Confessions of a young mind

me | 07/02/03 | 4mycountry

[4mycountry]

To all who post on FreeRepublic,

I believe the time has come to speak to you on a matter that what I feel is greatly important.

I have been on FR, posting since a week after the September 11th attacks. And..... at that time..... I was 11. I am 13 now. You may have thought I was a grown adult, with a family and kids. Nope. Never happened.

I thought that no one would accept me here, being a kid...no one would take me seriously or respect my opion, or want to hear it, for that matter. Alot of kids have their brain melting inside their head. So, I made up an adult me, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. It was fine, all fine.

But truthfully, it's been on my mind since the day I signed up, and now I'm coming clean. I'm so sorry to all of you, and I may have hurt a few people just now. Once again, I'm truly sorry for all the trouble I've caused.

I specifically want to apologize to:

-Jim Robinson. Sir, I am sorry for what I've done. I've broken the rules like a total idiot. If I wanted respect I should have shown it, and I utterly failed to do so. If you feel I must be banned from here, I understand 100%. Go ahead if you wish. But, if you can find it in your heart-of-hearts to forgive me, I will be forever grateful to you, and will be 100% honest from now on.

-The AdminModerator. Everything I said to Jim Robinson goes for you as well. I am deeply sorry for all that I've done.

-Zavien Doombringer and the other Viking Kitties. I've worked along side you fellows in ZOTing trolls, yet I very well could be considered a troll myself. I've led you to believe that I was a grown man, when really I'm just a teenager. You have all been wonderful to me, and I'm sorry for the toes I'm stepping on and the feelings I'm hurting. My apologies to all of you.

And now, my apology to all the FReepers out there:

I'm going to be blunt. I'm a jerk, a lousy coward, and a liar. I've been crooked about my entire self for the past 2 years. I apologize to all of FR for what I've done, even though none of you really knew about it. Still, that's no excuse. I apologize to everyone.

Again, if you feel banning is the appropriate measure, than by all means, ban me. I deserve it. But if you can forgive me and my arrogance, I would be totally grateful, and I won't live this lie again, not here, not anywhere.

Thank you all for your time, and the past 2 years that you have given me.

Sincerely yours, 4mycountry

[SarahW]

In my own opinion, the board has mature content unsuitable for children her age. Other parents may disagree, as is their right, but they should at least know about and approve the participation.

I would assume she had it, unless she had by her own account given reason to doubt she lacked parental supervision.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Do you see anything on the "About" page that says she is a married middleaged man?

[meadsjn]

4mycountry,

It might help explain this whole thread better if everyone knew how this phrase got into the keywords:

SARAHWISLYING;

[Treebeard]

Um...paranoid MUCH? You and SarahW should compare notes re. tin foil and its various uses. Those mind rays can be a b*tch.

[Zavien Doombringer]

You are correct! You never mentioned gender!

I assumed that you may be a guy...You certainly do not write like a girl...a few times I had to re-read a couple of VK posts :)

The lie was developed in the minds of everyone reading your posts, now faced with truth, the lie is with in them.

We all assume the masculine gender until proven otherwise, that is a fact of life.

Ever since I started corresponding with you, I wrongly assumed...but I doesn't bother me, I made the mistake, I never asked, and it didn't matter to me. I enjoyed writting.

[TheBigB]

I confess--I did that with my little keyboard. The Admin Moderator can remove it if he/she so chooses.

[Treebeard]

What we haven't discussed regarding 4mycountry is how SWEET it is that WhiskeyPompous got booted due to the tenacity of a 13 year old! Cut n' paste that, you old reprobate.

[SarahW]

In any case, 4my has been playing identity games here.

There is reason to believe she lacks supervision if her post is true; whereas in most cases one can assume a child posting here has a parent guiding them and limiting their participation with appropriate discretion, there is reason to question if this is the case with a 13 yo 4my.

A responsible parent would most likely not permit a profile for a tween girl because of the dangers; and they would probably not permit a wholly false profile. And if they did, they would not likely allow her to announce the false profile.

Once can deduce then it is likely that a parent either does not know about or is not supervising her activity.

In the light least favorable to 4my, she continues to play identity games.

It's only reasonable to ask, the way moderators do sometimes ask posters here who there is reason to question, for some evidence of her identity.

[4mycountry]

You certainly do not write like a girl...

Y'know, like, you're totally right, 'cuz, y'know, if i like, posted like what like, most, y'now, teenage girls soud like, everyone's brain would, like, totally ooze out the side of their head, y'know?

[GOPcapitalist]

There was a situation recently where a Freeper admitted to plagiarism on some posts and that person is still here.

There was another recent plagiarism case from Wlat's chief cheerleader, mac_truck. I caught him cutting and pasting off of a website and presenting it as his own work. Don't know if anybody ever complained to the admins about it, but he is definately still here and definately still cheering on the troll Wlat.

[Tijeras_Slim]

How do you write like a girl? Is that some Jane Austen thing? :)

Pretending to be a middle aged male is sort of like bragging about being from some dinky town like Tijeras New Mexico (trust me on this one)

I think we should be a bit chagrined to think that we've had this nice young lady observing us purported "grown ups" running around in cyberspace deriving great joy from ZOTTING! trolls and posting silly pictures.

[Constitution Day]

Now THAT is funny!
By the way, remember that hilarious thread where GOPcap. posted the transcript from the Meeting of the Wlat Brigade?

It's GONE.

[Sloth]

You're Walter Cronkite, aren't you?

[Zavien Doombringer]

You got me on that one!

[SarahW]

I'd appreciate it if you would ask him to do so.

[Southron Patriot]

If your the one responsible for getting WhiskeyPompous booted off Free Republic, then I for one owe you a BIG, BIG "THANK YOU".

I have crossed swords with him for years & wondered where he was lurking lately.

Keep up the good work.

God bless you always!!!!

[SarahW]

No, I'm a normal mother who knows that 13 yo girls should not be participating here without some supervision.

[Sloth]

I'm a normal mother

Prove it.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Look Sarah, this isn't playing handball in a highway!

Drop that mouse and step away from the computer before you hurt someone with that!

[TheBigB]

Ask him yourself. I don't listen to six-year-olds. And until and unless I see actual proof otherwise, that's what I'm assuming you are.