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every life tells a story

LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE

4/12/2019

 
you might think, by the age of 42, a person would be okay with being who they are. 
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that she might be okay telling people she's reading mystery novels about retired white women who become spies in cold-war Albania...
that she would eagerly post to social media about her love for Harry Potter world...
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that she might be unafraid to tell people that her Waldorf-school kid spent the snow day playing video games and watching Teen Titans Go!

but sometimes, even a sparkly fairytale unicorn princess like me has trouble owning her power. 
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you see, there's a lot of people out there, expressing their opinions of what we should be. What we're allowed to like. What we should consume. Or not. What philosophies are okay. What snacks to give your kid.  or your cat.

and I am as vulnerable as the next princess to the heavy expectations of others. I spent years and years molding myself into the form I thought they expected. 

I was supposed to be:
  • smart
  • weird
  • pretty
  • less chubby
  • interested in certain people
  • not into playing dressup and having tea parties...
I can remember sobbing to my mother, "but I can't just do what I want, because they've already all decided what I'm allowed to be, and I have to be that for them..."

I was 15.

You would think that by 42, I'd be over all of it. 

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and maybe, you have NEVER felt ashamed of who you are, of whom you love, of the pastimes you choose, of the foods you eat, of the way you raise your kids, of not wanting to raise kids at all... 

and if that's true, YAY!!! You are my role model.

But if maybe you have thought, "I'm too old to like Anne of Green Gables..."

or

"Everyone has moved on from liking Hamilton..."

or

"I should be reading more challenging/thought-provoking/disturbing books..."

or

"This outfit is for someone younger/prettier/thinner/more curvy/female..."

I am here for you. You are my people. And I have words of wisdom for you.
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Like what you like.

Today, what I like is science acapella videos. 

What do you like? Tell people. Share your joy. Be uncool and silly and happy. 

​Like what you like.
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    Sara Renee Logan has been telling stories to everyone who would listen since she was seven. She organized storytimes for her college roommates, and spent a year at Oxford studying folklore and folktales. Many years as a Waldorf teacher allowed her to tell stories about everything from Baba Yaga's hut on chicken legs to the water cycle to the life of Joan of Arc. Sara shares her life with her partner, Melanie, their son, and an unreasonable family of pets. She continues to share her love of storytelling and stories with audiences of all ages, specializing in bringing the wild beauty of folktales to young and old. Sara writes about  parenting, storytelling, and about living a life with stories.

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