Not a geek, OH NO!!
So I was at work yesterday and someone tried to make fun of me by calling me a geek. It made me smile. My immediate thought was "Oh no, not a geek!" Then I said yes hon, you're right, I'm a geek. Tis a good thing for me I don't need your validation to be truly happy. That seemed to confuse her. Fortunately for me we didn't have time for me to try to explain to her what that meant. She's just a sad little mundane terrified that someone will make fun of her for something and apparently she needed to make herself feel better about herself by admitting that she was unable to be herself and be into the things she's into. She has made frequent complaints about her weight, about hating her boyfriend, about being unable to do and say certain things because she was afraid someone would make fun of her but then she wants to turn around and try to do the same thing to me? WTF... Sorry, but I'm happy with me. Yes, I'm a geek. I play the games I love, I have wonderful friends, I have a wonderful man who loves me just the way I am. I have an amazing daughter who is turning into a wonderful woman. I hate my job but I'm good at it. I may be fat but I'm way happier this size than I ever was skinny. Strangers have stopped me on the street to tell me I'm beautiful and that happens WAY more often than some poor sad little girl tells me there's something wrong with me because I have the balls to enjoy the things I love. She can have her insecurities and spend the rest of her life attempting to fit in. I will sit in the corner with the rest of my geek friends and will be happy just being me.