Hello (clear throat) hi (clear throat again) oh my, hello.
Sorry, I’m a bit nervous. I mean, I’ve never admitted it out loud.  And though I’m sure my friends and family have all seen the signs, I never out right said what I am.  
So how do you start these things again?  
Hi, my name is Natasha. And I’m inappropriate.
I guess if I had to pin point a start, it would be second grade.  I know, young right? Although looking back, I don’t think I knew what I was doing.  I was naïve.  In fact, I don’t think that when I started I was inappropriate at all, but if I knew then what I know now, I would have never gone on this downward spiral. But I was 8.  Someone should have taken heed.  The warning signs were all there.  Saying things without thinking.  Quieting a room. Making other people feel uncomfortable with what I said.  I was textbook.  Telling a teacher that” nobody else likes you, but I think you’re okay” should have been the beginning and the end of my dabbling.  I guess it was amusing for others.  
I think I put the kibosh on it for many years.  Or, at least I was so wrapped up in the whole thing, I didn’t realize I was inappropriate. I think that’s scarier.  For a period of time, I was actually very P.C. But then something happened and I went right back on the inappropriate bandwagon.  It started minor again, with me telling a Hasidic Jew something so vulgar I feel ashamed to repeat it.  I distinctly remember the faces of everyone at the table.  It seemed funny at the time, but looking back, I now realize I was the only one laughing.  Seems to be the story of my inappropriate life.  
I didn’t realize I had gone back to full force until about two years ago.  When one of my friends died I made a ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ joke that I didn’t even realize I said until I heard the collection of groans.  But that’s usually the way it happens.  I black out while saying it and then come to during the aftermath.
I guess my light bulb moment happened last week, when I realized that if I want to live, I need to stop.  My boss said something to the effect of “That little dog has a cute little collar.  It’s all pink and fluffy on the inside and black on the outside.”  To which I replied, “Aren’t we all that way though, really?” I don’t remember saying it!  I don’t remember thinking it!  I just remember her face.  Her poor shocked face.  As though I had slapped her.  When I realized I had hit bottom, I just turned around and walked away.  This is my last straw.  This is my Everest.  I cannot live my life like this anymore.  I WONT live my life like this anymore.  I don’t want to be another statistic; I want to come out on the other side!  I choose LIFE!!!
Monday, January 28, 2008
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just letting you know that i do indeed, occasionally, still read your blog. that is all. good luck with all that :)
just letting you know that i do indeed, occasionally, still read your blog. that is all. good luck with all that :)
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