HA!
never say never.
i experienced 2 of the most life altering experiences i've ever had at the age of 5. how many of you remember when you were 5, much less having life altering experiences.
the first was when my mother informed me that i couldn't be a hobo. see, that's what they were called when i was young. there was a house on the western edge of town where they hung out. i guess i've always had a wandering soul. when i asked her why i couldn't be one, she said, "well, girls aren't hobos, and it's not safe."
i, being 5, did not understand why i couldn't. . .never thought of how i would eat, where i would sleep. i was 5.
the other experience was when my mother told me i needed to start wearing a shirt. what?!? okay, this was a bigger WHY?!? "because," said mom, "you are a girl, and girls wear shirts."
"okay, that's it. i don't want to be a girl anymore!" how the heck can anyone get along in life if they can't be a hobo and have to wear a shirt! good heavens. the only other thing that was more disgusting is when i learned about periods and sex. yuck!
well, i've overcome a few things since then. i now wear a shirt.
but i did get a twisted sense of accomplishment when i called my mom last week and told her she was WRONG!
i am a hobo afterall. :-)
don't tell me things don't change.
i experienced 2 of the most life altering experiences i've ever had at the age of 5. how many of you remember when you were 5, much less having life altering experiences.
the first was when my mother informed me that i couldn't be a hobo. see, that's what they were called when i was young. there was a house on the western edge of town where they hung out. i guess i've always had a wandering soul. when i asked her why i couldn't be one, she said, "well, girls aren't hobos, and it's not safe."
i, being 5, did not understand why i couldn't. . .never thought of how i would eat, where i would sleep. i was 5.
the other experience was when my mother told me i needed to start wearing a shirt. what?!? okay, this was a bigger WHY?!? "because," said mom, "you are a girl, and girls wear shirts."
"okay, that's it. i don't want to be a girl anymore!" how the heck can anyone get along in life if they can't be a hobo and have to wear a shirt! good heavens. the only other thing that was more disgusting is when i learned about periods and sex. yuck!
well, i've overcome a few things since then. i now wear a shirt.
but i did get a twisted sense of accomplishment when i called my mom last week and told her she was WRONG!
i am a hobo afterall. :-)
don't tell me things don't change.
posted by Migratory Princess at
9:24 PM
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Hey -
I'm proud to have you as a friend. It's so much easier to look at the world's troubles through the prism of the media and shake your head muttering all the while that "someone should do something". It's something else entirely to be made aware of those same troubles and put thoughts into action... to make a difference. You make a difference in this world, and I'm proud to be your friend.
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