I'm going to be away and without internet access for an indefinite period of time--probably at least a month--starting the 24th or 25th. (Feel free to PM me if you want to know the details of what's going on with me, or my contact info--phone or address--for while I'm away?)
I'm going to be around a lot less, unfortunately as I have started the final twenty weeks of my medical training and it's taken a toll on my spare time. I should surface sometime around December!
WEDDING IS TOMORROW and honeymoon kicks off thrusday night. We might be mobile but otherwise @Mendacity and I are going to be out of contact for a little over a week.
probably should have said something a few days ago but it didnt occur to me - i probably wont be on the forum much or really doing anything more than liking posts for a while until i get a replacement power cord for my laptop. it is very hard to even navigate the forum on my old tablet, nevermind trying to make posts. even typing this out is difficult because i keep messing up with this nonsense digital keyboard.
So due to some academic issues, my parents have instated a moratorium on all Internet usage during the week, and heavily restricted use during weekends, in order to keep my computer from being used for non-school purposes. Now what that means is I won't be able to access Kintsugi during the week at all, and only occasionally during the weekends. They put these on every device I had. At the end of the day, they're the ones paying for housing and school. But I'm not sure to what length they can see what I'm doing, and some of the stuff on here I wouldn't want them to see. (I'm out to them but considering I've basically poured my heart and soul onto here, them seeing this forum would be the last bit of privacy I have, broken.) In short, I don't think I'm really going to be able to use Kintsugi until I've made sure they can't see what I'm doing here; if they can then maybe I won't be back for a while. In case I can't come back for weeks or maybe months, I just want to say thank you all so much for supporting me, making me laugh on good days and help me smile on the bad, and just helping me feel comfortable being...me. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Truly. -Nicole
-hugs- Spoiler: Kitty mews Hopefully safe from prying parents: Maybe you can sneak some time on library computers under the guise of studying.
I'm safe. There aren't actually library computers because they assume that you have one here. But I'm safe, they care about me, I just like having the last bit of privacy. I'll try to be here when I can but definitely less than I am now
OK I've got the sort-of scoop. On the weekends I have unrestricted internet access, so I can come here then. On weekdays, though, I'm pretty sure that I can't be here for too long or my parents might start investigating/blocking it and I don't want that. So in short I may not be gone 100% of the time but certainly less than when I wasn't being monitored. Some posts may happen during the week but few and far between I'd imagine Love you all. Hugs! Nicole
So hey remember how I said I was probably going to be away from my computer for a while but then wasn't? Well, my parents saw that there was a huge amount of time spent on here and asked about it. We argued about it for a bit and I told them that they could block it on the condition that they didn't probe into it. I do want to yell a bit about it but I'll do that in another thread, maybe the holler closet. Case in point I actually won't be here even slightly on the weekdays.
Posted the conversation in the holler closet a few hours ago but putting it here too: Spoiler: big mega text wall Dad: I need to know how much time you see spending on it on school days Dad: Even if it's an hour a day this is what is hurting your focus on schoolwork Me: So you want me to tell you the site so you can block it. Dad: That's the idea. Dad: You have 30 minutes a day on your phone. Dad: The laptop needs to be about school during the week. Exclusively. Me: No. Because I need a safe space I can rely on during the week. I'm not giving that up to just 1/2 an hour a day. I'm sorry. Dad: We need to talk about what this safe space does. Dad: You're being secretive. Me: It's personal. I really don't want to tell you Dad: I am sure I can figure out what it relates to based on that. Dad: You know how we feel about you getting any kind of advice from the Internet Me: I'm not getting a ton of real advice but it's really just a place where I can talk and people will listen and I'm not scared Dad: You have the wellness center. You also have other resources you can use in campus. The internet is NO place to get advice or even comfort. You have no idea if these people have your best interest at heart. Dad: Anonymity is not always a good thing. Dad: You need people you can talk to, live. That's what we're trying to give you. Dad: And you are surrounded by literally the most supportive and liberal environment you will ever be in. I mean ever. Dad: And since I have no idea how much time you are spending on this, and we already have some serious screen trust issues, I'm not sure how to proceed Me: Fine. I'll give it to you. Just, please, don't probe into it. It's personal. Dad: Yes. At that point I gave him the address for Kintsugi
I forgot to mention before we left but @Mendacity and I are at my mother's house until the 26th, probably, and I'm not likely to be online much since I've got..... four papers I need to write with my spare computer time instead.
Gonna be gone for the holiday, for the most part - may pop in on mobile, but I'll be back Friday evening or Saturday.
My break is over, I'm back at school. Internet is basically off-limits while I'm here so I'll be mostly gone for the next 2 weeks or so
i am headed to costa rica in a couple days!! i don't know what my internet situation will be, but either way i will likely not be around until the 8th of january!! (⋈⌐■ᴗ■)
