I reached GM and got the congratulation popup and also the shiny border ingame , but i think i was gm only for 1 day or a couple of hours . Like others said , they stated you get the rewards for your highest rank reached , so i stopped playing hl because reaching gm was all i wanted . <| sep |> huh ? It ' s actually Silt Striders . For my whole life , could swear that they were called Stilt Striders <| sep |> Before I converted , I wanted no kids . While mormon , I wanted kids , two at most cause I really liked the dynamic I had growing up with my older brother and my parents . After leaving Back to wanting no kids . <| sep |> I have 4 days to figure out my wife ' s birthday present and one month to figure out her Christmas present . I ' m slightly panicked .