tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post6874035958289744750..comments2024-03-24T14:58:10.815-07:00Comments on Two Old Farts Talking Romance: The OtherLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-9933540229702420252010-08-18T00:32:15.578-07:002010-08-18T00:32:15.578-07:00What a great article. I think you just summed up h...What a great article. I think you just summed up high school for most people. If only I'd known 20 years ago that the people I thought were 'the cool ones' felt as awkward as I did. I just assumed I was the only one. It feels good to know better now, but it's also easy to forget.India Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631171469243868505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-51237190688817023692010-08-17T17:23:50.671-07:002010-08-17T17:23:50.671-07:00Otherness can be very diversified.
I find the ov...Otherness can be very diversified.<br /><br />I find the overabundance of redheaded heroines in Romance novels these days ironic. I grew up in a very small Canadian town and as best I can remember, I was the only redhead. <br /><br />There was nothing subtle about my hair; it was that shade of bright copper red that almost glows. To a number of my peers I stood out like a sore thumb, and they let me know it. Harassment, both verbal and physical, became a way of life.<br /><br />I often wonder if some of my adult personality quirks stem from that time. I was Other through most of grade school.<br /><br />The thing is, I think everyone has their own personal Otherness. Doesn't have to be race or color or even hair. That's why communication is important. <br /><br />And that's why these blogs are a true blessing.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151587271439513617noreply@blogger.com