This is gonna seem pathetic of me but..

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

So as you know I'm a newbie to this site. And well part of the reason I got on this site was to make friends. Now let me put a back story on this, At the beginning of the year I announced to my friends I was getting home schooled because of trouble with bullying. They all promised "oh I'll always text you call you etc" and I swear they've vanished from thin air. I literally have no friends at all except maybe two my fiancé Trevor and my friend James which I fight with a lot because we're like brother and sister and you know how that goes, but even Trevor has told me I needed to talk to people and try to go out more with friends and meet new people, because he sees how lonely I can get sometimes and how often I feel alone and get depressed. Idk I just wanted to talk about it since no one really listens to me anymore.

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[Ilyena]

Hiiiii...seems like -big hugs- are in order. I'm sorry to hear about your situation, but it will get better, and I'm sure you will make plenty of friends on here :D. I had something similar when transitioning into university. Even though some of us are from different countries on the mernetwork, people can still be friends no matter the distance ^_^ <3

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Aww thanks that makes me feel much better! -hugs- ^___^ I'm being positive as possible I always thought if you think positively good things will happen :3


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[deepblue]

It's not pathetic at all. And I think you're in the right place, MerNetwork is a great place, we have a lot of fun here. And yes, lots of friendliness abounds. :D

[Ilyena]

:D, you keep thinking that way and awesome things will happen

May not mean much but I'm always up for a good chat ^_^

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Everyone is very nice on here ^___^ it makes me love this site even more ^__^


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[Lorelei]

If that's pathetic then I must be REALLY pathetic. I'm nearly in the same boat with my only close friends being my long-time boyfriend and a guy who I call my brother because we are so close.
I have a few girlfriends, but all of them live VERY far away.
I've been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. It's anything but easy and espically with having a past history of many friends leaving, it makes it hard to make friends.
Putting my own worried anxiety aside, people here are really nice and generally accepting. :)
You can feel free to talk or message me anytime, I can't wait to see how far you go in the community. :)

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Aww thank you! My fiancé suffers with the same thing and we've been together for almost 9 months lol but the people I've sort of met on here seem very friendly and accepting lol I believe I should just go out of my comfort zone and try to meet more people without being so shy.


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[Lorelei]

Definitely try to step out of your comfort zone because this is a perfect site to do it :) (its why most people join the site lol).
My boyfriend and I are coming up on our 4 year and he has no kind of mental disorder, but he has been soo supportive of mine ever since everything started. :) Having someone so special always around really helps to push you out of that comfort zone.

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

I know my boyfriend is always attempting to get me to try things and to bring me out of my shyness ^__^ and I'll defiantly step out of my comfort zone


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[Winged Mermaid]

Not at all! It can be hard to make friends when you're not in school or at least some other group, and for sure it's hard to keep up with friends when you're apart. But there are lots of friendly people on this site :) I'm proud to say I've made some great friends through this site (and the previous version as well) ^_^ Some are some of my best friends and I'm thankful every day to have met them.

People hang out in the chatbox and sometimes Tinychat as well so they can get to know each other without exchanging any personal info (email, FB account, ect). If you post in the chatbox that you're on tinychat and the url to the room there will usually be people that will come join in the conversation :thumbs-up:

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Hmm I'll have to try that soon! ^__^ I'd love to make close friends on this site. Even if they were far away


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[Winged Mermaid]

Tinychat is great because you can do just text, or you can do mic (audio) with or without the webcam. So it's all what you're comfortable with (in general, or that day). It's a great service, but it can be a bit glitchy depending on what their server loads are. If it gives you issues, usually stopping "broadcasting" (if you're on mic or camera) then starting again, or leaving the room and coming back in does the trick.

[Mermaid Isabel(:]

It's not pathetic :) we all get lonely and need friends sometimes. I'm going through the same thing and I know a lot of people joined this site to meet new people and make friends. Don't be shy, this place is full of lots of love and people willing to be friends :)

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

My friend James that I mentioned uses it all the time and he's made many friends by using it too! I believe I'll be getting on tiny chat soon. And thank you Mermaid Isabel forgive me if I spelled your name wrong or anything lol I'm on an iPad lol


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[Mermaid Isabel(:]

Haha you spelt it right :) no worries I'm on an iPhone and I am technologically challenged its a miracle I even figured out how to get on mernetwork through tapatalk (I think that's how you spell the app) I'm not sure if anyone has brought it up yet but there are pods and you can join the closest one. Maybe that would help you meet people and actually give you people you can hang out and go for a swim with :) I'm in the Great Lake pod (I live in Ohio)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Don't worry about those people, if all they care about is that, and not you as a person, then they're not worth having. I rather be lonely than have so called friends that pretend to care, then ditch you as soon as they find out something. There are a lot of good people out there, when you find them, don't let them go.:)

[MermaidStormy]

Naww dear *huggles*

I'm sorry to hear your in a situation like that I feel for you, Making friends for me in my childhood was probably the hardest for me and many of my friendships didn't last and most of the "so called friends" I had were the bullies that bullied me because i didn't want to feel alone. I am pathetic for letting that happening to me. I only have my two best friends but the supportive they give me is more than enough who can accept my insane hobbies and my two mermaids friends Mizuko and Miel who introduced me to this amazing hobby. There are others but they are more like acquaintances so not really friends. I am so glad myself I joined this site it's a wonderful welcoming site you will make friends here dear <3 Feel free to drop me a line you can contact on me on any of my links located in my signatures :D

