Ok no I am not having another pity party. It's just one of the songs from my favorite Christmas specials, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I'm reminded of it for 2 reasons, firstly it's Christmas time, duh. Secondly I won a Hermie the elf doll today from a skill crane.
It's funny how I keep finding similarities between mainstream pop culture and my own life. In the show Hermie the elf doesn't want to be an elf, he wants to be a dentist and when he tells everyone he is ostracized and sent to the shadows. Rudolf has a birth defect and gets the same treatment. The similarities scream at me. I felt like such a misfit growing up a boy who wanted nothing more than to be a girl. I was too afraid to tell anyone for fear I'd be ostracized for my feelings. When I finally came out, I lost my job, some friends & family the just like them . They had a happy ending in less than an hour though, my happy ending is taking a bit longer. But I'm sure eventually it will come.
Thank you Rudolph, Hermie, and all who lived on the Isle of misfit toys for making me feel ok being a misfit. I wouldn't want to live in a world where everyone was the same, and feel into neat little boxes.
Love to all, take care & g'nite
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