Are you normal? I mean, as in do you think you are normal?
Yes, I know, we all have issues and hangups, but generally speaking we probably regard ourselves as pretty normal and well-balanced people with a fair grip on reality.
I sometimes wonder about the things that might be blatantly obvious to other people that I miss. Recently someone made quite a nasty comment in front of other people relating to my fondness for tweeting and making a direct correlation to my parenting skills. I was a little gobsmacked and made my displeasure known after I had recovered, but it really stung.
I also have a friend who knows a family that refuses to acknowledge that their child probably has some serious issues (jeez, is that vague enough for you?) and we probably all know a family like that. And when it directly impacts on your own child and a rather scary way how would you get the message across to those parents?
My question is this: at what point do you say something to that parent?
Those of you that know me know that I am of the bull-in-a-china-shop variety (and I always regret it afterwards). I made a comment to a friend recently and she took it to heart and is thankfully still speaking to me. But what would have happened if she chose to ignore me?
Which brings me back to normal. I think my family is pretty normal, but what if we’re completely insane (read: me) and everyone’s just too damn petrified of us to say anything?
Maybe we’re just quirky. I read somewhere recently that you shouldn’t leave old age to be eccentric, so I’m going to embrace that and be normal but quirky and slightly eccentric!
How’s that?