Mercnbeth -> RE: Experiences (1/29/2006 8:28:17 AM)
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When I started out in WIITWD, I wanted to be just like everyone else. one of the worst things we can do is buy into the concept that we can be "just like everone else", that we can, just by virtue of our existence, have, do and be fulfilled by the same thing we perceive someone elses fulfillment to come by, or some idyllic situation, a la fairy-tales, marketing schemes and scams. it isn't exclusive to any particular activity or relationship dynamic. it is the basis for almost every advertisement marketed to your concious or subconcious awareness when you participate in society. this slave grew up thinking that a happy fulfilling marriage is what one is "supposed to" strive for, should they choose to enter into an intimate relationship. Later on, this slave discovered that there are individuals who have happy, fulfilling relationships outside of marriage, even when marriage is against the law for the two individuals involved~the "marriage contract" did not the relationship magically "make". the individuals involved and the unique experiences they have are what make their relationship magical or tragic. quote:
Do you ever find that you just don't fit into that round peg? yes, and to that this slave says HALLELUJAH!!!! this slave hasn't been "that" round peg, or even anything closely resembling it, since before birth. this slave knows the emotional turmoil that the columbine terrorists focused on, as far as being the teased and tormented outsider kid that doesn't fit in and has no friends--this slave wasn't "the fat kid", or the "nerd", but the wierd redhead(the ginger-kid with NO SOUL!!!!)~fucked with daily by the 4 other girls and 5 boys in the class from 2nd to 7th grade. after much sorting out, this slave decided not only was she never going to be like anyone else, no matter if she changed her "outer" colors and what-have-you, but if the way those kids and most adult folk behave is the 'norm', this slave will find much more fulfillment as far away from the 'norm' as she can possibly get--in other words, it has been this slave's experience that there are very few, like a HANDFUL of people that this slave has met in her entire life, that she felt share similar attitudes, thoughts or experiences with regards to our identity as a "peg" and the "hole" that we envision as a fit for us in present-day society. quote:
Honestly, I had been (and I still am, to a degree) afraid to post my thoughts at all due to the possible responses I would receive...It's difficult to express exactly where I'm coming from, mostly because I'm afraid of being flamed for being too fake or not fitting in just right or something else entirely. Awwww, it's ok....folks have flamed, insulted, misunderstood, mocked, called derogatory names, etc. thoughts, feelings or experiences this slave has shared here, but it is ok, this slave learned a long time ago, not to let the unenlightened, the cruel and the name-callers get her down!
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