Tuesday, May 6, 2008

I'm Just Not You

You think I’m weird. You don’t understand me. It’s because you have certain beliefs about how people should behave. If they don’t conform to your ideas about what is proper, you label it “weird”.

Women of a certain age should not have long hair. They should not have underwear with little martini glasses on them and they shouldn’t have blue toenails. You can’t understand why some people only like silver jewelry and wear a bracelet of beaded tourquoise on a purple cord.

Women of a certain age should shop in the stores that have cute little outfits of matching tops and bottoms and the outfits should be of the finest polyester. They should shy away from any shirt that shows a hint of cleavage and on chilly days should have a nice sweatshirt jacket embroidered with a lighthouse or flowers.

Women of a certain age should enjoy books by certain popular authors who write the same plot with different characters every time. It’s just weird to read 13th Century Historical Fiction and non-fiction by that man who wants to be President. NPR is also weird radio.

I shouldn’t spend so much time on the computer, because I could be doing jigsaw puzzles. It’s just weird that I would throw the pieces at the wall in frustrated boredom.

I’m not weird.

I’m just not you

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh no! I like you JUST the way you are--without the matching polyester blend twinsets and practical shoes:)

Anonymous said...

It sounds like you're perfect as you are.

Honeybell said...

I love this . . . because I think those things every time I put my 37 year old feet into my favorite skull and crossbones skater chick shoes.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you know quite a few friends of mine from Memphis.

Here's one:

"Whenever do you find time to read books??"

Actually this was said to me by someone who is not a Memphis native and also by my current boss, who prides herself that she only reads the "classics" but hasn't actually read a book in 10 years.

Di said...

Yes, you are me!!!

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

I'm guessing I would be considered weird.

Monnik said...

I LOVE this post!

I embrace my inner weirdness.