Just a little thank you :)

I felt like sharing my Simple Plan story; and what better place to do it than here. Some of you guys may not be interested in the slightest and thats cool but I owe SP my life, so a little thank you on here may be the best place to start. And I am feeling very nostalgic this morning (01.18), lying in my bed in my parents' house surrounded by things that remind me of a teenage me (how things change).

I'm 22 years old, from a really small town in the middle of nowhere.

I first discovered the guys in late 2002, I was 13 years old and just discovering my love of pop-punk/power pop/punk rock/rock/whatever you wanna call it music. Simple Plan was one of the first of many amazing discoveries, but one of only two bands I still really love today. From the very first time I heard the music I knew this band was going to be a very important part of my life. They always gave me hope and a sense of security no matter what was going on in my life, they have been there through the good and they have been there through the bad. From the ages of 13-15 I lost all my grandparents and was being badly bullied at school - not just by my peers but teachers too. My parents were going through their own crap so I never said a word. Not to anyone. I didn't need anyone, I had Chuck,Pierre,Jeff,David and Sebastien. The bullying continued and depression got the better of my parents, one suffering far more than another. I soon was also gripped b depression and turned to self harm and thoughts of suicide in the darker times; though Simple Plan were always there; looking after me, listening to me, relating to me, giving me hope, lighting up my darkest days ever so slightly. Eventually things got better and I got accepted to university; my collection of Simple Plan CD's played the whole way there. Unfortunately the bullying never stopped once I got to uni and I was soon in the horrid circle of self harm; again Simple Plan gave me hope. I almost gave up uni and a good job outcome but of course those boys were my saviors once again. On the day of my graduation, the boys were with me - on my iPod. I think I have finally beat the horrible disease that is depression, I have a more positive outlook on life and things do get better. However, if I did not have a constant in my life such as SP, I can tell you now I would not be on this earth. I owe them my life. I used to listen to plenty other ''emo'' bands growing up, Simple Plan stayed with me because they give out a positive message of 'yeah ok, sometimes things are crap but things will always get better' and they are truly out there to make a differnce, however big or little.

So, once again, thank you to Chuck, David, Seb, Jeff and Pierre - you will never truly know what you did for me because I will never be able to express myself well enough <3