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Cam's avatar

This story is dark as fuck but "I was suddenly MASSIVE in the cancer community" was super funny I'm so sorry.

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Colin Mortemore's avatar

All the homies hate DAVEYBOY337

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Mackenzie Thomas's avatar

You are so talented in so many fields; feet, writing. End of list.

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Josie's avatar

I was a homeschooled kid and feel validated. Reading this unlocked vivid flashbacks of when I received an IPod touch from my grandmother and then proceeded to have a chronic 1D wattpad addiction at 12. While I wasn’t brave enough to post on yt, I did talk to strangers daily on My Pet Shop Story and learned way more than what public school could teach. Regular school kids will never be faster at deleting a search history than a homeschooler. love ya!

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brianna's avatar

god you were just a child who wanted stardom like the famous youtubers you saw, only to be violated by pedophiles. DEATH TO ALL OF THEM!!! that is so soul crushing, but i’m so glad you could still make a living out of something you so clearly love. thank you for sharing this 🫶🏽

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ju's avatar

yup. similar story.. was on some random viewer live stream app as a child and was asked to jump up and down on the bed & did. soon was sent a penis pic in the chat. had never seen a penis. the illusion left real fast. 😭 this was very real! fuck the internet! but also.. we love you internet..

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Maggie's avatar

all my homies hate daveyboy337

serious note i'm excited to read new stuff, the way you write is so refreshing, like talking to a friend!!

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Ian's avatar

aww thank you! <3

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Costanza Polastri's avatar

mint stick for the fake tears is WILD ily

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Megan Mooney's avatar

wowwww i am so sorry u went through this but i really enjoyed this read and how genuine and real it was and i love your writing Ian:))))

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molly's avatar

I also loved watching *redacted*higa on my iPad mini! I am sorry that happened, though. the bad old days of no video moderators + omegle.

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Carma's avatar

Child internet trauma is way too common for people our age. I had so many internet boyfriends when I was 9.

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green's avatar

and in hindsight as an adult, I know I was fooling no one. idk if they knew they were talking to a 9 year old, but “college grade reading level” or not there’s no possibility that those weirdos didn’t realize I was a young minor. so fucking weird and near the top of my list for not having kids lol

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⚤‎'s avatar

This is so fucking sick I’m so sorry :(

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shambhavi's avatar

another reason to be anonymous on the internet omg. so sorry that happened to you :(

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Adrian's avatar

i love you ian 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️

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eli!'s avatar

what a read 🫡

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Glitchagon's avatar

This was really well-written! And Davie can go to hell.

Back then my parents wouldn't let me on the Internet either, but I was too innocent and stupid to use any online stuff anyway. I was happy with watching DanTDM (who thankfully ended up being a good person at the end of it all)

Now after hearing such stories everywhere, it leaves me thinking that maybe being too stupid to break the rules was the smartest thing I've ever done in my entire life.

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