Sirrah~for simply being.
Light Ice~for being one intelligent individual, even if we don't speak, even if I wanna poke him. He makes me think.
Shyness~for helping me focus, for making me giggle and for being my friend.

Today's RW Thank you's

Daddi~for buying me a Monster and loving me.
My boss~for actually doing his job.

That's it, for now.

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You're always welcome sweet Luna.

Today's thank you:
This thread. For reminding me that, no matter how pissed off I am about a number of things, I'm still incredibly lucky and fortunate

Vixandra, for LoA and all the squeals of delight and general, all around happiness it brought me. I can't wait for our Steampunk thread.

The women of Massacre, for giving me a place to put my crazy.

Lily, for coming back so Feather can romp and frolic (and another place to put my crazy)

My Muse, or whatever part of my brain has this gift, for finally surrendering and becoming my bitch. I own your ass, and cherish it. Next month, we dance.

Yesterday was a hard day to get through for me. It usually is every year when memories return. Some years I've had to face those memories alone, but not this time.

This time, as the Beatles song goes, I got by with a little help from my friends.

Thank you to all of the following dear friends who shared hugs, offered words of comfort either here or in chat, some of whom stayed with me virtually in chat as I wrote one of the hardest things I've ever had to write.

Yeishia, thank you for having been my friend since I first came to Lit. You're so kind and loving, a true blessing to have on my side.

ShyMystica, thank you for the hugs. Coming from you, who've had your own trials to deal with, that you can find time to care about others after all you've had to face speaks so highly of your quality as a person. You're a shining example of the best of humankind.

Noon, you lovable rogue. You always seem to make me smile when I need it, and make me do other things too.

Firmhanded Daddy, I'm only just getting to know you but I sense what a good man you are. I know we share some physical pain issues in common, and I want to thank you for sharing and helping to ease my emotional pain.

Britwitch, thank you for this. Sometimes I need reminding that it's okay to feel the way I feel.

Fish, thank you for the wonderful PM in my inbox this morning. You express your empathy for people through your words so perfectly. You lifted me up. Never worry about posting in my thread, you are always welcome there. (And the grotto has a sparkling waterfall, so much nicer swim upstream to get here than to the other place.)

Thank you to Logan, one of my two favorite Wolven Ones, for keeping me company with plenty of support and cuddling as I wrote my story last night.

Thank you to Luna, who out of the despair of your own memories and grief, still managed to give me comfort, support, and courage to tell my story and post it.

And I saved this one for last. Thank you Sasha for being my friend, confidant, cyber lover, and nurturing angel to me when I need comforting. You've been with me every night through all of this, and I love you for that. You are my friend, and that word cannot hold enough meaning to convey what I really feel about you. Goddess Bless the angels who led us to each other.

I hope I can think of everyone that I need to send thank you's too.

To Luna: for teaching me more than just part of a story. You helped me understand some parts of myself, taught me about you, through Lorena, and gave me a focus for some of the energies inside me that I kept down for so long. I hope we can write again, to explore new things together.

To Shy, Britwitch, Firmhanded_Daddy, Seranova, dragonrazor and the others who offered words, hugs and comfort over the past few days, especially yesterday.

To Annisthyrienne, I can't really find the words to say how much our time together has meant for me. I can be completely myself with you, which is an incredible Blessing (to borrow Luna's term ). I'm so happy to offer comfort to you, and for the comfort you have given to me in turn. I am truly blessed to have you in my life right now. You are so special.

Sasha25 said:

I hope I can think of everyone that I need to send thank you's too.

To Luna: for teaching me more than just part of a story. You helped me understand some parts of myself, taught me about you, through Lorena, and gave me a focus for some of the energies inside me that I kept down for so long. I hope we can write again, to explore new things together.

To Shy, Britwitch, Firmhanded_Daddy, Seranova, dragonrazor and the others who offered words, hugs and comfort over the past few days, especially yesterday.

To Annisthyrienne, I can't really find the words to say how much our time together has meant for me. I can be completely myself with you, which is an incredible Blessing (to borrow Luna's term ). I'm so happy to offer comfort to you, and for the comfort you have given to me in turn. I am truly blessed to have you in my life right now. You are so special.

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You're very welcome.

Luna_Wolf72 said:

Witchling~for reaching out when I felt lost.

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Annisthyrienne said:

Britwitch, thank you for this. Sometimes I need reminding that it's okay to feel the way I feel.

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Sasha25 said:

To Shy, Britwitch, Firmhanded_Daddy, Seranova, dragonrazor and the others who offered words, hugs and comfort over the past few days, especially yesterday.

