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Tears and Rain 21-10-2008 02:25 PM

Who are you?
 
Right guys, I want to know who you are. I thought to make this post on reading x_ruby-tuesday_x's [amazing] story in the creative corner, and this piece caught my eye...

Quote:

Originally Posted by x_ruby-tuesday_x (Post 1138425)

"I said, Chlo, why don't you introduce yourself? ... [deleted part]

"I'm sorry, I don't know what to say. You know about my school, my job, my family, my friends. You know about my eating disorder, my self harm, my suicide attempts. You even know about the rape. i don't know what else there is to say."

Bill smiled at me. "It's ok, a lot of people make that mistake to start off with. Everything you just said, none of it is YOU. They may have all played a part in your life, they may have shaped you into the person you are today, but they aren't you. Only you can say who you really are. So go on, have a go. It doesn't matter if you think its stupid, if something matters to you, say it."

I cast my mind back through my life, and realised that she was right. For to long, I had allowed the events of my past to define me, when I should have been strong enough to stand against them. To reveal the real me. I tried again.

"I... I am the girl who stands for hours in the rain to see if she can see a rainbow. I drink full-fat mocha, never skinny, because there's no point in doing things by half. I am the girl who always want's to achieve, who fights for what she believes in. I am a girl who loves to paint, to draw, to sing. I am a fighter, a believer, a peace-maker.I...I... I am the girl who loved, more than anything in the world, to... dance..."


So who are YOU.
You are the girl/guy that what?

Too often [as is said in this story] we define ourselves based on what has happened in our past, but what are you in the here and now?

Are you the girl who eats peanut butter and ketchup sandwiches and loves them? [YES!] Or the guy that has to run until he has a blister because that shows he's done enough? [Well.. no.. because i'm not a guy and you'll never catch me running..]

But you get the drift?

[I did ask for her permission to quote her story in this post]

Queen Crabbit 21-10-2008 02:27 PM

Awh, alex, this is sweet.

Lemmee think and get back to you.

Queen Crabbit 21-10-2008 02:32 PM

I am the girl that

- drives to ****ing Norwich and car flirts with some random guys, singing along to b*witched.
- will go right out of my way to help my friends
- DEMANDS cheesy chips after a night out
- loves too much and too fast, but I wouldn't have it any other way
- can spend a whole day in bed watching trashy TV
- is determined to not let the **** in my past get in my way of being who I want to be
- will laugh rather than cry
- will stop for 5/10/30/60 minutes when she sees something she thinks is truly beautiful, just to take it in

Potatos 21-10-2008 02:39 PM

oh damn your soul searching thread. now you have me thinking about who i am. and i dont know...*Sigh*

Caru y Nos 21-10-2008 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Limerance (Post 1166437)
oh damn your soul searching thread. now you have me thinking about who i am. and i dont know...*Sigh*

At least i'm not the only one :-P

Heidi Tiger 21-10-2008 03:07 PM

I am the girl who
- Sings songs that don't even exist when I'm in a good mood.
-Needs to go out for fresh air at least once a day or goes insane
- Knows that if she's not pretty at least she's interesting
-Quakes with fear at the thought of ordering coffee
-Thought it would be quite cool if her boyfriend was her siamese twin, until it was pointed out how incestuous and wrong that'd be
-Forgets her bra isn't part of her body and frequently gets in the shower with it on.
-Makes a mean thai curry

klo_flo 21-10-2008 03:09 PM

Oooooo, I like it a lot, but it's tough!! I'll do a short one, think and come back....

I'm the type of chica who believes in Unicorns because I like what they stand for and if you tell me they aren't real, it will not phase me, because it's not me who misses out on the purity and beauty of such a dream.

*nods*
Chloe x

klo_flo 21-10-2008 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heidi Tiger (Post 1166486)
I am the girl who
- Sings songs that don't even exist when I'm in a good mood.
-Needs to go out for fresh air at least once a day or goes insane
- Knows that if she's not pretty at least she's interesting
-Quakes with fear at the thought of ordering coffee
-Thought it would be quite cool if her boyfriend was her siamese twin, until it was pointed out how incestuous and wrong that'd be
-Forgets her bra isn't part of her body and frequently gets in the shower with it on.
-Makes a mean thai curry


They made me laugh, a lot lol.

