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note to self: i’ll be there for you, always

written june 6, 2021. Photo by Kristine Cinate on Unsplash I have always looked for myself in other people. I think the idea was that they would somehow hold the pieces of me that I felt were missing. That maybe, if I wrapped my identity up in theirs enough, we would somehow make a whole person. It's not healthy to live like this, but I did it anyway — burning through relationships and searching for something I couldn't quite name. It was never enough, not to be myself, but it was never enough to latch my identity to other people, either. I got close, several times — I thought I had reached the pinnacle of self discovery. I thought I had completed myself. But in the end, relying on other people to help build yourself is never a viable way to do things. It's only recently that I've started to become comfortable with the idea of being enough, as I am, on my own. Several years ago, in this same position, I would have searched for another person to attach my identity onto,

I'm The Kind of Girl Who...

I'm the kind of girl who...
... watches Merlin just so she can see this. (Thanks for inspiring my daily dose of fangirlishness, Lia. ;)


I'm the kind of girl who...

... stayed up till one o'clock last night reading her history book about past civilizations.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... has always wanted to go swimming/splashing around in a real-life fountain.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... rests assured 'cuz dreams don't turn to dust.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... went to the pet store with her family to get cat litter and walked out with a betta fish.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... carried a notebook into the mall and walked around scribbling ideas down into it the whole time.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... talks about fictional people 95% of the time.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... also sings and/or quotes movies 95% of the time.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... reads her history book in the summertime. For fun.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... purposefully did not ask her hairdresser to cut her bangs because she likes them long.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... never thought she'd wear her bangs long.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... writes blog posts like this one when she has nothing to do.


I'm the kind of girl who...

... is pretty sure this post makes no sense but clicks publish anyway.

Comments

  1. I smiled so much when I read this because I do these things too :)

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  2. Wow, Skylie dear. That sounds just like me. I've done nearly all of those. :)

    *huggles*
    --Lia

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  3. I love you :) You are awesome <3 Great post ;)

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  4. Haha, I think this post is amazing! Way to go! I especially liked the first two. ;)

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  5. Great post, this was a super good idea. I can totally relate to a lot of those. :)

    Hugs!
    iGirl

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  6. Hehe, I am so guilty of that... my conversations are almost all movie quotes or character-ness. XD

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  7. MERLIN!!:D:D Awww,Gwaine!I can't believe I forgot his name for a second!

    Season 4 coming in Sept/Oct!!! Can't wait!

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