Many warm ocean welcomes to you XD

[MermanZen]

Hey don't worry about it I was in the same situation as you. I had just recently moved from FL to Raleigh and my friends too said that they would stay in touch but like you they didn't but when I got here its was hard but I did fined really nice an generics people up here and also discovered my passion for Mermaning. guess im trying to say is just keep your chin up and be yourself

[MerAnthony]

For what you say is not pathetic. Nobody will judge you here if you are streight, gay, bi, crossdresser, transgendered. We are family. An yes we have drama queens like most families. But what family doesn't have at least 1 ? This I can say that being here has made me more open minded an to the posablities are endless. So if you have questions or concerns of any sort don't be afraid to ask. That is what we are here for. That is what families do.

[mermaidtigris]

Just like Meranthony said, we are a ginormous family! "plays song (we are family) in background." See if you can get into any homeschooling groups! My friends who I have known for a long time became friends with me while I was homeschooled. The plus side is you and your homeschooling friends can go to the mall etc. while everyone else is in school! :)

[Miyu]

Everything MerAnthony said :P

I am out of school, "work" from home, and recently moved to the middle of nowhere (and my mertender is a "bit" of a homebody, LOL), so I actually hadn't hung out or really talked with anyone for MONTHS, until I found Mernetwork! I ended up making SO MANY FRIENDS (most of the people I talk to now are mers, even on FB). Then Morticia found me, and we apparently live in neighboring towns (lots of small towns out here), and now we hang out at least one day a week (usually more)!

[Ariadne]

Awww, sweet girl, don't you worry your pretty head about any of those silly people...just think of it as making room in your life for the awesome people you have yet to meet and welcome into your world! Hugs and fishes to you! xoxo

[Mermaid Dottie]

Hey Katherine! I had to be homeschooled when I was younger because of a sleeping disorder, so I feel you. My only classmate was my little brother. We fought a lot back then. I think I only survived until grade nine because I was able to go to church youth group every week. I also found a forum that helped me build my social and internet skills. Mind you, I was a young teen at the time, and had been homeschooled from 4th grade on.
Mernetwork is the most accepting and supportive forum I've ever been on, and I don't think there's a better place on the WWW for making friends.

[deepblue]

Awww, sweet girl, don't you worry your pretty head about any of those silly people...just think of it as making room in your life for the awesome people you have yet to meet and welcome into your world! Hugs and fishes to you! xoxo

So true. It's so rough at the time, but when the people who said they would be there for you turn out not to be, it really shows you they weren't the friends you thought. And that hurts and it sucks, but it also allows you to back off. Maybe even allow them back in if they turn out to want to be part of your life again, but with the caveat to yourself that maybe they're not who you thought.

[Vixy]

I was in a sort of same situation, there was really only three friends I saw a lot. And I decided to make a change and joined some groups, now it's completely different.

Mernetwork is great for friends with the same interest, also perhaps try out a group near you. A hobby you always wanted to try out. I did that, I'm now a pirate!

[JaceAquarius]

I agree with everyone else! It's really not pathetic! This is a very friendly place full of good people. I originally got on here because no one seemed to understand my love for all things Mer. I have good friends I just needed support of people whom were like me! And this is definitely the place to get it! I'm sorry things aren't going amazing out there, but you should feel loved and accepted in here!

Your mer-friend Jace Aquarius!

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Awww ^__^ thank you guys so much! Lol hugs for everyone! -hugs-


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[Kae]

I was homeschooled from 3rd grade until college! I'm so glad you've decided to join this site!

P.S. I started a few easy classes at a community college when I was 16 for a little more socilization. I highly recommend it. College is NOTHING like high school, and although it can be scary at first, it's so fun and really worth it. You can even just take one class and only have to go in like, twice a week. It counts as "duel enrolling" so you can finish highschool faster and get college creds!

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Hmm I'm sure my mother would like that! Lol and it seems pretty cool ^__^


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[Aziara]

Well, it makes me feel a little less pathetic to see that others are having the same friend problems as me. Other than my Mernetwork friends, I just have my hubby and my mother. And my mother is a bit more of a frenemy, lol. We're always fighting and making up. I was homeschooled my entire 12 years of school.... I did join a homeschool group, but have since then lost touch with all of them. The community college idea sounds like a good one.

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

I haven't joined any pods yet lol I live in West Virginia but haven't found any pods close to here lol


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[Ariel-Starfish]

Hi there! :waves:
I just read your story abd I must say I felt exacly the same way when I was your age! I'm shure u will meet some wonderful people here. <3

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

I think I will too ^__^


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[Shaylee Moon]

Ahhh, I wouldn't say I'm in the same situation since my problem is socializing itself and making friends is usually really hard for me but I do suffer from bad anxiety and depression and I know how bad that can be and all I can say is that if you ever need anyone to talk to I'd be glad to be there for you!

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Thank you so much! I think we should defiantly talk ^__^


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[Shaylee Moon]

Yeah, we should~ I look forward to that! *\(^o^)/*

[Mermaid_Kathrine]

Me too! ^__^


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[Naufra]

I don't have a whole lot of socialization these days either, I only really get out of my house to go to work and it sucks. I just joined this forum, too, but everybody's been really nice so far, so I think we'll both make some good friends here. ^_^