🐟 Adopt A Redfish 🐟

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Hello friends! I've not been posting for a few days because family priorities and my small business beckoned me. So here I am, back with more shenanigans.

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I recently bumped into a post while browsing written by @thevillan called the Adopt A Minnow Challenge. I found this initiative to be heartwarming and at first, I thought about entering his competition. Then something else came to mind. Why don't adopt a smaller account instead?

I'm not that far up the totem poll, but I sometimes notice there's a lot of new users on the platform who haven't been getting the roaring start I've managed to. In reaching out to befriend, I think I get lost in the sauce of other welcoming Steemians — which is totally normal. I've been blessed to have (in a way) been adopted in way of delegations and support from various groups and people on Steemit.

Just to name a few of these I'm grateful for, I've been delegated to by @kenistyles, @gpalav, @meno, @novacadian, and others. I won a week delegation (which I mostly wasted, unfortunately) from @googlyeyes. I've been supported directly and indirectly by @resteemable, @steemers, @smg, @helpie, and @asapers. PAL has also been good to me. I've had a vote from @curie a couple of times. I'm thankful for the regular attention and upvotes by @purepinay, @hr1, @nathankaye, @crimsonclad, @iamjamie, @kenistyles, @leprechaun, and many others — even the occasional nudge from @acidyo. And in a way, I feel far more welcomed than I had on day one. Surely understanding many of the adaptation struggles I experience, a little love can truly soothe. Thank you.

But I know, everyone can't help everyone. I try to do what I can to give back. It can be really challenging, however, considering my hefty schedule having two kids alone with special needs, while running a business, plus life. Bla bla...

One of my friends who regularly upvotes me contacted me on Discord just to say, "Will you please STOP upvoting me back!"

I laughed.

Well.

So, here I am holding this upvote worth anywhere between .04 - .07 cents depending on my delegation this week. I sift through and actually read lots of content here. Steem has almost replaced my Kindle. However, I thought after this funny discussion that I would put that regular 1 vote out of 10 to even better use.

Inspired by @thevillan — I'm adopting a Redfish.

I'm not even really truly a minnow myself. But my rep has grown like a weed. And my Sincerity score is almost 100%. I'm sure I can make a little bit of difference in a brand new users journey like so many are doing for me.

Following suit, every month I'll adopt a new Redfish.

My criteria is as follows:

Must be under 35 Rep and here less than a month.
Must post several times per week, relatively good writing, music, or art content.
Must be someone who comments meaningful comments a few times per week at minimum.
Must post in English (Sorry, I just want to be able to completely comprehend the content.)
Must be on Discord
Must be someone who's powering up and investing, not cashing out regularly (income.)
Doesn't spam, plagarize, or misuse their power