Navel Gazing Moment

[sandrylene]

When I was younger, mostly in my teenage years, I used to explicitly not want people to understand me. I'd act and talk in ways that were deliberately obfuscating, because I had this secret inner fear that if I were well understood, it would be obvious that I wasn't that exciting or worth caring about. I wanted to be somewhat mysterious so that

Comments

[julialynn]

*applauds*

you are teh awesome.

[teddywolf]

You do pretty well, IMO :-)

[juldea]

I approve of this post. It is full of awesome, much like its author.

[rabswom]

Your 30s are way better than your 20s. After 30, it was like a switch flipped. I just stopped worrying so much about what other people and strangers thought. It doesn't mean I never notice, but I just care a whole lot less most of the time.

Good for you!

[clickie]

I agree with this. Generally speaking, 30s are way better than 20s. You really start coming into your own persona and seeing what it can do :)

[rabswom]

I will admit to being a little scared of my 40s though.

[skatiemom]

40s are just fine.

I swear!

I just met you and I'm already impressed

[maverick_weirdo]

You seem to exude competence to me