No, I'm not talking about shopping. I'm talking about how I must be an easy target for harassment (for lack of a better word). I mean people give me a hard time about everything. Maybe it's because I can take it and not get offended. I take pride in my thick skin. I guess I earned that growing up with 3 older brothers. Or maybe it's because they need to feel better about themselves so they belittle me- ooh take that! JK. I guess it all started when I was very young, maybe 5 years old, and one of my brothers, whose name starts with a D and ends with a N, told me that I was adopted and that our parents could only have boys. In Jr. High, I was very clumsy, and ran everywhere, and fell a lot at the most embarrassing times. I deserved every snickering remark those days. My high school years, I later found out, were filled with avoidance OF me because they were afraid of me. Now that's funny! Partially because my brother took me to school on his motorcycle and they thought I was a biker, and partly because I had already developed that thick skin and pretty much everything bounced off of me and back to them. Now, in adulthood, I'm still faced with ridicule. Don't get me wrong, I take it as a complement that they care enough to even be interested in my life. I get it at church and work and home.....everywhere. I know I probably ask for a lot of it, or at least give it back as good as I can. I'm just very thankful that my life is filled with laughter and I can provide entertainment for those around me. So to ALL of you who have made me laugh at myself, consider my choices, and become a better person everyday, Thank You!
TM
