A Letter to You
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2016
- This video means so much to me and I'm so excited to share it.
Huge thanks to Ryan Hutchins for making this video everything I imagined and more.
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I couldn't wait to get home from work to watch your video because I had a feeling it was going to be something special. That was really beautiful! It made me understand even more what you went through to get to where you are today. I'm so proud that you want to help others get to a better place and to be happy about who they are. Awesome job Ryan and Shannon. Of course I had to read all the comments, so here I am 3 hours later responding. Love you so much!
Debbie Beveridge your daughter is the best. I love that you're so supportive and Shannon inspires many people struggling to accept themselves. I love that she helped me understand who I am. I love to see your comment in every single one of Shannon videos, saying something that helps all of us. All I'm trying to say is thank you. Shannon if you ever see this I want you to know that you've turned my life upside down. I discovered so much things about myself and it's crazy that just watching videos could change my life. I love you and queen Deb❤️
Love you so much! Thanks for always supporting me in everything. I'm so lucky to have a mom like you.
nowthisisliving your mom reminds me of my mom. We are the lucky ones.
Your kid is very special!!! my mom saw it too, after work, and she cried like a little girl, she told me i would never be alone. Thanks for the girl you have!
you are amazing deb a amazing mom and Shannon is amazing and beautiful just like you you are inspiration to so many people thank you for everything you both do and the love you share xxxx
Who’s here in 2020 watching this again 💯😢
me..
I'm
2021 actually 😥😥😥❤
2021 baby
2021 may
2020 and this still hits.
2021 and this still hits❤️
@@andreab1291 2021 march I'm still here
@@shenizahaywood5069 Now it's april and I'm still here
@@sophiafuchs8060 Same 🙏
19.6.2021
This video is always in my mind and it is one of the very few videos that I have downloaded to just ✨calm✨ me down.
One of the best videos Shannon has EVER created ❤️
I can’t believe it’s been 7 years…I remember watching this for the first time. I was in high school and I remember wishing and hoping what you said would come true. I’ve come back every couple years since then. Each time I’ve felt closer to the abyss. I’ve made it. 7 years later, I made it. Thank you Shannon
Wow that hits the heart like a time bomb! Thank you Shannon for everything and more luv you girl!❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so proud about this video Shan!! I love this amazing job
DAD YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
AmandasChronicles JESUS
AmandasChronicles I love you amanda you are my meme lord
AmandasChronicles
AmandasChronicles yasssss girl
This is going to help so many people. Such a lovely film Shannon x
my favs :))♥
Aww, love you and you're right
Thanks for sharing this on twitter Alf 👍
PointlessBlog ❤️❤️❤️
I love you +PointlessBlog
She said
"I remember being in high school, laying in bed every single night until I fell asleep, praying. I was never that religious but there was something I wanted so desperately...
A boy, just one boy to prove me wrong, to take away all the confusion and the fear. A boy who I could fall in love with and be able to tell myself "I'm not gay, after all".
I know you understand. You're the one living it.
This is version 3.456 of this letter. There's so much I know that you need to hear, but you and I both know the truth and, even though only one of us has ever said it out loud, I know it's the only thing you're ever really thinking about.
It's the reason you feel sick before volleyball practice, why you can't focus in school, and why you sit in the car as long as you can before coming inside every night. It's the reason you can't fall asleep and the reason sometimes you'd rather not wake up.
You have this whole idea of what you're life is going to be, so do your parents. I mean, everyone thinks they know who you are and you're so scared that you're going to disappoint them, that you're going to lose them.
You're gonna realize that it feels so much better to have one person really know you and love you, than to have a hundred people love you and never really know you.
I know it's scary to feel so out of control for a huge part of your life. I know that the world feels so big and you feel completely alone. I know you'd give absolutely anything to change this. I know you're hurting.
All I wanna do is reach through, give you a hug and let you know everything is gonna be ok. But listen to me when I say the struggle you're going through now is gonna make you who you are, it's gonna make you so strong, it's gonna make you so proud.
They say sadness is just the absence of happiness.. The more you hurt only means the stronger you've ever felt love.
Consider yourself lucky, one day soon all the anxieties and the sleepless nights are gonna make the sound sleeps you'll have more beautiful than some people could ever understand. You're going to appreciate every little thing. There's one thing I believe in this world more than anything: everyone deserves to fall in love.
YOU deserve to fall in love, and not to ruin the surprise but you're going to. You're gonna get to fall in love with a girl and it's gonna feel like your heart is on fire.
Listen, you're just gonna have to trust me on that, because there's really no words to describe it.
I'm gonna tell you a secret, of course you'll figure this out on your own but .. One day, you're gonna go into the abyss and you're going to set up a little camp with a tall white flag, surrendering yourself to who you are. And one day, other people in that abyss, just like you. They're gonna see that flag, and you're going to help them surrender to themselves who they truly are.
And even though I know it sucks not having a flag to guide you, your flag is gonna guide others and you will never feel more proud of anything.
It turns out you're not so different and you're definitely not alone. I know you don't feel this way right now but.. I love you."
Idk why but watching and hearing it, is one the best things in the world. But to read it, is just another feeling. I felt as it was just for me and it made my life so much better
Maravillosa .....estupenda....El sentimiento más hermoso...es el amorrrr
No existe cosa más hermosa q centir el amorrr
todo cambia, todo es súper bello, sensual, alegre, felizzzz......
Esta carta es maravillosa como lo es el amorrr......felicitaciones a quien escribió este himno a la felicidad y al amor
Lyrics
same
2019- Came back here to rewatch this after just watching Shannon’s newest video.. Letter from my mom. Love you Shan & Deb ❤️
Same. This video is so heartwarming I can't put it into words.
Jacinta same XD
it’s 2020 😭😭😭
NOWTHISISCRYING.
I love puns :D
Lauren Gilbo NowThisIsJustSad
Lauren Gilbo NowTheseAreFeels
ok i might be crying
hey joanna.l love u
Joanna Simon me too
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Same girl... same
Girl, i feel you
It is 2022. I accepted myself and my family is very supportive. The road was not easy, it was rocky and cold. But I made it. I am out and proud. Now I am sitting here and watch this video again. I hoped that one day the end of this Video will be resemble my life and it does now. And all of this thanks to your videos. You made me stronger and believe that Everything is going to be okay. Thank you Shannon. You made me believe that it will get better and helped me through my acceptance journey. I am very grateful for you and your work. Thank you! I love you.
The "i know"is very comforting
A Mom's Response: From almost the first sentence you had me spellbound. Because you see, each word that you spoke could literally have come from my daughter's mouth. My beautiful precious 17 year old daughter that is trying to find her way. Who has sometimes felt so alone...who has sometimes felt helpless and sunk down too low. To a place where a mother starts to fear the worst. Tonight my daughter asked if she could show me this video. Tears streamed down my face because I don't know if I have ever felt so grateful for anything. You are saving lives by showing your heart and sharing your journey. A thousand thank yous are not enough. Sending love right back at you. xo
ThePeaceChannel ahhh that's so awesome!💙💙💙
You sound like a great mother ❤️ take care of your dear daughter
you really are the perfect mother. your daughter is the luckiest to have you xx
this is my favorite video on the internet
Brokieee 182 do you like blink?
Brokieee 182 mine too!♥♡
amaran meh why ?
And i remember being in high school too. I was 16 back then when i first saw this video. Every single night for months i listened to this before i went to sleep. I memorized it all without realizing. This video, her words and all that helped me cope with my hardships. Now i'm 19 and i've found it again after days of searching.
