Life's too short to not be you

I sometimes wonder why we all have to be the same.

Even when we are very young, people have all those expectations. Boys want to be pirates and girls want to be princesses. Children like pancakes and lemonade. Right now, our parents and teachers expect us to study hard, get good grades, go to college etc. etc. All our classmates expect us to get a boy/girlfriend, and go to awesome parties. When we're about 25, we need to have a good job and boyfriend. Of course, you have to marry him, and when you're about 30, people will be asking: 'Don't you want any children?' If you are only the slightest bit different from this, people will think you're strange and they will judge you.

Whaaa, why? Because that little girl also wants to play with the boys, and pretend to be a pirate? Because a boy falls in love with another boy? Because that girl with the pretty voice is going to chase her dream and become a singer? Because you don't get the best grades, but you are an amazing dancer? Or because you have superhigh grades, because you're just very intelligent?

This, I find so frustrating, why do we all have to judge each other? Well, I have no other solution for this than to just 'start with the (wo)man in the mirror': Try not to judge someone else, because of his looks, sexuality, or even his talent. As for your own talent, whether it's acting, drawing, writing, cycling, or just making the best muffins in the world, be proud of it, show it to the world and stand out from the crowd!
by Lis