Sasagoxialan

...do you think I'm not already keeping it a secret‽

Also some of us have loved ones, that tends to make it a bit hard to not think on "what if they find out despite me keeping secret?"

Legitimately feels like you might need to reread the post quick.

...it sort of feels like telling me to stop being pedo.

...which, granted, not being pedo would prolly lessen worries about people I care about coming to think me pedo...

Could you elaborate a bit on that first part?

Honestly, I was far too afraid to tell her.

Was, in a sense, feeling her out. And... I let myself get my hopes up a little, only for them to be dashed out.

Guess you could say I came here so if I ever, by some miracle, came across a case that was actually worth getting my hopes up a little for, that I wouldn't discard it out of hand.

That I'd choose feeling out not over immediate trust but over immediate rejection.

Part of me wants to hope that maybe someday there might be someone safe. That there's someone who, when felt out long enough, might pass the checks.

And I don't want to hopelessly toss them in with all of the ones who'd want to turn my head into a fine pink mist.

...imagine Ima's a former foster kid and knows all too well the foster system's faults too.

Imagine what folks' reactions would be...

...I can already see people siding with the alchoholic bruiser...

"i always find it odd how the media paints MAPs as child abusers, even the ones who haven’t touched a child in their lives."

Imagine a story that pits a physically abusive parent against a pedo trying to protect thar parent's kid.

Imagine who'e side with which character.

I wish that you still had that picture too.

• Likes me
• Not a fascist
• Will tell me they like me without me having to tell them I like them first (makes the first move essentially)
• Exists

Awesome, will look out for

There should be a version of this where the dad just wants to show his daughter a book he bought.

...not 100% clear on the point of this comic...