I can't spend my life trying to please other people or pretending to be someone I'm not. It's challening in this world of fear and social pressure to really be yourself. Consequently, there are many things that I have denied for fear of fear of clashing with the status quo. For instance;

I never liked Seinfeld, the show always kind of gave me the creeps (and that's scary to admit).

I don't really feel pathetic about being single and living alone, (I joke about it only to comply with the standard party-line for single women in our society...until now, that is.)

I still like the smell of Polo on guys like I did when I was in 7th grade and all the guys bathed in it for our slow dance parties.

I don't like big houses. They feel lonely.

I wish I could spend $1,000 a month on clothes, but I don't care AT ALL about cars. (In fact, I think old beat-up cars are kind of cool-looking, so long as they are functional).

And, finally,....I don't like the Holidays!

(There are many more, to be sure, coming up later.)

Just for today, I own my real self.