I'll say this one more time. Thank you for making and sharing this video, you don't know how much it meant/means to me.
this is so weird because i was just thinking this... i was also around 16 when i found it and i remember bawling my eyes out watching it, because i related to it so much. i don’t really anymore now at 19 but it also means that we’ve done some growing and accepting
This video has saved me more times than i can comprehend, it just feels like a warm hug and makes me feel that i'm def not alone. I remember watching this as a closeted baby gay who was so scared and confused. ngl, i still am that, but since then i have fallen in love with a beautiful girl, it didn't work out but it was the most beautiful thing i ever experienced. i found friends, a community and if lil me could see this today, she would be so so proud
Thank you Shannon, so so much
I feel like this needs to be shown in schools for teenagers to see, even if they're not struggling with their sexuality, just to know that feeling different and alone is something that a lot of people experience. And that what you may have hated about yourself then, is something that people love about you as you get older. Stunning video.
Ellie Vee preach 🙏
Ellie Vee omg yes i agree 100%, i personally relate to this vid because of confusion and such things and I 100% that this video should be shown to all schools :) and i'm also in high school so this video is soooo so relatable for me
Ellie Vee agree 100%. Beautiful words you too. Sometimes without realizing our weaknesses become our strengths
Hi Shannon, Just wanted to thank you... My 17 year old daughter told me she was gay about 2 months ago I love her for what she is so her sexual orientation was never a problem for me. She just showed me this video and told me that it helped her a lot to overcome her fear of letting everyone know... So thank you for helping her... Love xx
Nathalie Tapp You know you are a wonder because you accept and literally that’s the biggest glory of being an understanding mother
this comment just made me cry..
Nathalie Tapp be my mom
You’re such a good mother oh my god-
... Can you be my mom..? Mine died when I was 11.
I used to watch this on repeat, thinking I never had a way out. It’s been four years now, I can’t believe how amazing my life has become. It has been so hard but when you get out of highschool or move away or even just find a friend who will get up and go anywhere you will find peace. People love you and care even if you don’t know them yet.
every. single. time. i come back to this and cry
to shan's next girlfriend... i just wanna tell you something. please don't ever let her go. she has a pure heart you could ever imagine. and shan you are so great, you are worth it in every single way. this video will change my life for the better. thank you so much and i love you so so much. I hope to see you in person! take care always. 😊
Yang R shan recently likes a photo which is about another girl (seems to be cam's new girlfriend) on cammie's instagram and that's really sad.
Kasumi Bui lol it's not really sad but I'm pretty sure she's happy for cammie they wanted each other to be happy
Rhea-Divine Perry sure 'bout that. But I just can't imagine Shan being with any other girl.
NowIAmCrying
Anna Campbell ANNA I love you I'm rewatching this video for the 1 millionth time because I find it so amazing that someone took all the feelings in my head and made them into a beautiful video that makes you feel like just maybe you're not alone in this world. The world of billions of people that are all trying to get by somehow. I'm in a relationship with someone that is so emotionally demanding that she not only emotionally draining me but physically too and it feels like you're never going to get over it. And not being able to tell people about this side of you that you can't even accept of yourself yet is also like a weight on you're shoulder that is dragging you down further and further. You and Shannon have helped me more then you will ever know and I just wanted to say thank you and I love you ❤️
My eyes are just sweating, yknow?
Anna Campbell Hi I’ve recently started uploading covers to UA-cam. I would really appreciate it if people could have a listen and let me know what they think. Thank you. Jade :)
OMG I LOVE YOU ANNA
Anna Campbell ❤️
I see a tiny Fletcher there 🥰
I wish I could have seen this video when I was younger. Thanks Shannon ❤
Im seeing this after 7 years again and i have to say that everything you said and wrote is true. Thank you
I sent this to myself and she loves it.
TheJJDominoIII Cringe?
Nuno Deodato HAHAHAHAHA OMGGG
this has be cackling and idek why
lmao thank you for making me laugh
hi
if this was a movie I would watch it
so beautiful
I found this video again after 7 years and the first time I saw it I identified so much... Nowadays, watching this video I saw that everything has come true, peace comes, love comes, everything always ends well❤❤❤
I come back every year on pride month to watch this video again. Every year I am astonished as the progress I have made as a human and at the progress I’ve made at learning to love exactly who I am. Shannon, when you released this video, I had just been outed at my very small Catholic high school. This was my light, this spoke to me in ways I couldn’t even begin to understand, so thank you.
i clicked this knowing "a letter to you" was going to be a letter to me. thank you shannon, a stranger, for being the only person on this planet who makes me feel safe, light, and honest every time you remind me that I am gay. it's been a long road of denial, and i'm almost 20, but i know my time is soon. i'm ready to not be waiting anymore and i love you so much for showing me that. "you're gonna realize that it feels so much better to have one person really know you and love you, than to have a hundred people love you, and never really know you." every word you said was every word that i, and so many others, just as scared as me, needed to hear. when you said "you're gonna get to fall in love with a girl" i cried. i cried because it's scary. i cried because nobody i know has ever said that. i cried because i need to hear the truth. i see your flag shannon. you are my guidance. i feel so lucky to know that one day i'll be able to stand tall and be able to make other queer girls and people feel comfortable in their skin for the first time like you did for me. a million times thank you. really. i could never thank you enough
i hope you're going to be happy and find someone who loves you!!
i just agree with everything you said 100%
Chrissy DeGarie if you ever need to talk, please don't hesitate to ask
You're going to be okay :)
I needed this.
Ashley Olivia me too
Here after listening to the new podcast and madeline mentioning how she would replay this comfort video and weep. I cried too. Its beautiful and I just have so much love for shannon. I am glad she exists.
Here I am, 1,5 years after i came out to my family, happier than ever. I used to watch this video every night, trying to figure out a way to come out to the world, and cried every single night. After I finally told my family, I showed them this video and they cried as well. Shannon, you have no idea what your video meant to me, and to so many others. For everyone out there who is still walking around with his/her secret: it’s really going to be okay! One day you will come back to this video after you just told your family and you’re gonna be so proud of yourself! Until then, no rush! Take your time, it’s your story to tell and you decide when and how you want the world to know! Xx
holy fuck, this is a masterpiece, art, incredible.
Sweating through my eyes again 😢
Estrella Gonzalez
same
Even if this video is 3 years old... I just came out to my family and their reaction was so good. It was absolutely no problem for them and I struggled with this for such a long time. I feel so happy and relieved right now. Thank you, Shannon, you have and still help me so much with it.❤
May 2019 and I still watch this religiously.
With tears in my eyes, I tip my hat to you Shannon. The flag you set up in the abyss has helped me and will help many more. Thank you Shannon truly 💛
I love you so much. Honored to call you a friend.
Shannon, I hope you know there are still so many of us that watch and NEED this video at so many points in our lives. Thank you so much for creating this work of art that means so much to so many of us.
It's 3 am and I'm crying, it's the third time I watch the video and always gives me hope. I hope that one day I can finally accept myself, thank you Shannon for this strong message, you're a light for all of us. I love you :')
Having this really weird issue were every time I watch this my eyes start...sweating? Gonna have to go see a doctor
PS I needed this more than I knew
me too... a thousand times yesss
HeyItsDianeWalker same
omgg same
DianeWalker makes two of us
I literally rewatch this everyday because it helps so much
me too
Caeley O'Brien meeeee
It helps me to sleep,to know I'm not the only one going through this, learning to love myself for who I truly am
I watched this video as soon as it got posted. A couple months after my high school graduation and felt such a strong connection but I wasn't sure why. I came to terms I was bisexual about a year later and kept it a secret for the next two years. I was so scared. I watched this video again after I came out and realized how much it helped me. Thank you so much shannon. I love you so much
I'm listening that in 2019 and that still give me goosebumps and make me cry. Thanks Shannon.
You don't know how badly I needed to watch something like this. Thank you so much.