Chloe xx

Chaos 21-10-2008 03:20 PM

I am:

The girl that loves too eat stale or burnt food because she simply likes the taste for some reason.

The girl that smiles inside every time she hears a marching band because it reminds her of her when her grandad used too take her to the park and play on the swings.

The girl that once she gets an idea into her head, she has too see it too completion.

The girl that gets obsessed with people just because it's something too do.

The girl that can count the number of real friends she has on one hand.

The girl that will lie too be more acceptable too those who know her in the real world.

The girl that will tell you if you bum looks big or not in that dress.

The girl that prefers too stay in and watch telly as she is truely terrified too go out with anybody who could possibly come too like her.

The girl that thinks she has let her family down, and constantly wants too proove myself too them because they ave been so wonderfull to her.

Rubylou84 21-10-2008 03:31 PM

I am the girl who watches lazy town even though im 23

I love a lot of strange people like Stephen Fry Jeremy Clarkson and Alan Rickman not for looks or lust but Minds and Voices

I constently doubt everything i do

I wonder why its so easy to hate me

I need to know life will throw me something good soon

I have a strong beilef Karma is real so will start slagging someone off then completly 180 my opinion when i remember Karmas about

I find unappropiate things REALLY funny and i feel ashamed (like when the blind man walked in to the clock tower " how did he miss it it huge!" Boyfriend growls "hes blind lou")

I still want the Beano for Christmas and get upset if i get The Dandy instead

I am quite good at making a mountain out of a mole hill

HeartOfBrokenGlass 21-10-2008 03:36 PM

I am ...

The girl who loves diet coke, but insists on having a full glass and cant drink it when it starts going flat. So I have glasses all over my room with about an inch of flat coke in the bottom. ( Thankfully I also have a fiance who loves flat coke!)

The girl who enjoys knitting and crochet but hides it because even her family call her granny.

The girl who has had an epilator for over a year but still wastes money on disposable razors because epilators are scary looking.

The girl that strongly believes her future inlaws judge her constantly and think that this messed up little girl isnt good enough for their son.

The girl that eats marmite with a spoon for a midnight snack.. or lunch!

The girl with over 30 peircings that faints when a hospital needle goes anywhere near her.

The girl who loves to smile, and giggle.

The girl who thanks god she found her man at 17, because she hates dating so very very much.

The girl who is suddenly realising how amazing life is, and how lucky she is she managed to hold on when things were tough so she could experience love and happiness.

Spoons 21-10-2008 03:41 PM

I am the girl who
  • would buy cd/dvds over clothes and shoes anyday
  • can go through a whole jar of peanut butter in under a week
  • adores politics and debating
  • always tries to be there for friends and family
  • talks to inanimate objects and doesnt find it at all strange
  • just sits and thinks for ages about how everything works- how the body/society/ the world functions and finds it truly fascinating.
  • Believes that everything happens for a reason (no-one ever said it had to be a good one) the logic is unfaultable.
  • tells the truth even though its not always what people want to hear.

griddlebone 21-10-2008 03:50 PM

I am the girl who:
*is obsessed with colourful things.
*watches arthur on Iplayer.
*feels guilty about the tree that got chopped down.
*works with children because its simple and safe.
*feels sad that she had to give up diet coke for caffiene free.
*worries that one day her bf will see sense and run away.

Popple 21-10-2008 04:03 PM

I am:
-nobody
-the girl who is obsessed with pineapples chickens and sheep?
-that girl with the red hair who sings to herself (scratch the red hair now though)
-the girl who

I am the girl who will come back to this when I can be bothered mwahah =]

lungs locked lips locked 21-10-2008 04:08 PM

Erm I guess I'll give this a go.

