Let's face it, we're all different on here than we are in our real-lives. I'll be the first to admit it. On tumblr, i'm not afraid to say "fuck this shit" or care what people think of me. I'm free to express my opinions without being judged. I can be sassy, cynical, sarcastic person that I really am. Not the sweet, well-behaved girl that everyone thinks I am.
But the things is, I actually used to be that sweet, well-behaved, prim, proper, boring as fuck girl.
Then I joined tumblr.
I guess you could say that tumblr changed my life, yeah. It made me aware of the fact that I actually hate like 50% of my friends because I can't stand the fact that they ALWAYS have to be right, and that I know nothing (let's just say that that 50% is no longer in my life).
It made me more aware of some fucking awesome music. I mean, HELLO, I was your typical white-girl from the 'burbs of Chicago who would only listen to AT Top 40 and wouldn't touch anything that fell under the genre of Alternative, Punk or Indie with a 10 foot pole.
It made me more aware of the fact that I should stand up for what I believe needs to be fixed in the world, and to not only be aware but actually do things to change the world.
But the best thing I learned from tumblr?
To accept my body for what it is, and to not be ashamed of how I look. I'm not some size-4, blonde hair, blue eye girl. I'm a size-16 with a huge ass and I couldn't be more comfortable in my own body.
But the pre-tumblr me?
Let's just say I constantly walked around waiting for someone to come up behind me and say "Hey fat-ass"To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't be who I am without tumblr
It's been almost 2 years since creating findingmysunsetsomewhere.tumblr.com (shameless self-promo. Go check it out), and well, to be perfectly honest, I am a stronger, new me.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Thank you tumblr.
Thank you for changing me for the better.
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