A Reason to Like SL

As I was listening to Stevie Wonder sing "Isn't she lovely?" on the radio Monday morning I realized one of my main reasons to like SL is it's my second childhood, only without the perpetual negative judgments. I was never able to please my parents in RL from the time I was born with red hair and my father said, "not red hair!" (he was displeased because I took after his real father).

When I went to school, I didn't fit in there, either. Looking at my RL children, I realize I had the same sensory problems and lack of social graces at a young age that prevented me from enjoying relationships with other children. Now, as I have learned to tolerate noise and crowds, I can enjoy being with people most of the time. Sometimes even in SL I get into sensory overload. If I return to HPI from an adventure and it's crowded on the plaza with lots of public chat, I am overwhelmed. Then, it's time to go to the grunge house and crash.

Fitting in at SL is very easy and often the crazier you look or the more comical your behavior, the easier it is to make friends. Look at Se7en; doesn't her hat resemble a garden gnome's. And she wears plaid all the time. But she has had no trouble attracting friends.

Behavior-wise, I would have been relegated to detention my second day! When I met Mick, we were in the Second Louvre and I climbed on the exhibits. And now, one of my favorite activities is to try to "sit" on objects. Sit on the fountain, sit on the plant, sit on the waterfall. You can't break it! You can't hurt yourself. It's just fun...