How perfect is this video?! Well done. 👍🏼
I'm not gay but this video really spoke to me, I am scared for the future and it's hard to accept who I want to be and where I want my life to go. I want to figure out who I am and it is hard without someone there to tell me I'm choosing the right way. I don't want to disappoint my family and choose the wrong career or the wrong path and I really want to know that everything is going to be okay. Hell I can't even say that I love myself so this video really does feel like a me from the future talking to my past self.
OK, um I don't know why in doing this.. But... It feels like i was born to, um I get what your saying, I have just finished school and started college, now I'm trying to figure out who I am and what I want to do, I don't know who I am anymore, I always thought I would know, but I don't, also YOU should LOVE WHO YOU ARE, because their are people, who love you,
Everyone needs to love who they are, cus even though I don't know them or you, I can honestly say, I DO, cus as long as there are people like you and me and all of the other many amazing people out there, maybe we can change society, and just maybe, all our words and rants, we can put into ACTION, and if we do this, and continue to be kind and selfless, and even brave enough to dare to live our lives to the full.... Then there may be HOPE for humanity after all,
I've watched this probably more than 30 times and I know, the next time I can't stop crying for hours, I will come back to this video and watch it all over again. its been years, since I watched this for the first time and it still makes me feel better about everything I am going through right now. im just so thankful for this video. actually, every single video Shannon ever made. they give comfort in a way, that I've never experienced before and that makes me feel finally safe. thank you Shannon. Thank you for all of this
2:04 am and i can honestly say this video has stopped me from hurting myself and love my life, even if i'm struggling. thank you.
Lissette Minchala We are all struggling, maybe in different ways, but we all are. So happy for you! It will be better.
Thank you. This means a lot to me, you have no idea.
Lissette Minchala I'm glad you didn't go through with hurting yourself. It will get better (if it hasn't already)! Have an amazing day and rest of your life. ❤️
www.crisistextline.org/
I sit here watching this and can't help but cru
Cry*
Angel's Edits hi
Just wanna say that this video saved my life last year ❤️
Man I still come to this video even when I came out 3 years ago and it’s just so relaxing to hear. I watch it when I feel conflicted about anything not just sexuality stuff but it helps all the same. Shannon you will never know how this video helps but this video feels like a hug, a love letter, and a push forward all at once...thank you
this is TOP QUALITY production
Why are my eyes sweating so much?
Queen Of Rad because you're crying
Either it's really hot where you are/were or you are crying cuz this is the most touching video EVER
Queen Of Rad this is sad :(
AJILA idk me too
who else is here in 2021? I come back to this video sometimes. So beautiful.
This still helps me at times when I need it. Can't thank you enough for making this and sharing this with us, with the world. I love you Shannon.
i feel as if this were written for me. as if it was addressed to me. it pains me that other people feel like this too, but i know everyones downs will make them appreciate their ups even more. thank you so much Shannon. I know other people needed to hear this more than me, but this still brought me to tears. I hope that in a few years or so, I can come back and say, "you were right shannon." bless your heart. i think ive just recently figured myself out, at least more than i have in the past. this brings me courage that my family will accept me when i tell them. thank you for staying strong for us, for me. know that you have changed my life in the best way possible. Read that last sentence again. thank you shannon, your words make my dark times easier. best of luck.
wow this comment means everything to me. thank you so much. I appreciate this more than you know.
Como la amo:(
I am the only person in spite of my bad English, I loved and I cried a stupid
+TimeOff lo importante es intentarlo. Mi inglés también es malo pero sigo intentando
HOLY SHIT, Shan. This was incredibly beautiful. I'm such a fan as well as a friend. And hell yeah, Ryan this video looks AMAZING.
here in 2022 and i remember watching this when it first came out not believing in seeing the other side. i’m now on hormone replacement therapy and am getting my name legally changed in a month. i love your words of wisdom and i cannot thank you enough for just being you and being there when we all needed it most
Hell yeah Victor! Congratulations on the HRT and YOUR NAME!!!!
