A Personal Brony Thank You

 It was almost exactly a year ago. I was just a normal nerd. I was into all the memes, and all the games, yet I still had trouble on the friend scene. People always walked away from me, because I was freaky to them, and I just didn't know how to properly interact with anyone.

Fast forward to October. I saw a commercial for the new installment of the My Little Pony franchise. I commented how the style looked rather nice, but thought nothing of it. I continued to think nothing of it, until my older sister told me to watch it. At first, I scoffed at the idea. I mean, I've grown up; I want a serious and interesting plot line, not colorful images and annoying voices.

It was a few days later. No one was home. I was bored, looking stuff up on YouTube when I saw it. A small, pink, smiling pony. I never imagined that said pony would end up being my most favorite of the ponies. My boredom and curiosity overtook me, and I clicked. It was a quote from the pony, but I was surprised that I actually liked her voice. I went ahead, again out of curiosity, and typed in "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" in the YouTube search bar. I went ahead and watched the first episode. I found myself angry that it wasn't that good, but somehow...somehow, I found myself entranced. I watched the next episode, and then the next; I watched as many as there were out at the time, and kept it all a secret. Then my sister made me watch an episode with her.

Afterwards, I began looking it up; I opened up to everyone I knew, confessing my status as a Brony. I found that the internet began accepting the Bronies, and finally, I was accepted into a fandom caring enough to understand my social awkwardness. I started changing the Elements of Harmony into words and actions I could use to make friends of my own, and while I'm still a little awkward with it, I'm getting better and better at making friends each day.

As a Brony, I would like to thank Lauren Faust, the one who made this wonderful show, for doing just that. I'd also like to thank my sister for helping me open up, and the Brony community for accepting me. Of all of the things I could thank for this fandom, however, I will have to give my strongest thanks to the pink pony herself, Pinkie Pie, for giving me just enough curiosity to make me click the video, and find the episodes of the show that I love so much. To all who read, and to all who agree, I thank and appreciate you!