Friendly Phobias

Has anyone made a pre-judgement of someone?

............of course.  I am as guilty as the next person.  Having a conversation with a fellow co-worker, who since starting, I am happy to call a friend, began to express her "worry" of meeting me as I was on vacation when she started.  She said "I have a phobia of pretty girls and blonde girls and pretty blonde girls".  "I was intimidated by the picture of you and Dawn.  I was afraid you were going to be mean and not like me" (which by the way is completely impossible because she makes me laugh and has a personality that is infectious).  Totally unphased by the statement and compliment I laughed because more times than not I have been referred to as the shirt to the left.  Now I never take offense to this judgement because up until a couple of years ago, I was extremely cautious of who I let in.  I had very few friends, never pursued new ones, in fact I would do all in my power to prevent them.  My walls and barricades were completely un-penatratable.  I held everyone at arms length, even those I loved, for fear I would be hurt or made a fool of as had happened so many times before.  Obviously, this blog would never have come to be as I would have thought it too intrusive.   If it had happened it would've been much darker.  I did embody the word, however, I have now surrounded myself with individuals that I know would never intentionally hurt me in any way.  People that love me and like me for me.  So as a friend was pouring out her insecurities of meeting me, honestly and truly, I laughed.  Wow!  I felt like a total jerk.  Anyway, she proceeded to tell me she was glad she was wrong about me and that I wasn't mean to her.  I told her not to worry, sometimes, I am happy to carry the title! =)  So I happened upon that shirt and had to write this post.  

Now this shirt fits............  

Thanks to my little Phobia Friend for giving our friendship a chance, giving me a new title

and for being a complete and utter riot.  Leilani, you have a wonderful

heart, a beautiful sense of humor and your as cute as a 12yr

old button!  Thanks chica.  Love ya!