It’s Time to Say Goodbye, Guys

Psst… let me tell ya a little secret.

Your friend here… the one many of you stood up for… was the SAME person many of ya hated to your core.

The internet is a funny thing. You never really know who you love, who you hate, or who’s behind the screen.

I am WITCHY.

Yes, I was Witchy Woman.

The one you hated.
The one you loved.
The one you fought with.
The one you laughed with.

And somehow, through it all, the one who helped keep this place going for YEARS.

The hurt I felt when I was simply being myself was real. But so was the love I had for every single one of you.

For years, I spent roughly a thousand dollars a year out of my own pocket to keep TNBD running for YOU. I never, ever, ever kept a single penny donated by any of you. Every donation went right back into keeping this community alive.

To those who donated: you will never know how much it meant to me. I bragged about you guys constantly. Every donation reminded me that someone cared enough about this place to help keep it alive.

It’s been a long ride.

A HARD ride.

We’ve dealt with people who tried to shut us down. I’ve spent countless hours going to my father and my brother for help with legal issues and headaches that most of you never even knew existed.

Looking back now, I remember years ago when Rory came after me and called me a Jew. The irony was that he had no idea DCL was me. Yes, I am Jewish. But God, that hurt.

You know all those times you saw Witchy angry? That was me. The real me. There were times I could barely comment as myself because I was carrying the weight of trying to protect this community.

Everything I did, I did because I cared about all of you.

Not some of you.

ALL of you.

The friends.
The enemies.
The troublemakers.
The loyal members.
The people who came and went.

All of you helped make TNBD what it became.

But now it’s over.

TNBD will be gone in a few months.

And before the lights go out, I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for the memories.
Thank you for the fights.
Thank you for the laughter.
Thank you for the friendships.
Thank you for making all of this matter.

Today, let’s post music.

Music for what this place was.
Music for the people we met.
Music for the years we shared.

Let’s celebrate TNBD one last time.

With love,

Witchy

Bye Bye TNBD..Luv ya…