Its not goodbye just goodbye for now

This app has made me not feel so alone in this world.

I’ve discovered recipes, shopping tips, music, introduced me to people and artists that I never in 100 years would have stumbled across, books and career tips and dieting help.

I was able to leave a toxic workplace and find a better job because of the help that TikTok gave me on how to navigate the process.

TikTok gave me study help when I was working on my degree.

I can say without feeling an ounce of shame or embarrassment that this app has genuinely helped me become a better person.

I learned how to buy a car from this app. I learned how to cook better than I ever had. I learned about new artists and movies and books. I planned amazing trips that were only possible because of this app. I live in Nebraska, there is no one who is interested in the same things as I am near by..TikTok made me feel less alone. It Gave me relatable content that made me realize I was normal growing up and that the quirks of my marriage were normal.

There was a woman cataloging recipes for her kids. They are traditional Mexican food and the food is exactly how my mom would make the food. I was so grateful to see her TikToks. My mom has Alzheimer’s and has for years. I can’t get my mom’s recipes anymore, but I had that TikTok account.

It’s so many things. The biggest was how we could all just get along and have such good communities. They hate when we’re all in unison. I’m so bummed but it won’t keep me down

I agree, it's like the song ‘See You Later’ that was actually popular on the app for a bit 😅; this isn't goodbye, this is simply, ‘see you later.’

If it wasn’t for TikTok, I would’ve never figured out why I have bad pains and abnormalities with my body (gonna get a genetics test soon for it) as well as knowing about other rare disabilities/syndromes that I didn’t even know existed such as Sanfilippo syndrome (which is essentially childhood dementia..) and having that awareness for the rare disabilities. I’ve also learned about a lot of new things because of the app, I have listened to new music because of TikTok, I actually helped my parents get on tiktok after I showed them a silly lil TikTok and then one of the videos that my mom posted got popular and truly it has benefited me and I’m sure many others too along with the people with small businesses. If it’s truly gone and there’s no way of saving it (I know there’s a chance that the next president will ‘save’ it somehow but still I'm iffy about that-) then I will simply accept that and be either on here or on YouTube as my socials atp 🤷

This app found me people who think like I do. And I’m incredibly grateful for the time we had if this is actually the end.

TikTok became a bonding activity for my husband and I. Every night before bed, we would cuddle and watch TikToks together. I am so genuinely sad that this has happened.

I knew my mother was always toxic but TikTok helped me to realize that she’s a narcissist and that she’s not willing to change. People on TikTok taught me how to navigate living with a mother like that and keeping all of my business to myself. Now that I’m a mother TikTok taught me that I’m not alone on my journey as a first time mother. It has been helping with my mental health. Way better than a therapist. It helped me to plan all my travels, trying different food from different cultures and cooking them, homeschooling my toddler. I could go on! Idk what’s going to happen to my mental health now that it’s gone.

Ill be seeing you in all the familiar places

I just wanted to comment that I’m so sorry for your loss and how tiktok also helped me when my own dad passed. The level of humanity and understanding on tiktok surpasses all my expectations, and even in the goodbye videos, I was reminded of what a beautiful unique community we all formed.