I'm crying alot, because I'm the one in that struggle. Thank you SO much. This really touched my heart ❤️
To be honest I'm straight and I have no doubts about my sexuality but all I want to say right now is that this video is just beautiful. I'm sure a lot of girls need to hear this and I hope it'll help them to accept themself the way they are not the way people want them to be. I always support lgbtq+ community even in my country where it's still taboo subject. So to all girls who are scared and insecure: you have right to be who you are and love who you want, don't be afraid to be confident about yourself. You are not 'that gay person', you are human, who deserves to love and be loved. And Shannon once again, beautiful video. Very inspiring, powerful and it realy make me smile :) Great job. (hope i wrote everything right. english is not my first launguage)
Justyna J. Wow your comments help me a lot. To know that there are straight people who support the lgbtq+ community makes coming out easier thx (btw English is not my first language either je suis francaise (bon si tu es française aussi je me serais embêté à écrire en anglais pour rien mdrr))
No problem :) You can be happy only if you will be yourself in 100% :)
Justyna J. Beautiful x
beautiful comment. it made this emotional unstable gay tear up :')
You are amazing. Nice comment! You are making people's day. Thanks. :D
I know why Rose fancy you. Very beautiful soul!
oh and I love you too!
Love this video to this day. 4 years later, still hits hard❤️ thank you Shannon for being our flag when we needed it.
I will always appreciate you Shannon for what you’ve been to me during my hardest years🙏🏼
I just cried from happiness to the second part of the letter, realizing I can relate to it way more then the first part of the letter. Happy to know my flag can finally guide others.
Happy pride month everyone🥳🏳️🌈🥰🏳️🌈
This made me cry because I wanna know that I can be loved one day by a girl and she loves me back .
I want to be loved too but I don't date much because I don't have alot of trust in some people and because of this I can't connect very well but I'm sure I'll get over it and once I do it'll be because the person I love alot will understand
This video is so special and meaningful. It deserves a million views. I hope even more people get to see it. Awesome work Shannon and Ryan!
Debbie Beveridge Thank you for raising such an incredible human being! Maybe I wouldn’t be alive today if she wasn’t there, giving us so much love and strength... I can’t say how much this video means to me, because every time I watch it, no matter how lonely or scared or hopeless I feel, she spreads new hope and reminds me of why fighting through rough times is worth it! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!❤️
That's great to hear. Hang in there!
Great colab definitely.
Feels like a hallmark project.
Debbie Beveridge don't worry it's 2018 and this has 2.8 million views :)
I'm drowning in my own tears rn tf
I've watched this like too many times already but never commented cause I've been too busy crying
I just rewatched this after truly coming out to myself and to some of my friends and i realized how far i've got. Just one year and a half ago i used to cry every night and pray whoever was up there to not make me gay and now that's the only thing about myself that i can truly say i don't hate. I watched this video so many times throughout my coming out process and i made a promise to myself that, when i finally could watch it without crying, i would have finally accepted myself. It took a long time but i made it. After five months or so i watched it fully without any tear falling out of my eyes and today, today i even smiled. I probably will never get the chance to say it to her in person but i'm really, genuinely thankful for Shannon and in particular for this amazing video. It helped me and i'm sure it helped so many other people accepting and embracing who they truly are.
2022 and still hits
Fuuuuuck this was sooooo perfect!!!!❤❤❤❤ I'm crying!! I love you too Shannon!!!
And you are just so beautiful... there are no other words!!😍
This is beautiful. It gave me chills and teary eyes.
This came across my feed and it said THREE YEARS AGO!! I can’t believe it was 3 years ago that I said to myself “yes Shannon uploaded another video” and realized how amazing of a filmmaker you are.
still here after 4 years, words i still need to hear
Can we talk about our game plan on finding that bottle....
Chantal Pande i'm in
Chantal Pande seriously 👏
Chantal Pande OMG yes! We need a search party for the bottle who's in?
