RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in?
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Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in?
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| I thrive on my uniqueness! Bring on the stares and questions! |
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| Most of the time I don't mind, but it gets old after awhile. |
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| I wish people wouldn't treat me like a freak because I'm different. |
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| I am pretty normal, so I don't have that problem. |
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| I wish I was more unique--I never get noticed. |
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| Other |
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(last vote on : 6/24/2008 2:48:02 PM)
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/14/2008 9:53:40 AM
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PrincessDonna
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I'm different from most people I know in a lot of ways. The only ways that bother me are the ones I can't control. If it's something I get to choose, I don't mind being different, and sometimes I even like it.
So basically...I'm a control freak. 
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/14/2008 12:37:35 PM
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Consecrated2God
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I'm either really normal or I just don't notice most of the time. It always comes as a surprise to me that people think having 4 boys or only homeschooling some of them or being interested in baking and gardening and reading and biology and history or not being interested in clothes or make up is a weird thing. I just figure people find anything that they don't do themselves weird.
I don't think that homeschooling some of your kids is any weirder than homeschooling all of them, and I have met other people that do that, but it does make it hard to categorize you.  I have a friend who had one kid in public school, one in private school, and they are homeschooling the oldest two. It's interesting, anyway!
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/14/2008 12:41:14 PM
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HisCovenant
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I have friends that do that, too, for various reasons. I think of homeschooling some as just as normal as homeschooling all or homeschooling none.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/14/2008 12:45:02 PM
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Consecrated2God
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I think we just don't hear from people who do that as often, because they aren't passionately defending one choice or the other. 
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/14/2008 6:21:18 PM
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PaleHawkWoman
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I've been different all my life, and while the road has sometimes been bumpy it has never been dull!
Being Native American has made me different, especially in church.
Having a warped sense of humor has made me different.
Being assertive and fiesty has made me different.
Having a free spirit and very active imagination has made me different.
Like someone else said, we are all different in some way. Enjoy it! If we were all the same it would be very boring.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/15/2008 7:57:44 AM
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car2ner
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Actually, less moral and more fiesty people feel isolated, too. It is not uncommon for folks to have just a couple of good friends. You might be amazed at how many people feel alone in a crowd.
That is one reason I joined some of the activities that I did, the comraudery of the others in the group. Shared experiences regardless of age.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/15/2008 8:43:38 AM
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agapetos
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I said 'other'.
I'm presuming that you're talking about IRL here.
I'd like to disappear into the shadows so no one ever sees me. I hate to be noticed. Always have.
I don't feel like a freak, just don't want to be noticed.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/15/2008 11:34:35 AM
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cherish405
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I wish people wouldn't treat me like a freak because I'm different.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/15/2008 3:54:26 PM
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DenimDiva
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I have always been different. I don't know how not to be different. The hard thing is that my differences make people uncomfortable and so it makes it hard to get to know others.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/16/2008 9:49:31 PM
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sign4Him316
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I think that's an interesting question. I have no choice in being different. I am deaf. When I met people, my cochlear implant is a dead giveaway. There is no way to hide it espcially when I wear a ponytail.
There have been times when I wished I blended in the world. My life could have been different than it is now... or maybe not. I don't know but God knows.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/17/2008 8:09:15 AM
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Consecrated2God
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Hi, sign4Him,
How well does your cochlear implant help? Have you had it long? My husband is hearing impaired and wears hearing aids in both years, but his hearing is getting worse as the years go by. We're working on learning some sign language in case he loses his hearing entirely. He's a pastor, so if he does, we may end up in deaf ministries someday. He loves his new hearing aids, though, because he's not left out of conversations as much.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/17/2008 2:07:45 PM
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rae_of_light
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I didn't really know how to answer on this one, so I just put "other". I AM different, both from non-Christians and Christians. I dress in a way that's different from most girls my age, both by not wearing tight or revealing clothes, and by having a very individual style. I also do things that people sometimes think are odd. But I'm not different in a way that really makes me stand out in a crowd, because I'm uncomfortable with being really noticed. I like being different in my own little way, it makes me feel independent and free of the litte social boxes that most people want to sort us all into.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/17/2008 2:15:47 PM
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I checked "other". I am different then most of the people who share my interests and our parenting "style". We are conservative, small government, grass roots campaigning folk with a lean toward the crunchy which around here just SCREAMS liberal. Our choices are also very different from those made by DH's family and it makes especially me stand out. But really, I don't mind. I am doing what I feel is right for our family and why should that make me feel "different"?
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/17/2008 4:31:27 PM
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As my sign in name implies, I am simply boring and normal. NOT!!!!
At work, especially, I get comments about how 'different' I am, because at 6:00 am, I am telling jokes and saying hello to everyone, with a big smile. Some people don't like me for it, but working in a nursing facillity, I make it my goal to make the resident's morning a little nicer. Truthfully, some mornings, it's a stretch, but totally worth it!
At church I get odd looks for my 'enjoyment' of the music, and my singing (in a good way), but for the most part, I try to be a bit more of a blender there. I am a little shy by nature, and try not to stick out so much. I have been, however, a missionary, which makes me 'odd' (to most people) no matter what...
In other situations, it depends. If I am needed to make someone comfortable, serve, etc, I can rise to the occasion, but if I am simply a guest in a situation, I will most often, be found by carefully studying the wallpaper...
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/17/2008 4:40:34 PM
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Consecrated2God
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Kuku, hi! I haven't seen you around lately!
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/17/2008 8:22:44 PM
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MamaPyratekk
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I voted " Most of the time I don't mind, but it gets old after awhile."
When I was a teenager I loved the fact that I was different. I got lots of comments about doing it for attention, but what most of those people didn't realize is that I didn't do it for attention...and how do I know? Because I have social anxiety disorder and I actually really hate to bring attention on myself! But I liked looking and acting the way I did, so that's what I did. These days I've toned it down. I keep clothes over my tattoos, I swapped out all of my piercings (such as my two lip rings) for a more toned down nose ring, and I dress in a way that is cute and mom-ish but still unique. My personality is also toned down, I'm no longer as loud and crazy as I used to be...but people can still tell that I'm a child at heart when they talk to me. However, when it comes to other ways that I'm different (such as my love of natural living and my choice to be an attachment parent) it really starts to get old. You hear the same questions over and over, and the same rude comments over and over. Eventually it really takes a toll on you emotionally. I'm learning to let it all just let it all bounce back off me but it's a hard process.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/19/2008 4:53:49 PM
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PaleHawkWoman
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Wasn't it Shakespear who in one of his works wrote, "To thine own self be true"?
Whether we are different or "normal" or whatever, we should always be ourselves. We should also respect others for being themselves, too, whether it happens to be our cup of tea or not.
Trying to be someone you're not is a guaranteed recipe for misery and dissatisfaction in life.
People who dislike you for being different from themselves aren't going to likeyou any better if you try to conform to their standards- if anything they'll treat you with even more contempt. Better to be yourself, be nice to and pray for them, and let God sort it out.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/20/2008 8:27:58 AM
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p31mom
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I am pretty normal on the outside...very mommyish looking. On the inside though I am very different...I think outside the box a lot and march to my own drummer and like to use a lot of cliches
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/20/2008 1:06:53 PM
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cheeky_monkey
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I tend to "blend in" among people I don't know very well. I'm sort of a chameleon that way. When I'm with people I'm comfortable with my personality stands out, which is how I prefer it. I just wish I was comfortable enough to be myself ALL the time.
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RE: Do you enjoy being different, or prefer to blend in? - 6/23/2008 2:12:56 PM
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