Exposure
It dawned on me today, as I was trying some spring cleaning on this corner of the internet, that I've spent an awful lot of my life on display.
I would like to think that most people, if they can't reserve judgement until they understand, at least are apathetic enough to simply refrain from judging people as being too much effort. Unfortunately that isn't what I've seen.
Childhood is fraught with... inspection. Parents want to know a great deal about their children and, being human, judge accordingly. College, too, frequently includes both close proximity of roommates and a certain amount of judgement. Living where one works also exposes oneself to a certain degree.
Living in an apartment removed from one's landlord, or living in one's own house, often negate these issues to a greater or lesser extent... but that's not something I've had much experience with.
Of the last twenty-eight years of my life, I've spent less than eighteen months with my personal home life out from under someone else's eyes on a day-to-day basis. In fact, it's closer to twelve months.
No wonder I have issues with exposure.
I would like to think that most people, if they can't reserve judgement until they understand, at least are apathetic enough to simply refrain from judging people as being too much effort. Unfortunately that isn't what I've seen.
Childhood is fraught with... inspection. Parents want to know a great deal about their children and, being human, judge accordingly. College, too, frequently includes both close proximity of roommates and a certain amount of judgement. Living where one works also exposes oneself to a certain degree.
Living in an apartment removed from one's landlord, or living in one's own house, often negate these issues to a greater or lesser extent... but that's not something I've had much experience with.
Of the last twenty-eight years of my life, I've spent less than eighteen months with my personal home life out from under someone else's eyes on a day-to-day basis. In fact, it's closer to twelve months.
No wonder I have issues with exposure.