Chantal Pande i got the east coast
I thought the same thing 😂
That made my cry like nothing has in awhile. So beautifully written and filmed and something so many people can relate to. Thank you, thank you, thank you
i just came stumbling back to this video and now im crying my eyes out. this was a video i needed two years when i first found you and still is a video i need today. i will continue to cry every time i watch this video. thank you for everything you do.
this video saved my life 4 years ago
words cannot express how much love i feel for this.. videos like this makes me feel happy to embrace who i am.. thank you ..
Shannon! I just wanted to say that your videos have made me discover who I really am and I couldn't thank you enough for that. Its been about a year since I've discovered myself and its been one hell of a rollercoaster ride. But I wouldn't have changed a thing. Just thought you should know its people like you who can brighten and inspire someone's day - maybe even possibly their entire life (in my case). Thank you so much for that :)
Marina Lin I love your Chanel and music! 😊
2024 re-watching this again. I'm 22 and in final trimester of uni, fell in love for the first time, she lives on the other side of the world, we gonna see each other again in this coming September. I still remember when this video first came out I had to rush to my room and put headphones on and listen to this so my parents doesn't find out I am queer, just about an hour ago I was facetiming my parents telling them my long-distance girlfriend and I is planning for her to move here from across the world so we can be together. What a life
So this is me watching this video again in 2020.
The first time I watched it was when it came out, I was feeling so lonely and so depressed, and I don't know why this video helped me feel a little less lonely. I have gone through so much these past 4 years. This video has always been my guideline. Every time I felt lonely I watched it.
My first coming out was actually to a friend who also came out to me lol. After that, I watched this video and memorized the part where you said it was better to have one person to know who you truly are than 1000 that don't.
I came out then to another friend, and another... Although I know my family won't be supportive, and that I'm gonna have to hide from them a big part of my life, I know I am finally proud of who I am. This is what matters most.
I've never like commented on video like that in my life, but this is different. I don't know how many people are lost and lonely, and I didn't believe it at first, but it will get better. I know so.
I am still in a place in my life where I still am completely lost, but I know it will get better, and when it does, I will also re-watch this video to remember who I used to be, and how far I have come. Just like I am doing now.
You probably won't see this Shannon cz this video is old lol. But you have made such a positive impact on my life. I can't even describe how much.
And to anyone who is lonely out there, it will get better
Wow i think it's probably the best video i've ever seen in my life, good job! it brought me some tears, thank you so much for everything you're just what we need in life for real, stay as you are you're perfect giiirl!
I want to give to Shannon a hug now :c
a french girl who loves you so much ♥
tu es française? c'est cool et ravi d'en voir une sur cette chaine
+Bidia Camara Oui mais je pense qu'il y a plus de français qu'on ne le pense :p
Mdrrr ouais surement
En tout cas ton anglais est impec;) ça fait plaisir de voir l'effort
+Bidia Camara Grâce à ses vidéos j'avoue que je me suis améliorée aha;)
This is Amazing Shan!!!
This literally brought me to tears. I relate in every aspect. I play it over and over daily. Thank you Shannon for this beautiful video.
Nobody is going to read this but whatever. I'm watching this after my friend who is not my friend anymore DM me on fb. We're not friends anymore minutes after I told her that I dont love boys. But she left this link and said, we can't be friends anymore but I think you might need want to watch this. She unfriended me a day later. I'm 29 years old and I hv kept this secret all by myself. So i decided to come out to my prents and my bestfriend. Well other than my friend is not my friend anymore, my parents asked me to leave their house for them to think. Today, they asked me to come home and talked. Turns out, they want me to join a counselling session that they got a friend to help out. They said what I feel is just temporary. I told them i'm entering my early 30's, which part is confusing anymore? Oh and my dad called a friend for exorcism since I might be possess by a demon. I also will have to go for religious classes so that I can further understand this in denial state and finally be normal again. I can say no but it is either these or I can never see my family again. I cant lose my family but I also know that I am who I am and it sucks to be cornered with no choices. I'm all alone. But thank you for your video and maybe I get through this one way or another. Maybe is the keyword. Thank you again.
blipbluppy89 i hope all goes well. If you ever need to talk, please feel free to dm me on insta @tree_huggar
I hope everything goes well. You got this! Good luck!
