People fear the strange and unusual, I am the strange and unusual.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ!! - v.2

Hi! Me again. So, in the grand scheme of things, life is kinda muddliong along anyoldhow at tthis end, but for a few important things: GCSEs. Shoot me.

I've also inflamed a nerve that means I cannot really do much at all, because I can't sit or bend and thus find it quite difficult to type. I beg your indulgence for a little longer while I continue to attempt to heal. I have now been in some considerable pain for oh, over three months? And I assure you no-one is more eager to get rid of it than I.

Part of Me: From the Heart of a Dyspraxic.

I am writing this in the advice of someone who I wish was my mother, but sadly, she isn't. Until recently, I never had the courage to speak up about who I was, and therefore I tended to feel both inferior and alienated. I know now that I will never be the same as everyone else here, nor will I ever truly understand you, but maybe this will help you understand me, and the people like me a little better. Because the world will never be fair to us, and it's only through our determination that we don't get left behind.

I was ten when I was diagnosed dyspraxic, which - honestly - didn't mean much at the time, but hell, it does now. Sometimes I feel like God miswrote the postcode and sent me off to the wrong planet - you people make no sense!

This is to try and raise awareness of something hidden that affects one in four people. I am not merely clumsy; I cannot read body language or hear sarcasm. I have been bullied and picked because I simply could not socialise and my abjact dislike of loud noises and lots of people still hinder that today. I want to show you and try and help you understand what it's like on the other end of normal. I hope this helps.

A Recipe for Disaster
Ingredients: 1 adolescent
50g of co-ordination problems
4 1/2 of disorganisation
1 short term memory
3 tablespoons of social awkwardness
50g of poor concentration
5 tablespoons of original thinking
Special quantities (as many as desired)
75ml of undisputed determination

Optional: Added spoonful of Dyslexia, Attention Deficit/Hyper-activity Disorder, Hyperlexia or other learning difficulty/giftedness/a plump, juicy talent.

How to prepare: Set aside concentration and leave to stagnate. In a larger mixing bowl, mix together co-ordinisation problems, disorganisation, short-term memory and social awkwardness. In a separate bowl take original thinking and beat until smooth before stirring in special quantities and pouring into a large mixing bowl. Add stagnated poor concentration and whisk thoroughly until completely mixed together. Finally, add is optional ingredients (as many as desired) and sprinkle determination on top. Mix until it forms a sticky paste.

Spoon paste into ready sliced teenager and bake in the oven for the approximate length of childhood. For a sour, bitter taste, serve cold with discrimination, frustration, a lack of co-operation and a distinct lack of understanding. Or, for a lighter, sweeter taste, serve warm with good friends, assistance, acceptance and respect.

Final Note: I would like to add something about bullying. To those of you who do not believe in such things, and say we are merely trying to blame our lack of skill onto a mythical 'disorder' there is nothing much I can really do to convince you other than to say I wish I could put you in a dyspraxic body for a day. To be unable to walk in a straight line or play sport without continually injuring yourself. To be unable to make friends because you simply cannot communicate with people. To be unable to wirte in a straight line without help, not that you can read it anyway. And worst of all, to be told you are stupid when you know you are not, yet no-one will let you prove yourself. That is the most damaging thing you can say to a child with a learning difficulty, so please, don't. I cannot even tell you which way round a capital 'n' goes, but my IQ is 148 and my overall learning percentile is 99.6.

If you meet someone with a learning difficulty however, we don't need pity - I am not sure I want to get rid of my dyspraxia, having seen some of the things 'normal' people are capable of. Just do your best to understand, and don't classify us, we are all different. Labels are for cans, not people.

If you do have a learning difficulty, or just stand out from the crowd, remember: be who you are, and say what you mean, because those who mind, don't matter, and those who matter, don't mind.

I would be so grateful to anyone who passes this on, because not enough people realise how much something like this can affect you, or why they are so different, when really there are so many more.

All my love to anyone who feels left out, regardless of the reason - because it sucks, Kiariad. xxx

I know it's the truth, I made it up myself.

PLEASE READ WHAT'S UNDER THIS!!

I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.
I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.
I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.
I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.
I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.
I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.
I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I did not have to always deal with society hating me.
I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.
I am the person who is afraid of telling his loving Christian parents he loves another male.

Re-post this if you believe homophobia is wrong. Please do your part to end it.

The Top Ten Reasons Why Anti-Gay Marriage People Are Stupid:

1) Being gay is not natural. We all always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, liposuction and air conditioning.

2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets; because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in the world.

9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children. And why we force widows or widowers to remarry if they have children.

10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans...

Re-post this if you believe in legalizing gay marriage.

My Stories:

I haven't really written anything in ages, mainly because my personal life has been shit recently, but I'm getting back on top of my life, so the writing is starting again - woot!

Shikha's Story: Well, I've put it onto hiatus but I'm re-editing befire I write the next bit, or that's the plan, anyway. I have the entire story laid out so I know what's going to happen, but I haven't exactly written it yet.

Edit: the first two edited chapters are up! The rest is deleted, because I'm taking my time with this.

Last Time Around: Also put onto hiatus, and probably going to get re-edited but takes a backseat to SS. Or not. Really depends on how I'm feeling, now that I think about it. About ahlf-way through now, but I want to re-write the entire thing before I post.

Edit: Have started, am about half-way through second chapter, same sort of structure as This Story.

