Mwhello.

[Sasha]

A little confused with things..

I have such a passionate connection to animals, namely big cats, particularly tigers. I travel in all sorts of foresty areas around Coquitlam where I can, such as Mundy park (and soon the SFU trails) and feel at peace. I often look at some places an feel some warm fuzzy connection and cannot help but say "Murrrrrr.." looking at it feeling warm and happy.

I have been attracted to furry communities for quite some time.. but it just does not feel right sometimes, and I post little and leave only to go out and feel warm and fuzzy and want to come back. Maybe the past year I had realised my feelings were more raw than anything else and I just do not see my image as anthropomorphic. I often fantasize when walking along trails being just a tiger, no speech or human traits, and feel connected to the raw wilderness. Maybe with that I feel more "otherkin" than furry? I do like the thought of having cat-like traits, but that is maybe not as strong and different.

I feel a connection with anything furry, it is just I cannot seem to place myself as one, and so maybe I should try not to feel bad about not having a fursona or drawing to put up of myself and just express my feelings. I love all sorts of creatures, dragons, raccoons, and all the characteristics their animal brings to them. Even if it is a little different to how I am about it.  :-3 I am human in body after-all, so maybe with cat feelings it is close.

Me? I had just turned 20 (and am male), I have been very alone most of my life and it will take time for me to feel comfortable going to meetings and such.. but I very very much would like to meet up with you guys. I hope I can work up the will to in the summer, and get some people-experience.

*paw-wave*
TigerKindred.


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More recent small tidbits I moved from my front profile (all above is original, however) for those who were interested:

-----profile:

"Tigerface" is a nickname Yotie has given to me that I sometimes use.

---- Current:
My severe self imposed isolation for a span of years has left me with some difficult patterns of thought to break out of. I value and hold every bit of contact to heart far after I see that person. Sometimes those little interactions are enough to feel warm and someone and I step back to be myself and think things through alone for awhile.

I value and never regret a single moment of my life for it all has a purpose to at least me.

My memory sometimes is patchy and I forget memorable moments, and so I try to spend a lot of time on roams to live through  them. If I see or talk to people a lot it gets hard to remember the little things.

----- Me:
I feel a spiritual bond with the tiger, and what I show of it touches the most shallow end. It has helped me explore myself, my spirituality, my goals, my creativity, my very existence.

I also greatly enjoy saying "Rawrr.. " under my breath when alone, fish, wandering the suburbs for hours at night healing some of the difficulty I have at home (it has tuned my senses and adaptability). Feeling warm and fuzzy every time I see or go through nature. I find every new place I explore a defining and warm experience and often just go to some random far away places myself to wander.

This all has brought me slowly to the community a few times in the past. I had finally accepted I do not need to have much of a defined fursona to be, and my cat-like interactions I do as they feel natural.

----hobbies continued:
I hike and roam as well for reasons such as that I can never remember or see the landscape as it is through a car, or train. If I walk it. If I see it from this and that angle, then I can truly know where it is, and how I can get there, how I can use it to guide me. I even map areas, as I often explore even dozens of trails as if there were no knowledge of an end.

Aspiring to move forward in my hiking and camping. I really wish to get to Squamish up Indian Arm, and various practices of camping solo.

I am not even really fit, feels great though. This tiger really likes to roam a lot I suppose as a hobby.

[Tef]

Ah, I used to be like that - I guess if I have to put it in the best way possible, one doesn't have to have an immediate fursona to be a furry.
Either way, welcome to the forums.

[Sasha]

I appreciate the advice and welcoming. I just kept trying to join in communities and it not feeling right, maybe now that I better know what I am I can get past that.

Hopefully things will turn out well and I can get a little support along the way.

[Maoi Neko]

The way I see it is otherkin are just one of the many parts of what makes this community great. Any sort of blending of human and animal characteristics fit perfect into the melting pot of the fandom.

Welcome.

[Fuzzum]

youll be fine here ive been here for a bit now and its realy nice, A bit of everything for every one.

[Sasha]

Murr, I am glad I can try to be myself and fit in.

I hope I can get better at human-talk skills is all. Thank you for the welcomes.

[Voidialius A. Darkfur]

Hello and welcome fellow wild cat  :-3

[professor whovianart]

welcome welcome  :-3

[Whitefoot]

Hey there! Welcome! :3

[Kyrusfox]

welcome :3