Come ooon Michelle, Normal is subjective anyway! Use and Abuse it baby!
And begin to worship Dagon by the looks of things.
Woo elder scrolls
The Lovecraft fish-god? I’m sorry, but I don’t think I understand the reference. Is it that she has a hint of gills and is wearing an ammonid pendant? (I can’t think of anything else for that Dagon, nothing for Mehrunes Dagon, and can’t think of any other Dagons. Your comment sounds really witty, so I feel that I’m missing out.)
who cares about bein normal… i used to be bullied/picked on/made fun of every day in school and guess what the result is… im happy bein my self. i dont bother trying to fit in, couldnt care less about fassion, and i still make freinds AND have a good life
Dude, you can totally see little shadows where Muriel’s gills would be! I did NOT notice that before! :O
Normal is a state of mind, a sick, small, twisted and sorry state of mind. I was harassed and abused by other kids my whole life, and rejected by adults when I was trying to be “normal”. When I learned to live with who I am, and not try to please others, I found people I could be friends with, and happiness with myself.
Can I get an Amen?
If you want a man go to a bar.
Normal is a statistic, and whether or not it’s a “sick, small, twisted, and sorry state of mind” depends entirely on the sample pool. Perhaps you mean craving normality for the sake of fitting in? (I, for example, would love to be more or normal among my peer group, which consists of lovable weirdos, but I hate being normal as in my normal state, which is sobbing into a pillow, literally fleeing from social situations, and nearly passing out from hyperventilation on a bi-hourly basis.)
“Normal” is boring
Am i the only one who wants to see jim and Michelle acctually fly?
I actually disagree with Merial here. What Michelle is going though is kind of a big thing, but the others seem to be trying to down play it. In my experience you shouldn’t down play things that are actually important. It has a bad habit of biting you in the ass later if your not prepared to handle it with the gravitas it needs cause you made it seem like it wasn’t important at the time.
I agree. Dismissing Michelle’s feelings and concerns, when she has good reason to have them, isn’t sympathetic or understanding.
Actually discussing them with her would be more helpful. But, I guess both Merial and Greg are young adults, who had to cope with their own situations, and their coping mechanisms are the only ones they know. Merial dismisses and moves on. Greg tried to ignore and now tolerates. Jim has never really had to deal with such a situation. So, they could be excused for not knowing how to help Michelle cope with her own turning, because their methods work for them, but not her.
On a general rule though, I find the ‘suck it up and shut up’ response to be one of the poorer ones to use, and only works for specific personalities and situations.
I also agree. I get what Merial is going for and why she talks like that, but I disagree with what and how she’s saying it, and honestly I just feel bad for Michelle. Not that I would’ve personally changed the scene, but Merial does come off as kinda unsympathetic here, even if I get that it’s probably because, like Greg, she feels like she had it worse than Michelle.
Sigh. Everyone is attacking Michelle for wanting to “be normal” without realizing that what Michelle means by “I want to be normal” is “I want to be and feel safe again”.
“Normal” is what you are used to. People who grew up living in a grass hut as peasant farmers speaking Mandarin saw that as “normal”.
Normal is overrated.
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Come ooon Michelle, Normal is subjective anyway! Use and Abuse it baby!
And begin to worship Dagon by the looks of things.
Woo elder scrolls
The Lovecraft fish-god? I’m sorry, but I don’t think I understand the reference. Is it that she has a hint of gills and is wearing an ammonid pendant? (I can’t think of anything else for that Dagon, nothing for Mehrunes Dagon, and can’t think of any other Dagons. Your comment sounds really witty, so I feel that I’m missing out.)
who cares about bein normal… i used to be bullied/picked on/made fun of every day in school and guess what the result is… im happy bein my self. i dont bother trying to fit in, couldnt care less about fassion, and i still make freinds AND have a good life
Dude, you can totally see little shadows where Muriel’s gills would be! I did NOT notice that before! :O
Normal is a state of mind, a sick, small, twisted and sorry state of mind. I was harassed and abused by other kids my whole life, and rejected by adults when I was trying to be “normal”. When I learned to live with who I am, and not try to please others, I found people I could be friends with, and happiness with myself.
Can I get an Amen?
If you want a man go to a bar.
Normal is a statistic, and whether or not it’s a “sick, small, twisted, and sorry state of mind” depends entirely on the sample pool. Perhaps you mean craving normality for the sake of fitting in? (I, for example, would love to be more or normal among my peer group, which consists of lovable weirdos, but I hate being normal as in my normal state, which is sobbing into a pillow, literally fleeing from social situations, and nearly passing out from hyperventilation on a bi-hourly basis.)
“Normal” is boring
Am i the only one who wants to see jim and Michelle acctually fly?
I actually disagree with Merial here. What Michelle is going though is kind of a big thing, but the others seem to be trying to down play it. In my experience you shouldn’t down play things that are actually important. It has a bad habit of biting you in the ass later if your not prepared to handle it with the gravitas it needs cause you made it seem like it wasn’t important at the time.
I agree. Dismissing Michelle’s feelings and concerns, when she has good reason to have them, isn’t sympathetic or understanding.
Actually discussing them with her would be more helpful. But, I guess both Merial and Greg are young adults, who had to cope with their own situations, and their coping mechanisms are the only ones they know. Merial dismisses and moves on. Greg tried to ignore and now tolerates. Jim has never really had to deal with such a situation. So, they could be excused for not knowing how to help Michelle cope with her own turning, because their methods work for them, but not her.
On a general rule though, I find the ‘suck it up and shut up’ response to be one of the poorer ones to use, and only works for specific personalities and situations.
I also agree. I get what Merial is going for and why she talks like that, but I disagree with what and how she’s saying it, and honestly I just feel bad for Michelle. Not that I would’ve personally changed the scene, but Merial does come off as kinda unsympathetic here, even if I get that it’s probably because, like Greg, she feels like she had it worse than Michelle.
Sigh. Everyone is attacking Michelle for wanting to “be normal” without realizing that what Michelle means by “I want to be normal” is “I want to be and feel safe again”.
“Normal” is what you are used to. People who grew up living in a grass hut as peasant farmers speaking Mandarin saw that as “normal”.
Normal is overrated.