Matitude wrote Hello everybody! I know I introduced myself once before but I just really focused on introducing my YouTube self so I want to say hello once more. Hopefully I can say hello to some of these other fellow beautifully amazing people on these forums. Anywhooooooooooooooo. My name is Mat or Mathew and even Matitude. I am currently 17 years old, (Yes I realize I am young), and even though I may be one of the youngsters, I thought why not start at what I love early before it escapes my grasps. I currently live in California and no, you may not know where I live, ya.. ya... creepers. Ever since I was young, I was introduced to this amazing, fangled machine known as the computer! I was told of the stories of how they used to be the size of rooms personally I was just so amazed about what this machine could do. Back then I didn't know much, and I didn't even know about this weird yet amazing place called the internet. As time grew by, I became more attached to it and started to grow a love for video games and how they brought me and many of my friends together. I was able to make them laugh, they made me laugh as we spent time together with this amazing machine. I started to realize I wanted to entertain people and make those laugh. So I went after the dream of an actor, but it seemed way to far outstretched and my goal never seemed to be in reach. I drifted away for awhile once my family started falling apart. Now I don't want you to get the wrong idea, no I'm not trying to tell a sob story or get you to feel bad. I am telling you about me, that is all. Anyway, in the same year, my grandfather passed, my aunt passed, my grandmother got cancer, my great aunt passed, one of my cousins and my father just wasn't doing well. This was all last year. I fell apart and drifted away from everyone, even the computer. One day, I came back and was my friends and family welcomed me back into the real world. I realized that no matter what happens, the days still pass. The earth does not stay real in the real world, though it may for you. I realized then that I never wanted anyone to go through what I did, and if they did, I wanted them to be able to escape to a safe place that I never had. So.. though acting still held a place in my heart, I searched up being a YouTuber. No, obviously not for the money, that is not the point. But yes, everyone loves making money, don't lie. Haha. Though I may only be one person in the world, I want to make the biggest impact I can while I am on this earth. Hopefully even after I am gone. And even though I may be small at the moment compared to the thousands, and possibly even millions of other YouTubers, I hope to make a significant difference and dent in someone's life. Whew, that was a lot to get off my mind. I want to thank all of you wonderful people for reading through this, and even if you didn't read through it all. I thank you for just taking a peek. But for all of you, I hope you all have a STUPENDOUS day and I will hopefully be able to talk to a few of you. If you need that safe place, please go check out a video, or maybe even someone else's. Try to find an escape from the pain, you don't need to face it alone! Here, [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] This channel, is because of amazing people like you. I only have you guys to thank for it. Thank you guys, so much.