tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post7525036394016271942..comments2023-10-04T04:05:26.777-07:00Comments on Adventures In Writing: Like Mandarin: Non-BlogfestLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-55556393464796278932011-03-20T21:52:09.088-07:002011-03-20T21:52:09.088-07:00AW, I love, love, love this! Perfection.AW, I love, love, love this! Perfection.ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-47803455043591392472011-03-20T18:36:56.482-07:002011-03-20T18:36:56.482-07:00I'm late, but thank you for participating! gre...I'm late, but thank you for participating! great post. it's so refreshing to reach the point where we realize we're most comfortable as ourselves :)Kirsten Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104770344704228757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-44810933002153230572011-03-17T07:53:41.868-07:002011-03-17T07:53:41.868-07:00Great post. Strong people is what it takes, even i...Great post. Strong people is what it takes, even in todays youth. There are so many things I would have changed back then. LeSigh.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-66381350465483267202011-03-16T16:32:11.451-07:002011-03-16T16:32:11.451-07:00aww, I love this post! That's so similar to my...aww, I love this post! That's so similar to my high school experience - I was awkward physically and socially, but I went after things passionately, and so I found a group of friends who were the same. By the time we graduated, actually, we were all much less awkward. It was awesome. :)Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-58582232860682309482011-03-16T15:53:39.371-07:002011-03-16T15:53:39.371-07:00Takes a long time to come to that conclusion, some...Takes a long time to come to that conclusion, sometimes--that you are best at being yourself. And that this is a good thing. I know I struggled with it for a long time.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-69050787902161016602011-03-16T14:12:44.359-07:002011-03-16T14:12:44.359-07:00What's wrong with the clever, arty, musical, w...What's wrong with the clever, arty, musical, weird people? I thought I was cool!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-50897739640066954822011-03-16T09:16:34.478-07:002011-03-16T09:16:34.478-07:00Brilliant! Why is it that we want to be popular? I...Brilliant! Why is it that we want to be popular? I guess just to fit in? Whatever the reason, I'm glad you learned that you are enough. :)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-7885398713870226202011-03-16T09:16:14.618-07:002011-03-16T09:16:14.618-07:00I love, love, love this! I was never popular, eith...I love, love, love this! I was never popular, either, and I spent a lot of time trying to be like those kids. Until I finally realized the same thing you did: "being me was enough."<br /><br />You said this so perfectly! *hugs*Jessica Ann Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131293013101275074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-25379641391153045632011-03-16T08:56:44.414-07:002011-03-16T08:56:44.414-07:00Placing on my list!Placing on my list!Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-44118740156001216112011-03-16T08:53:36.234-07:002011-03-16T08:53:36.234-07:00I love this post, Lindsay. I wish that I'd bee...I love this post, Lindsay. I wish that I'd been able to read it when I was fourteen, so I only hope that some fourteen year old somewhere is reading this!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-40534258388742423442011-03-16T06:18:15.539-07:002011-03-16T06:18:15.539-07:00AWWW *sniffle* this was so lovely!AWWW *sniffle* this was so lovely!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-86128031046522367622011-03-16T05:49:47.151-07:002011-03-16T05:49:47.151-07:00This was awesome. My HS was nothing like the one&#...This was awesome. My HS was nothing like the one's we read in YA books. We had popular kids, but no one really worshipped them. They were just there. The beautiful crowd.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-50785766569202058972011-03-16T05:40:04.121-07:002011-03-16T05:40:04.121-07:00sounds like you had some wonderful mandarins who h...sounds like you had some wonderful mandarins who helped you find self confidence!Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-68448541474330942062011-03-16T04:41:49.937-07:002011-03-16T04:41:49.937-07:00I loved this! Such a different take. It doesn'...I loved this! Such a different take. It doesn't surprise me that you were strong enough to just be yourself and was in no need of a Mandarin, I suppose I could have said the same... I'm just not sure I would have believed it :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-36008793277428874392011-03-16T01:16:00.973-07:002011-03-16T01:16:00.973-07:00I freaking love this post. I love how you realized...I freaking love this post. I love how you realized that the only person you needed to be was yourself.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.com