There are a few, but since I have to choose one, I will mention @arbitrarykitten.

In my early days on Steemit, we began following each other and she was very helpful and kind to me. We got talking more than I do with some others (by now there are many others) but back then I would refer to her to my husband as my first Steemit friend.

We spoke about home schooling this Summer, since I am a step mom and am considering things for the future for when I will have my own children. She gave me some good tips and when I was unsure about things, I could share them and get some good advice from a mother who home schools herself. I remember telling Frank (husband) about one of our convos and he was like "you'll ask her..." lol

It wasn't the only topic though. I've started sharing on here my journey in healing from abuse and people have been very kind and supportive. ArbitraryKitten has known the right words to say some days when I was down and my husband was at work or sleeping and acted like any friend would.

I believe in Internet connections, since as a gamer, I connect with many like-minded people online. I have close friends where I live, but I can count those on one hand, and friends who share the same views as me are rare. On Steemit I have found a few, many are still Steemit acquaintances, others I've begun referring to as Steemit buddies or friends.

So not only did I feel welcomed into someone's home, she also shares helpful tips about parenting, about living, about life.

I'd mention other people, but the rule said one, and I'm the kind of person who wants to talk about everyone who's touched me in some way. So know that many of you have a warm Steemit place in my heart and I appreciate all my new Steemit friends :)