Writer's Workshop {12.17}

This week's chosen prompt for Writer's Workshop by Mama Kat:

Summer’s recent post “I’m Sensitive And I Want To Stay That Way” talks about how her sensitivity works for her and against her, but that she embraces herself for the way she is. What is your cross to bear?

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I have to copy Summer as well...

I'm a sensitive and delicate little flower.

I'm a very sensitive person. My feelings are easily hurt. Things that may not mean something to someone will mean something possibly entirely different to me. If someone says something to me, it sticks with me for a long time.

How it works for me? Well I guess because I'm so sensitive, I'm also very compassionate. I'm a good listener and I feel I can help people when they are sad. When they are sad or hurting, I am too. I hate to see people down, no matter who they are. If they cry, then I cry too. I feel that I can relate to people.

How it works against me? I can cry at the drop of a hat. ugh. I'm such a baby. If someone says something mean or crappy, I will most likely cry. When people are rude or condescending I take it personally. Anything really that is said to me, I take it personally.

My step-mom used to tell me to grow "thick skin." I think I have a microscopically thin layer, because some stuff I can handle, but some of it I can't.

I'm just a sensitive and caring person. I will be your friend. Then when you burn me, well I'll probably still be your friend because I'm that lame. I can't stand to be mean to anyone. I remember everything someone does to me. I'm like a damn Dr. Seuss elephant. Horton wasn't it? An elephant never forgets.

I get frustrated with how sensitive I am. I will think the most simplest thing said sometimes is possibly a dig against me. Who knows. But I am me and well I kinda like me. Sensitive, worrying, caring, sappy, crying person I am.

So I bear the overly sensitive cross. And I'm totally OK with that.