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Any time Ladies...I am certain that were the situation reversed, that you would be among the first to offer support and comfort...and you frequently do!

Thank you...

And a personal RW thanks to my dear friend who looked after our little one this evening...we don't get to go out very much and escaping for a few hours this evening was an absolute joy. So very many thanks to her.

And many many more thanks than I can begin to list to Mr Britwitch...for going with me...among other things

Thank you...

Shy, for being an inspiration and support, and helping formulate solid plans for my dream.
Luna, for allowing me to be who I am, and reminding me that bitches need smacked sometimes.
Nina, for forgiving me.

~**~

Annisthyrienne said:

Yesterday was a hard day to get through for me. It usually is every year when memories return. Some years I've had to face those memories alone, but not this time.

This time, as the Beatles song goes, I got by with a little help from my friends.

Thank you to all of the following dear friends who shared hugs, offered words of comfort either here or in chat, some of whom stayed with me virtually in chat as I wrote one of the hardest things I've ever had to write.

Yeishia, thank you for having been my friend since I first came to Lit. You're so kind and loving, a true blessing to have on my side.

ShyMystica, thank you for the hugs. Coming from you, who've had your own trials to deal with, that you can find time to care about others after all you've had to face speaks so highly of your quality as a person. You're a shining example of the best of humankind.

Noon, you lovable rogue. You always seem to make me smile when I need it, and make me do other things too.

Firmhanded Daddy, I'm only just getting to know you but I sense what a good man you are. I know we share some physical pain issues in common, and I want to thank you for sharing and helping to ease my emotional pain.

Britwitch, thank you for this. Sometimes I need reminding that it's okay to feel the way I feel.

Fish, thank you for the wonderful PM in my inbox this morning. You express your empathy for people through your words so perfectly. You lifted me up. Never worry about posting in my thread, you are always welcome there. (And the grotto has a sparkling waterfall, so much nicer swim upstream to get here than to the other place.)

Thank you to Logan, one of my two favorite Wolven Ones, for keeping me company with plenty of support and cuddling as I wrote my story last night.

Thank you to Luna, who out of the despair of your own memories and grief, still managed to give me comfort, support, and courage to tell my story and post it.

And I saved this one for last. Thank you Sasha for being my friend, confidant, cyber lover, and nurturing angel to me when I need comforting. You've been with me every night through all of this, and I love you for that. You are my friend, and that word cannot hold enough meaning to convey what I really feel about you. Goddess Bless the angels who led us to each other.

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Sasha25 said:

I hope I can think of everyone that I need to send thank you's too.

To Luna: for teaching me more than just part of a story. You helped me understand some parts of myself, taught me about you, through Lorena, and gave me a focus for some of the energies inside me that I kept down for so long. I hope we can write again, to explore new things together.

To Shy, Britwitch, Firmhanded_Daddy, Seranova, dragonrazor and the others who offered words, hugs and comfort over the past few days, especially yesterday.

To Annisthyrienne, I can't really find the words to say how much our time together has meant for me. I can be completely myself with you, which is an incredible Blessing (to borrow Luna's term ). I'm so happy to offer comfort to you, and for the comfort you have given to me in turn. I am truly blessed to have you in my life right now. You are so special.

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To both of you I wish there was more I could have done to help. I've spoken in passing with you both and it breaks my heart that such trials happen to such good natured people. If there is ever anything I can do please know that I will never turn away a friend, and I will tell horrible, bad jokes until you can't help but smile. Or just be a source of hugs.

-Pulls them both into a big, warm hug-

To Lady and E, for pestering/pushing me to come back.
I missed this place.

Today's Lit thank you's~

Nina, Noon, Witchling, cg, Blessing, poppet, draggy, Sirrah, My Muse, txnstud21, Rider, the Pervinator and others.~for their birthday wishes.

Today's RW thank you's~

daddi~for her excitement on my birthday.
my kidlets...cuz they are too strange and loving NOT to thank.

I will have more as the day goes...and some of my thank you's are not meant for this thread...

but to those who have wished me well, I thank you.

Annisthyrienne said:

Yesterday was a hard day to get through for me. It usually is every year when memories return. Some years I've had to face those memories alone, but not this time.

This time, as the Beatles song goes, I got by with a little help from my friends.

Thank you to all of the following dear friends who shared hugs, offered words of comfort either here or in chat, some of whom stayed with me virtually in chat as I wrote one of the hardest things I've ever had to write.