Themes: I lost my latest somewhere, but they're something I do sporadically and whenever I feel totally stressed and need a relaxing but simple outlet. We shall see. Most likely going to do BekaRosto or ThayetJon, maybe AlannaJon if I feel like it. Another friend is after a Neal one - will do that. Hopefully.

Edit: First chapter up of Neal, but the original is missing as well (I need to put everything on one server!)

RLSB Oneshots: In chronoligal order:

Those Eyes
The Reactions of Fangirls
The Sirius Syndrome

There are more to these, but not posted - I keep telling people to poke me because I will forget!!

Embry/? or Jared.Kim: My friend asked for this, so Sara - this is for you. Once I've written it.

My head says 'Who gives a shit?'

My heart says 'I do.'

Stereotyping

I'm a PUNK, so I MUST do DRUGS.
I'm BLOND, so I MUST be STUPID.
I'm an ONLY CHILD, so I MUST be a BRAT.
I'm YOUNG, so I MUST be NAIVE.
I'm POLISH, so I MUST wear my SOCKS with my SANDALS.

I'm a PERSON, so I MUST be LABELED.

"Labels ARE for CANS, labels ARE NOT for PEOPLE!"

Somedays life just isn't worth the effort trying to chew through leather straps on the straightjacket.

Success isn't the result of sponateous combustion, you must set yourself on fire.

25 REASONS I OWE MY MOTHER

(I Love you mummy!)

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished
cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3 . My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught t me IRONY.
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"

15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't
have wonderful parents like you do."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
"Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that
way."

19. My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don 't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no good basis for a system of government. Monty Python

You see, this is what happens when I get bored:

Professor Flitwick … does not know where Snow White is.

Professor Snape … has no wish to get in touch with his ‘feminine side’.

Professor Lupin … has no need for a flea collar. Ever.

Professor Moody … the best ‘teaching’ Hoqwarts has seen in a while.

Professor McGonagall … does not take herself too seriously. It is a bad idea to tell her.

Professor Dumbledore … should be referred to as ‘Professor’, ‘Headmaster’ or ‘Sir’, not ‘Dude’, ‘My Leige’ or ‘Tim the Enchanter’.

Harry Potter … is more Emo than Draco Malfoy.

Draco Malfoy … disagrees.

Hermione Granger … has PMS and a wand.

Ron Weasley … is very afraid.

Luna Lovegood … is perfectly sane, thanks very much.

Ginny Weasley … wants her Hogwarts toilet seat.

Fred Weasley … knows if he and his twin giggle at an idea for more than fifteen seconds, they may assume that it’s against the rules and therefore should not carry it out.

George Weasley … knows he and his twin will carry it out and are not remotely sorry.

Lily Evans … swears she is not in love with James Potter.

James Potter … doesn’t believe her.

Remus Lupin … would prefer less jokes about ‘his time of the month’.

Sirius Black … killed by drapery.

Andromeda Black … is going to marry a muggle – screw the consequences.

Bellatrix Black … is quietly going insane.

Narcissa Black … would like a new hairbrush.

Lucius Malfoy … does not like to be referred to as ‘Luscious Mouthful’.

Voldemort … does not think it would be funny if HP were to put on earmuffs and pulled out a mandrake in his presence.

Gryffindors … will jump off a cliff.

Slytherins … will push someone else off.

Hufflepuffs… will call five hundred others and build a staircase.

Ravenclaws … will get hold of a flying carpet.

If you want to repost this then I'm pleased, but please credit me!

Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to.

Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

If you believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.

When life gives you lemons, make grape juice and let the world wonder how you did it.

To be delusional is merely to be picky about the state of mind you accept.

Insanity is merely a state of mind.

Sanity is very much overrated.

Curiosity killed the cat, and satisfaction brought it back.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

If at first you don't succeed, redefine your definition of success.

You like someone because; you love someone although.

Marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder, lightening, rain and hail.

Do not fear the darkness, only what it hides.

If darkness is bad, why does it hide you? If light is good, why does it blind you?

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes the ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evapourate. Albert Schweitzer

You should never look down on a sister except to help her up.

Sometimes I think that the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there somewhere is that it hasn't tried to contact us.

Winners never talk about glorius victories. That is because they know what the battlefield looks like when it's all over. It is only losers who glory in victory. Terry Pratchett

War does not determine who is right, it determines who is left.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth just leaves you blind and toothless. MLK Jr.

There will be two dates on your tombstone, born and died, but all that's going to matter is the little dash in between.

That which doesn't kill you only postpones the inevitable.

I don't know half of you as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. - Bilbo

Here's to you, here's to me,
I pray that friends we'll always be,
but if by chance we disagree,
the heck with you and here's to me! Irish toast

It is better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Dr Seuss

Some people are like slinkies: not really good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after. Mark Twain

'Forget your personal tradgedy. We are all bitched from the start, and you especially need to hurt like hell before you can write seriously.' Ernest Hemmingway's letters to F. Scott Fitzgerald

Be good, but if you can't manage that, then don't get caught.

Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again.

In Italy, they had bloodshed and warfare for thirty years, yet they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, the had brotherly love, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.

To the world, you are just one person - yet to one person, you are the world.

The devil's greatest trick, was convincing the world he didn't exist.

You know you're crazy when the wheel is turning but the hamster's dead.

Fiction is the truth inside a lie.

Rules are like paperclips. Meant to hold things together, fun to bend, and easy to twist out of shape.

I obey the voices in my head. They don't like you.