tell me one thing you remember about me; (re-edited)

[barethighs]

so.

tell me something about myself - something you like, please. i won't pretend to want criticism.

then, tell me something about yourself. a secret, a fear, a crush, a story. anything.

the catch? do it anonymously.

this was inspired by a post from letterbox.

P.S. - this is a post which can now be anonymous. thanks to the previous non-

Comments

[anonymous]

I love your honesty and how out there you are, meaning the way you put yourself out into the world and tell everyone to take you the way you are.

And I'm terrified that I have no clue on what to be when I grow up. A large part of me still wants to be Wendy from "Peter Pan".

[barethighs]

peter pan is my fave disney movie, hands down. sometimes being peter pan doesn't sound like such a bad thing.

don't worry though. you'll figure it out. who says you have to know right.this.second?

[anonymous]

your ambition has always inspired me. your brutal honesty intimidates me and sometimes scares me into silence. but never lose that, because it's one of your most wonderful qualities.

i'm afraid to be honest because i don't think that people will want to hear my truth.

[barethighs]

i would never want to scare anyone into silence and i'm so sorry if i've ever done that to you. please know that's something which was never my intention.

bullshit as many people as you want, but always be honest with yourself.

and people do want to hear what you have to say. they're probably waiting on you. ;)

[anonymous]

shelby, you have a beautiful smile.
and even though you have those days when you feel absolutely useless, you really are stronger than you think.

i fear that i'll never experience real love, that i'll never meet a guy who wants me for everything that i am.
i'm jealous of my best friend's relationship with her boyfriend. i want what they have. i want a boy that willingly comes over to visit me after he's finished work. i want a boy to want to spend unproductive time with me, just doing nothing for hours.
(i don't want my friend's boyfriend, just someone who wants me the way he wants (and loves) her).

[barethighs]

i feel like all my life i've watched boys adore girls who were not me. you'll get your turn. some wonderful man is waiting to sweep you off of your feet!!

[anonymous]

your words always explode with such truth and they make me ache, but in a good way...in a really great way. you live your life always pushing forward, the way i wish i could. you pour every ounce of your soul into whatever it is you're doing. you're one of my favourite people. ever.

oh yeah...and you're hot. ;)

i have a weird habit of sitting in my car and plucking my eyebrows in the sunlight. i'm afraid i'll never get to do the things i really want to. i worry i let my health and fear keep me away from truly experiencing my dreams. i know i'll never get over him and that scares me more than anything else ever has.

[barethighs]

i think i might know who you are and if you're who i think you are, you're one of my favorite people, ever, too. i heart you.

plucking your eyebrows in the sun? that's pretty weird, man. but endearing all the same.

you might get over him one day. but if you don't, ever, that's okay. i think there's always one person we'll never get over. the aches and pains of life.

[anonymous]

for a long time i only knew of you but the moment i saw you i knew who you were. you exude a sort of specialness not many people have. you are beautiful & independant. you intimidated me because you are the kind of person that follows your heart & your dreams. & thats something i envy more than anything.

i worry i'll never get out of this town & if i do it will have to be without the boy that has become my second half. i'm terrified of the fact that i LET someone become my second half. i'm scared that i don't know how to live without him. i'm scared of my own feelings sometimes, because i think that somewhere in between all the heartache & the "growing up" i forgot what it means to REALLY love someone.

[barethighs]

thank you for so many kind words.

you'll get out of town if you want to badly enough. you're stronger than you think. and if you can't take your second half along for the ride, send a few postcards. and maybe he'll like them so much, he'll want to join you someday.

just don't let anyone ever hold you back from flying. no matter how much you love them.

[manica]

shelby, that is some of the best advice i have ever read. i am asking you advice from now on!