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<blockquote data-quote="ColleenB" data-source="post: 728934" data-attributes="member: 19887"><p>Growing up we moved often with my fathers job for a multi national engineering firm, and I was constantly reinventing myself to fit it. Going from small town Canada to big city Texas I didn’t ever feel like I fit in. I was a shy child and during my moves in junior high I had few friends and was very lonely. My grade nine year I “decided” I would be outgoing and even shortened my name to something “cooler”. Funny enough I did have more friends, but I felt like a fraud and was constantly worried about what people thought of me. Now.... three decades later I’m considered very outgoing and no one would believe I was that shy girl. I think coming into my fifties I’m learning to stop caring what others think.... but it’s not easy. The struggle with our son and the real feeling of shame I have /had with him is losing its grip on me. I realize having a son who may have green hair but is alive and not using drugs is way more important to me then what people think of his green hair</p><p></p><p>I am a good and caring person and if someone doesn’t like me....I am learning to let it go. Their loss. Haha</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ColleenB, post: 728934, member: 19887"] Growing up we moved often with my fathers job for a multi national engineering firm, and I was constantly reinventing myself to fit it. Going from small town Canada to big city Texas I didn’t ever feel like I fit in. I was a shy child and during my moves in junior high I had few friends and was very lonely. My grade nine year I “decided” I would be outgoing and even shortened my name to something “cooler”. Funny enough I did have more friends, but I felt like a fraud and was constantly worried about what people thought of me. Now.... three decades later I’m considered very outgoing and no one would believe I was that shy girl. I think coming into my fifties I’m learning to stop caring what others think.... but it’s not easy. The struggle with our son and the real feeling of shame I have /had with him is losing its grip on me. I realize having a son who may have green hair but is alive and not using drugs is way more important to me then what people think of his green hair I am a good and caring person and if someone doesn’t like me....I am learning to let it go. Their loss. Haha [/QUOTE]
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