Hey everyone,

I know this might not be easy to read. It’s not easy to write. But you deserve the truth — not silence, not vague hints. Just honesty.

With a heavy heart, and more grief than I know how to carry, I’m stepping down as the leader of the FURsvp project. I’m handing that role back to the one who originally dreamed this into being. I’ll still be here, in the background — helping with development, supporting where I can — but I won’t be leading anymore.

This isn’t the ending I wanted. But I’ve hurt people — people I deeply care about, people who trusted me. Whether I meant to or not doesn’t change the fact that I caused pain. And no matter how much I wish I could take it all back, I can’t.

Trying to lead while carrying that weight… it broke something. In me. In the project. I started to realize I wasn’t helping anymore. I was just standing in the way of the healing that needs to happen.

FURsvp was meant to bring us together. To be something beautiful. And maybe it still can be — but only if I step aside. That’s what I believe now.

Even with all the hurt, I’m still proud of what we built. That pride is wrapped in sorrow, but it’s real. So is my love for all of you who stayed, who fought for this even when things got messy and hard. Your kindness, your patience — even just your presence — meant more than you’ll ever know.

To those who stood by me: thank you. From the bottom of my heart. I don’t know if I deserved it, but you gave it anyway, and I’ll carry that with me always.

I’m not disappearing. I’m just stepping out of the light, because that’s what this project — and the people in it — need now. A chance to grow without the weight I brought.

Keep going. Please. Keep building something beautiful. Even if I’m not the one to lead it anymore, I’ll be somewhere out there, quietly cheering you on, with love and hope in my heart.

With love,
Tabitha

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