Would you guess any of this stuff by looking at me?
Do you ever get in the mood where you just feel like sharing things about yourself? Yeah, I don't usually either, but I feel like sharing some randomness about myself in the hopes that I can get some randomness out of you guys that I've come to just love so much.
So here are some fun facts that you just might not know about me.
1. Even though my parents say they named me Nadja because it's Macedonian (my background) the truth is my dad named me that because he saw a Nadja bowling, she had big boobs, and he thought she was hot.
2. I have multiple illegitimate siblings that I've never met. (My dad's fault, NOT my mom's)
3. I haven't spoken in person to my legitimate siblings in almost 8 years.
4. There have been 2 times where I honestly thought I was going to get shot. And I'm not saying like "Ew, this neighborhood is icky. I hope we don't get shot hahaha." I mean like "Wow, that guy's mad, he has a firearm, and he looks proficient with it."
5. I've accidentally gone to a crack house when I was looking for a long lost bridesmaid. (This doesn't even have anything to do with #4.)
6. I have a near genius IQ but I can't make myself finish college or get a job that takes me away from Ms. Bee.
I've got a million of them, but I think I'll stop here.
What's your favorite random fact about yourself?
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I have a law degree, but I'm not a lawyer due to the fact that in 7 tries, I could not pass the bar exam. Not sure if that makes me stupid or just unable to take tests.
I don't know if it's a favorite fact, but I also have an illegitimate sister (my dad) who I have never met.
I feel that my life has moved so fast that I haven't achieved what I want to so far, and at 28, I can remember my first day of college...11 years flew by, and I constantly wonder if I made one different decision somewhere, would everything be different? I also find myself dwelling on the past and sometimes wish I could go back and do it again...not necessarily different, just once more.
Favorite random fact:
This is tough. I'm going to come back later.
-I dropped out of college 3½ years into a Bachelor’s degree. I went back to school, not to complete my degree, but to study ultrasound. I make (made) way more money and have better job opportunities than a lot of people with Bachelor’s degrees, but I am embarrassed to only have an Associate’s degree, and do not feel that it reflects my intelligence or capabilities.
-The only issues I have with being a stay-at-home mom are other people’s issues with it. Sometimes, I am embarrassed that I “just” stay home. I don’t know why, because I wouldn’t trade it for ANYTHING, but I know for a fact that some of my friends that are fulfilling their careers look down on me.
-I don’t think any of my friends or family, aside from my husband, took my postpartum depression as seriously as I needed them to.
-My dad is an alcoholic. That is all I have to say about that.
-My mom has untreated mental illness. My sister and I have cassette tapes of her screaming obscenities at us when we were little. We’ve played them for her in our adulthood. She denies that it’s her on the tape. I resent her for being able to forget everything, when I’ve had to carry it with me my entire life.
Thanks, Nadja, and the commenters, for being so honest. Sometimes it feels good to share these things. Even if it’s embarrassing and makes you extremely vulnerable.
This is going to sound terrible of me, but I'm going to say it anyway.
One of my random facts is that I secretly want to go to an elementary school reunion. I went to a small private school until my freshman year of high school and my class only had 22 kids in it. I was picked on a lot. I wasn't skinny like most of the girls. I didn't date. I liked school. I was a tomboy and didn't own a pair of high heels or an ounce of makeup. I was ignored by most of the guys in a dating sense, and the torture was endless.
Even though I'm in another small town completing my degree, I'm one of the few people that is actually doing something with my life. I don't have an STD. I haven't gotten a girl pregnant. My life doesn't revolve around my significant other. I'm not flunking out of school. And I hate to say it, but my life is much better than a lot of theirs, simply because I have moved on past high school drama, and they are still living it.
T.W.I.T., thank you for being so honest with your answer!
Oh, and another fact about me: my eyes change color. Normally my eyes are bright blue, but they will change to gray, to green, and even yellow.
First K....I hope you haven't gotten a girl pregnant! LOL! (sorry, had too)
I am a loner, always have been. I don't always know how to be friends with people.
I feel like I am the adult and my biological father is the child in our relationship. Though I am past hating him I really feel NO connection to him at all except for my brothers.
I am at a weird time in my life in regards to my job. I have a degree but am working as a secretary at the moment. I sometimes think I am better than this, though not for a moment do I think I am any better then the other secretaries I work with. I am embarrased to say what I do, but I shouldn't be. I just don't have any clue what I want to be "when I grow up."
I am never happy with myself.
wow, it is like free therapy! it is nice to share this stuff sometimes.
- I wish I was much closer to my brother than I am. He's a loner and hard to talk to and I don't know how to talk to him at all.
- My biggest fear right now is postpartum depression. I had some with Little R., but it didn't come on until he was about 7-8 months old and then it was terrible. I hope he doesn't remember me screaming at him and walking out of the room when he refused to stop crying and wouldn't go to sleep.
- Sometimes I'm completely happy with what I do and other times I don't want the pressure and would much rather be in a job that I don't have to take home with me.
- I'm ready for my hubby to be happy. Whatever it takes - it seems to be around the corner.
- Overall, I am very happy with my life, but I wish I could slow down and enjoy it more. I'm with you, Hurley, life seems to move too fast.
Also, have you ever seen the movie "As Good as it Gets"? Well, my OCD is that bad and I'm that mean without medication.
My OCD is so bad since I've had Athena that I haven't slept in 8 1/2 months because I'm terrified to let her out of my sight.
T.W.I.T., Good share! I think that when your parents are less than the best, that gives you a laundry list of things that you are going to better for your kids, and that's all, I think, everyone would want for their kids, is to be able to give them better than they got. It seems like you have yourself together to know that now that it's your turn to mother, you want to be present to show love that you maybe didn't get, and that's nothing to be embarrassed about. You know best what works for your family.
Have you all read postsecret before?
Postsecret
Check it out.
Postsecret is one of my favorite websites. I read it religiously every Sunday.
I want to thank everyone for doing this with me. It made me feel like I had a group therapy session with a group of friends.
Thank you!
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