Hey I'm really sorry that this is happening to you..
Look, I'm way younger than you, so I don't think I'm in the best position to give you an advice, but whatever you decide, remember that you gotta live your life for yourself, and yourself only. I come from a religious background too, so I know what the pressure feels like, but please don't let anybody change who you are. You don't have to please your parents, just try to be happy. At least try.
I hope it'll all be better soon.. best of luck from France :)
Where are you from? You could find a support group that understands you. If you want I can be the one to hold your hand. You just gotta message me and I'll give you my email or something. Stay strong.
I do wish I had something brilliant to say... but I don’t. I guess just hold on babe- it will get better... I think. Keep telling yourself that this is all happening for a reason. Maybe, Hahahaha maybe so you can help others that are dealing with the same struggle. Maybe to help parents with what NOT to do. Maybe just maybe this crap will lead you to an insanely happy future and this is to insure you truly appreciate the good parts of life! Good luck and stay strong!
I'll watch this a million times over, Shannon❤️Thank you❤️😌
I cried. "Everyone deserves to fall in love". Touching and beautiful. Thank YoU
2018 and i'm not over this yet.
I've watched this several times and it all makes sense now. Going through a lot of things about sexuality, heartbreak, disappointment, and even mental health. Everyday for the past weeks I struggle to fight a life and then I remember this letter. Thank you Shannon for the courage and inspiration.
OMG WOWWWW THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL IM CRYING
Wow Shannon, this was so powerful and i know it is going to help so many people. You are such a beautiful person inside and out. This video was put together so well. You should be so proud of yourself for all you do for our community. I love watching your videos and have been for almost two years. You are such a strong amazing girl and i love that you share so much of your self discovery and your struggles with accepting yourself. So many people think its so easy to just accept yourself but it truly is one of the hardest things a person can do. Thank you for sharing your story.
jacklyn kelleher you said it in so beautiful way
2020 and still coming back to this video whenever i‘m feeling down.
thank you for those words, you amazing human being!
Almost 4 years later and this is still the most beautiful, touching video I have ever seen. It used to help me a lot when I was exactly in the place you describe in this video, I'd watch it every night. Just thank you.
this video is everything people need to hear I had just recently came out to my mom and it was the best feeling ever and just watching this made me realize that no one should be ashamed to love anyone we just need to let eachother know that it's okay to be gay.
it went very well and it's honestly the best feeling ever and yessss gay queens
this letter need to become a movie ❤
YESSS
I’d call it “ the letter “
Feels like an intro. Like a trailer or something. Plus Shannon is pretty on the big screen :p
I've watched this for dozens of times and I always start to cry on the part "everyone deserves to fall in love (...)" my heart aches ♥️
3 years later and this video still makes me cry every time 😢 thank you for this video, shannon. it feels like a comforting virtual hug 💗
this is exactly what I needed right now. It made me cry but not because I'm said. it made me cry because it made me smile for the first time in a while. thank you for reminding me how to! you're truly amazing and I'm thankful that you're part of my life!
P.S. I love you!
Cecilia Brenker me too... really haven't a good time rn
This hit me so hard. I wish I had someone to talk to that really understands because I have no one to talk to.
@NTILfam on insta . theyre all amazing ppl to talk to going thru the same thing
Yesenia Alfaro thank you :)
Leonie Hamm if you ever want to talk to someone twitter is @MermaidGirrl7 and insta is @swslover7
I'm always here to talk! I'm going through the exact same thing :( my twitter is @Chloe_Webber
mee tooo...
2023 and this still hits.
Thank you so much for this Shannon. This is incredible