Yeishia, thank you for having been my friend since I first came to Lit. You're so kind and loving, a true blessing to have on my side.
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*smiles softly*

Luna_Wolf72 said:

Today's Lit thank you's~

Nina, Noon, Witchling, cg, Blessing, poppet, draggy, Sirrah, My Muse, txnstud21, Rider, the Pervinator and others.~for their birthday wishes.

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You are most welcome Luna I do hope you liked the Wolf collage

I apparently have some thanks myself.

Vail- Ever thine, ever mine, ever ours.
DA- I miss you like a fat kid misses cake darling, but I am excited about your adventures.
Seranova- thank you for your caring, your humor, and your viciousness
Luna- thank you for your words, your teasings, and always just being there.
Britwitch- my darling, thank you for being you. You're fabulous.
Cherry- thank you for loving my own, for loving me, and for showing me that forgiveness is absolutely divine. You are among the classiest women I know, even if you're bound, gagged and begging for more.
FD- Thank you for showing me something new that changed my life forever.

Offline
My mom- the craziest awesome bitch in the world
My kink community- thank you for the love and support.
My poly family- I have no words really. I am the luckiest girl in the world.

There are others! I will get to you I promise. I've written with a lot of writers and have lots of loves to give.

Annisthyrienne said:

Fish, thank you for the wonderful PM in my inbox this morning. You express your empathy for people through your words so perfectly. You lifted me up. Never worry about posting in my thread, you are always welcome there. (And the grotto has a sparkling waterfall, so much nicer swim upstream to get here than to the other place.)

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*smiles and nods - seriously without even a little joke*

No worries, Thyri.

Your writing does the same for me.

Thank you to everyone that have sent messages to Cherry and I this week. We appreciate your kindness.

Thank you's...so simple but can often be the hardest.

In no particular order...

Luna
Thank you for being one of my dearest friends. You understand me, better than I understand myself. To me that is scary, but in times of true vulnerability, you have given me hope, joy and the courage to push forward. Your strength inspires me. You inspire me. For that I thank you.

FD
Dedication doesn't even ring true for you. You have been by my side from the beginning of this trial and yet you still remain by my side like a true friend. I don't deserve such devotion. Thank you, deeply, thank you.

Mr. Nova
Now you frighten me. This is true. For what little time you have known me, you have seen me at my darkest, despite my mask. Your constant logical perceptions, tenderness, kindness and firmness have brought me to a place of strength. You astound me, but in a good way. I still don't know how the hell you have done all that you have. But thank you for everything. Also, thank you for putting up with me while I struggle with my writer's block. It will be a hell of a long road, but that is one of the great gifts anyone can give me. Thank you.

Cherry
Your words of strength and your own story give me hope. You reached out when you didn't need to. That kindness touched my heart. Thank you.

Marauder
My writing friend, thank you for putting up with me. That doesn't seem like a lot in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean a lot to me. Isn't easy to put up with someone like me. I thank you for your patience, guidance and understanding.

Light Ice
You are an incredibly smart man. Your words constantly give me insight into the logical side of things that I often neglect. Thank you. I also can't wait to look up this crossfit you go on about. I am motivated to give it a go, so thank you for that too.

Yeishia
Despite the current situation, you deserve a lot of thanks. You helped me with my first vulnerable steps. You guided me, taught me what I needed to know. I was scared, but you informed me. That knowledge is a priceless gift. Thank you for your patience and support during those times.

Sasha, Thyri, Nina, Ken, Dragon, Italiangod (anyone else I have forgotten, please forgive me). The kindness of 'strangers' is often something that is neglected. You have all given me strength, smiles and laughter in one way or another. Thank you.

Without all of you, I wouldn't be here today. That is the honest truth. I have so much to be thankful for. I try my best to let you all know. But it was time I gave you all a public devotion. Your kindness, generosity, dedication and sacrifices have not gone unnoticed. I am sorry I am not better at offering my thanks more often.

I am also sorry these words do not give you justice. I just can't seem to express how deeply I thank you all. But for now, this is all I have.

Thank you.

Ausus_girl13 said:

Britwitch- my darling, thank you for being you. You're fabulous.

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Oh you...

And some Lit thanks of my own, I do have lots but these are the ones I wanted to get out there now...

The lovely Ladies of Massacre ~ ...for letting me join in the madness...Teddy says thank you too

LI ~ You're one of a kind, sir, and I just wish there were more of you

Noon ~ For making me smile, lots, and usually at times and for things I shouldn't!

and my biggest thanks go to

Marauder ~ ...for his unbelievable talent, friendship and seemingly unending patience. I probably wouldn't have returned to Lit were it not for him and our threads. So thank you