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Being Queer in 'The Heart of it All"

Will Truman - Anyway, you came up to me. We didn't know each other that well. And you pulled me aside and you said 'Aren't you tired, yet?' And I was tired. Tired of actually reading playboy for the articles. Tired of keeping my Bette Midler albums in Led Zepplin sleeves. You took me to clubs and introduced me to people. Made me realize what I'd been missing by not being myself. And I am thankful for that.  Jack McFarland - I also taught you how to dance without pointing all the time. Will - And I am thankful for that. Now, here's my secret. I admire you, Jack. You are more yourself than anyone else I have ever known. Jack - Will, look. I appreciate what you are trying to do. But this is different. My mother will fall apart. She's ...  Will - Jack, Jack, Jack. Aren't you tired, yet?  45 years of living in Ohio. The Buckeye State. The Birthplace of Aviation. The Heart of it All. That last one has always made me giggle. You would think that a place that ca...

Social Anxiety and The Closure That May Never Come

I heard you're goin round, Playin the victim now But don't even begin feelin I'm the one to blame 'Cause you dug your own grave After all the fights and the lies, that you wanted to haunt me But that won't work any more No more, uh uh, it' over "Cause if it wasn't for all your torture I wouldn't know how to be this way now And never back down So I wanna say thank you 'Cause it makes me that much stronger Makes me work a little bit harder  So thanks for makin me a fighter - as sung by Darren Criss as Blaine, Season 3 of Glee Episode 15 Big Brother - original song by  Social Anxiety Something I understand, but never thought would be a problem I would face in my battle with my Mental Health. I love people.  Or, I used to. I have always had trust issues. But you don't need to trust people to sing and dance and make them laugh. I have always been great at the surface social interactions.  But letting someone get close, I have never been good at t...