
Celebrate being different: and stop pacifying those who don't get you
I've always been different. I look different. I sound different. I've always been a loner; I am not the collective. I'm sensitive, observant, hate conflict and am a people-pleaser. Yeah I was teased and I cried. I'm the type of person who takes everything to heart.. I care too much. Without batting an eye, I would march right in and stand up for another kid when he/she were being picked on. But I wouldn't stand up for myself. Let's fast forward a few decades. I came