Loved your story, JLG. To know and be your true self at such a young age is like a super power.
(Let us all know when you tell your story on The Moth.) -- Tom Bodine Jacqueline Landman Gayl via use-livecode wrote > A brief diversion: > > I have always hated pink since I can remember. I climbed trees and read > books up there as soon as I was able. > > When I was some high 1-digit age, I asked for a chemistry set for my > birthday. My mom was shocked, didn't I want a nice doll? No, I wanted a > chemistry set. I got one, but was disappointed that the most advanced > thing it would do was write with "invisible ink" made from lemon juice. > I wanted to blow up the bathroom. > > When I was approaching puberty I asked for a Kenner Girder and Panel > set. This was a bunch of preformed, snap-together plastic pieces that > allowed you to construct buildings and skyscrapters. My mom was > appalled. Wouldn't a nice play kitchen be better? No, it wouldn't. > > When I went to college my mom nagged me constantly to wear more makeup, > paint my eyes like a boll weevil, and "do something with your hair," > preferably helmet hair. She kept telling me that was the only way to > catch a man. I told her I didn't want to catch one, I wanted to find one > who liked me for how I was. She was positive I would never marry. But I > did, and we still are, and my sister who wore more makeup masks and > slept in beer-can rollers is on her third husband. > > I would never buy a girlie computer. Besides, I've never in my life had > long fingernails. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | > jacque@ > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com -- Sent from: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode