I was always the kind of girl who never fit in wherever I was. I was too quiet in class, I had very few close friends growing up due to lack of similar interests. I got excited about things most people weren’t excited about. I was closer with my family than I was with my peers, because my family understood me when my classmates did not. I was...kind of lonely, growing up, in all honesty. I hadn’t found my place yet. But as I grew up, I found out that there were more people like me - more oddballs and weirdos and geeks - than I knew. People who weren’t in my school, or people I just hadn’t met yet. People who I was destined to find later on. And now? Now I find myself meeting people like me much more often. Now I find myself much more confident in the weird things I enjoy, even though the average person might not have a clue what I’m talking about if I bring it up.
So here’s what you can take away from this:
Be proud of your oddities. Be proud of your strangeness. Be proud of what makes you stand out, and be proud of what makes you unique. Be proud of your strange hobbies, your funny interests, your weird obsessions. It’s what makes you you so don’t ever let somebody else take that joy and happiness and excitement away from you! Enjoy it! Flaunt it! Make it fun, and make it yours!
And if you’re worried about finding others with similar interests, don’t stress over it. There’s definitely somebody else out there who gets just as excited as you do over the things you love...and that “somebody” could end up being the best friend you’ve ever made.