Not for the Faint-Hearted or Lady-Like

I am so fed up with facades. Not with other's, but with my own. Others are always going to have their facades and their own reasons for them, and I'm okay with that. Whatever sinks your boat. But I absolutely hate having to pretend to have manners, be lady-like, or conservative in front of certain people. I mean, I do have manners, don't get me wrong; I was raised by very good parents. This doesn't mean I have to have impressive manners. Manners are meant to be used to gain respect from others in a non-pushy kind of way, not to impress others by how nice of a person you are. Sometimes I don't want to be nice, but its "good manners" to be nice anyways. And I understand that it might be a good idea to have some lady-like qualities about myself, but some are just so shallow. And church people. Ugh. Don't get me wrong; I love church. I love going to worship God in my church, but people don't like a non-lady-like gal with manners not up to par. They think that because I have a pierced lip that I can't worship the same Jesus they do, or since I shaved my head I must be some kind of gothic bulldyke. Now this isn't all people in my church. A lot of them are very open-minded, but it just annoys me how some of God's children think they are more up to His standards than others. And those old ladies!!!!!!! Ughgghgghghgh!!!!!! Ok ya know what, this calls for a shout out. All you old ladies:

If I want metal in my lip, just like you have metal in your ears, then its gonna be there.
If I don't want hair on my head for the simple fact that I just want to start over with my hair, its not gonna be there.
And if I want to wear white jeans after Labor Day, I will do so, and rock them.
So I'd appreciate it if you took your eyes off me and focus on things that are going to make you smile for a change.

Whew. I feel better. I don't want you all to get the wrong idea; I'm a happy person. I love life and living. I usually don't let people bother me, but sometimes its too much. And I don't want anyone to think that I'm a gothic bulldyke. I like the lip piercing; I think its adorable. And I loved my hair!! My favorite thing was going to the salon to get it done and prettied up. I have 2 really good reasons I shaved my head, and I will share only one. I was tired of dying it all the time. I wanted hair that has never been touched by dye, so I started at the roots. Geez. Its hair. It'll grow back.

I feel like I've rambled but made no point at all. My point is: Just because something is out of the ordinary, doesn't mean its a bad thing. So you don't have to put on a facade that everything about you is normal because no one possesses that quality. If you're a girl and you wanna burp or get seconds or thirds at the buffet, go for it. You don't have to be reserved.