Odd

I think I'm sick of apologising for my nature - for my natural way of being. My mum described the situation to me this morning - she said: "Bazza, ordinarily people are able to see that somebody is different; they can see the fact that they've only got one leg or that they're blind. But with you, you look relatively normal. Nobody can see that you're actually different."

She's right. So as long as I surround myself with people who appreciate the fact that I'm different, then I'll be fine. The problem arises when I befriend people who think I'm abnormal and will change one day, and that I need to change. My message is clear:

I am different. I think weirdly. I do things and say things that are not usually socially acceptable. I need people to be tolerant of this. Equally, I need to learn to be tolerant of the fact that some people can't, and won't, grasp my difference and will always see me as a little 'broken'.