What am I like as a person? Complicated! I'm
sensitive, friendly, outgoing, popular, and
tolerant, though I can also be shy, self-
conscious, and even obnoxious. Obnoxious!
I'd like to be friendly and tolerant all of the
time. That's the kind of person I want to be,
and I'm disappointed when I'm not. I'm
responsible, even studious now and then,
but on the other hand, I'm a goof-off too,
because if you're too studious you won't be
popular. I don't usually do that well at
school. I'm a pretty cheerful person,
especially with my friends, where I can even
get rowdy. At home I'm more likely to be
anxious around my parents They expect me
to get all A's. It's not fair! I worry about how
I probably should get better grades. But I'd
be mortified in the eyes of my friends. So I'm
usually pretty stressed-out at home, or
sarcastic, since my parents are always on my
case. But I really don't understand how I can
switch so fast. I mean, how can I be cheerful
one minute, anxious the next, and then be
sarcastic? Which one is the real me?
Sometimes, I feel phony, especially around boys Say I think some guy might be
interested in asking me out. I try to act
different, like Madonna. I'll be flirtatious and
fun-loving. And then everybody, I mean
everybody else is looking at me like they
think I'm totally weird. Then I get self-
conscious and embarrassed and become
radically introverted, and I don't know who I
really am! Am I just trying to impress them
or what? But I don't really care what they
think anyway.
