self-love/self-loathe

remember that bouncy pony-tailed cheerleader in Grease? I hate her the way I hate me. too bouncy, too spirited, object of scorn to all the cool kids. I try to be cool but when I forget to hold it together, my enthusiasm bubbles out and I am back to square one dork. does puberty ever really end?

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One day you'll realize...

Jun 29, 2016 at 6:49pm

Please don't ever suppress who you are, you'll end up living a lie and regretting your life. You are the way you are for a reason, other peoples thoughts and opinions don't matter in the grand scheme of things. Live life the way you want to live it, don't sell yourself short you deserve so much more!!

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I think that you...

Jun 29, 2016 at 7:25pm

...should just keep right on being your bouncy, spirited, bubbly, dorky self. There is absolutely nothing wrong with those qualities; what's wrong is, changing your best qualities to please the cool kids.

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You go girl

Jun 29, 2016 at 9:59pm

Absolutely do not change who you are. I win favour with people when I use my enthusiasm. But...as someone who has a bit of Asperger's I had to learn about "mood matching" (look it up). It means that if you're bubbly in a situation where the people around you aren't, then you look like you're not acknowledging their feelings (whether they are justified or not). That makes it hard to build rapport with people. This will depend on whether you have to get along with these "cool kids" in that situation or if you can afford to piss them off. But if you're like me, the one-woman dance party at a rock concert where everybody else is sitting down then...eff 'em. You do you!

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geeknomad

Jun 29, 2016 at 10:36pm

There can never be too much joie-de-vivre in this grim universe. Please don't dim your light on anyone else's account.

And as a geeky comedienne once pointed out, we all have our dorky moments. Everyone is one graceless second away from a faceplant on a public sidewalk.

Shine on.

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Jun 30, 2016 at 3:45pm

Why on earth do you care about what the cool kids like. Be yourself and let them be the losers and followers they are.

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