by tawnypelt3 » Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:20 pm
I hate how there are now two links to my profile in the top bar. I don't want a link in My Stuff and a link in Forums. Take one away. Preferably the one in My Stuff, because it's not like I have only just gotten used to having to mouse over Forums then make a right angle around the box so I can click my profile. Nope. Of course not...... We already had all that changing stuff not too long ago. Don't change more now.
I remember something, and I don't even know why my train of thought took that turn. It was only vaguely related to my thoughts at the time, but whatever. Better write it down before I forget.
I remember more evidence of prejudice and stereotyping in my family. It's not just that they wanted me to be a happy, bubbly little girl (ew), it's that they wanted me to be a girly girl. It all ties together. They gave me dolls and stuffed animals and other happy, brightly colored things to play with. My cousin, a boy, got Legos and K'nex and all sorts of building things and robots and remote control cars, planes, and boats. What makes it even worse is that he is mentally challenged and was literally unable to put together and use any of the more complicated stuff. He couldn't use the K'nex, much less the building sets and the r/c vehicles. But I was the smart one (a long standing joke that I siphoned all the intelligence from him), and I wasn't allowed to use any of his toys. I didn't want dolls and dumb girly stuff. I hated pink. I hated shoes and clothes and makeup and hair accessories. I wanted to play with what my cousin got, I said as much, my Christmas list always had cool stuff on it. But I was made to be a little girl. My mother put me in dresses and styled my hair different ways and painted my nails. Until finally I hit that point where I was no longer cute and pliable, and that's when she became what she is now.
I wonder how many other people have grown up in similar situations, forced to be someone they are not. At least most of them can eventually escape it. I could escape the girliness, but I can never escape the bad reputation of introversion.
I was hacked. Not going to remake all my groups and such unless I feel like it. That's a lotta work. Don't bother with trades, everything's a mess.
Need:

Will offer
reasonable overpay.
.Note to self:
Reduce idiot level.
