did people stop telling you how wonderful you were and what great potential you had and stop caring if you weren't living up to it?
I just noticed it myself.
People used to tell me how wonderful I was all the time and then I guess I was about 25 or so when it stopped. I started getting all frantic about not getting enough attention and stuff. I'm sure some of you remember.
Anyway... it just struck me what might have brought on the change and I was wondering if anyone else experienced the same sort of thing...
So when exactly:
Did that happen to you?
I came from home that severley lacked love and support, so I do not remember it being there for me to miss.
Did you lose your virginity?
When I was 15 to a girl in my school who was also 15
Did you fall in love?
I have never been in love.
Did you break someone's heart?
No. I have never been in a "steady" relationship.
Did you realize how much you didn't know?
when I enlisted into the Army right out of high school. The moment you step off the bus into a controlled chaos I realized how litte I knew.
Did you realize you had to start over?
I don't think I have ever started over. I served 8 years in the Army. Came back home and went to work. It has been a path. Not seperate trips.
Did you lose your way?
Again, I don't think I have ever lost my way. All I have ever wanted to be is employed and be able to provide for myself.
Did you abandon your past?
My past is not something I would want to abandon. I can't hide who I am, or where I have come from without lying, and lying does no good.
Did you stop looking forward and start looking back?
Never. Does no good and is a sign of weakness. To waste time over what might have been is foolish.
Did you lose your first love?
Never had a fist love. I am not wired for love. I enjoy the company of friends and lovers but I do not become attached to anything or anyone. I truly do no believe that love is all that people make it out to be.
Did you give up?
I have never given up on anything that I wanted to do, or given up on living, working and being a productive member of my community.
When exactly...
15/02/2010 04:20:31 AM
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Re: Actually, I'm still being told that. In less grandiose terms. But i'm not yet 25.
15/02/2010 10:29:21 AM
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Re: When exactly...
15/02/2010 02:37:00 PM
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I only remember being told that a few times, when I was in my late teens.
16/02/2010 09:07:58 PM
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