I am:

- The girl who can't get enough of bracelets and rubber ducks.
- The girl that will have a cider belly by the age of thirty
- The girl that will sit shocked at you for not understanding the brilliance of her most loved bands/songs/lyrics/films and musicals
- The girl that can and will talk endlessly about all the tattoos and piercings she wants
- The girl who hoardes and attaches herself to all of her belonging and bits and bobs.
- The girl that will get excited about redecorating her room everytime.
- The girl that wears her personality on her sleeve
- The girl that is, very proud of her breasts
- The girl who will go to great lengths to please and make the poeple who matter to her happy
- The girl who will always love gorgeous ladies over hansome men =p
- The girl who likes to impress
- The girl who will always be a geek at heart
- The girl who wears OTT make up
- The girl who procrastinates
- The girl who apparently smells nice =p
- The girl who gets overly excited and obsessive and passionate
- The girl who misses being able to eat pop tarts
- The girl who can babble on and on about her self way too much and will probably add more to this list later *head-desk*

AbandonedPixie 21-10-2008 04:18 PM

I'm the girl who:

*Wears boy clothes because they are more comfortable,
*Doesn't drink alcohol and can't get her friends to understand that,
*Loves playing guitar,
*Has a crazy obsession with Jelly and Fish:) ,
*Loves her animals more than her friends,
*Sits in the rain,
*Could live on Dr. Pepper,
*Will one day be the person I want to be, it's just going to take a while,
*Finds it easy to listen but hard to talk,
*Wears stripey long sleeves :D

Rawrk 21-10-2008 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lungs locked lips locked (Post 1166613)
Erm I guess I'll give this a go.

I am:

- The girl who can't get enough of bracelets and rubber ducks.

Same!

I am:

- The girl who loves dragons.
- The girl who will sit and pick flaws in all the movies she watches.
- The girl who would do anything for her friends, just to see them smile.
- The girl who will stop and look for at least ten minutes at anything she thinks is really, really beautiful, and stare.
- The girl who loves shiny things.
- The girl who would rather play PC games with friends than go out with friends.
- The girl who thinks out loud, even when it shouldn't be said outloud.
- The girl who adores her boyfriend.
- The girl who misses her friends.
- The girl who would dance in the rain, in just her pjs.
- The girl who would sit in the rain with her closest friends, laughing.


I can't think of anything else :/

Voldemort 21-10-2008 04:26 PM

I am the girl whoooo...

- Loves to make a scene when it's quiet and feels the need for attention.
- Will dance in the rain in just a t-shirt and pair of shorts
- Loves to laugh until her stomach can take no more
- Smiles to herself at the worst times because she'll remember something funny
- Forgets birthdays ALL the time and doesn't mean to
- Leaves her washing up in the sink instead of stacking it on the side
- Can get dressed in 5 minutes, yet takes half an hour to decide what to eat
- Will read Harry Potter over and over again until she dies, and reference it at every possible moment
- Will do anything in her power to help a friend
- Will blurt out whatever thought comes into her head, regardless of what the conversation is about
- Loves good surprises
- Would give anything to sing all day
- Taps her feet and jiggles her legs incessantly
- Is a Daddy's girl through and through

I could go on. This is such a good thread Alex, it's cheered me up no end.

Sometimes Crazy 21-10-2008 04:37 PM

I am the girl who...

- Draws pictures of sunflowers and daisies almost every day ^_^
- Sits up at night just to look at the moon.
- Has suddenly found her talent for photography.
- Seems to bounce back after everything, even if she doesn't really want to?
- Melts chocolate on the edge of cups of tea *giggles*
- Will randomly start laughing at something she found funny days ago.
- Knows we have to laugh at the things that would otherwise make us cry.
- Wears too much black eyeliner and mascara.
- Drinks way too much coffee and makes a f'kin good cappucino.
- Is not ashamed to say she loves her teddies <3
- Writes poems and stories and diary entries - even if they're no good.
- Always smiles when she sees the sun.
- Is realising that she's actually not all that bad a person by replying to this thread.
- Will add more later

=]

This made me happier.

Kiss Me Furfrog 21-10-2008 04:47 PM

I am the girl who doesn't know anything.


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