Sometimes I wonder if my videos are just stupid and silly and not worth doing. Sometimes I wonder if I should be like all the other kids and just go on with my life and get into college and get good grades.
Sometimes I get messages like the one bellow.
Hi, Eric
I’ll try to keep this as short as I can. First, thank you for making your videos!
Three weeks ago my 15 yo nephew attempted suicide by cutting his wrist - which severed the radial artery - causing severe bleeding. Fortunately, he was found in time to be taken in for medical and psychiatric help. He was released from the psychiatric ward yesterday, and is staying with me. He, too is gay, and his parents are ultra-right wing, christian nuts. The doctor told his parents why he cut himself [being ashamed of being gay], and they, for all intents, have rejected him, which is why I told him he could stay with me.
I have watched many videos by teenagers on ”coming out”, and yours came to mind. You are intelligent, and offer great advice, so I suggested that Jeremy watch your channel. Before he sat down at the computer, he was depressed and apathetic, but after watching several of your videos, something ‘clicked’ in his mind. He is feeling much better now, thanks to you!
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Not to sound desultory, you are as beautiful on the inside as you are gorgeous on the outside. If I were a few years younger, I believe you and I could be soul mates. =D LOL. Jeremy also developed a crush on you, so you may hear from him when he makes his own YT account.
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Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend, Eric! Keep up the good work. Thanks again!
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Best wishes and lots of love,
E.J.
They give me hope and meaning. They make me proud of not only myself, but of others. I’m proud of the man taking in his nephew and I’m proud of my parents for accepting me.
Messages like these are inspiring and they give me hope for a better tomorrow. I hope they inspire you to make that tomorrow happen.
Thanks…










