Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 1

[respoftw]

Day 1

In your own space, talk about why you're participating in Snowflake and, if you’ve participated in the past, how the challenge has affected you. What drew you to it? What did you take away from it? What do you hope to accomplish this year? 


I literally only heard of this challenge a day or two ago so I've not got any stories about how this challenge has affected me but, you know what has affected me? 

Fandom.

I love fandom.  Just having a bunch of people who connect with each other and support each other, all drawn together because of an intense love of a show or a ship or a character or a book...it's a magical thing.  I don't have anyone in my real life to share my love of fandom things with, I pretty much exclusively engage with fandom online and it's a genuinely huge part of my life.  And it's a part of my life that gets me through tough times but it's also a part of my life that I can feel guilty in indulging in. 

So, I'm participating in this challenge because I want to celebrate fandom and remind myself why I love it so much.  

Comments

[respoftw]

Well said! I try not to feel guilty about it because, at the end of the day, it brings me real joy and that's not something anyone should ever feel guilty about but I probably judge my own time and life too harshly when compared to my non-fannish friends. I need to get better at that!

[mekare]

Aw comparison with others usually ends up making one feel bad. I know because I do it all the time. ;-)