"Role models" lol

[Cordellia Amethyste Rose]

For my grammar class we had to write a few sentences about our role models and then rewrite them.  Here is what I wrote.  Lol.  I kept cracking  up because I was so bold.  I'm highly impressed with myself for the moment.......not because my writing is genius as this is crap for my grammar class, but because I told the truth and flaunted it.  Here's what I wrote.  I wonder if my prof is thoroughly puzzled right now.

 

Prompt:

"Reflect upon the mentors or personalities that have been a great influence in your life.  Start by writing a few short sentences on each person, then try to meld some of the ideas together by using relative clauses."  

 

I have a condition called Maladaptive Daydreaming, which is in short an addiction to daydreaming.  Because of this condition, I grew up completely disconnected to my outer environment and instead grew up in a fantasy world full of fictional role models.  It's like the people on the outside were just ghosts who I could barely see and felt no connection to.  Therefore, to be truly accurate, I would have to describe some of my fictional role models.  I could lie and say that people I had almost no connection to or even worse loathed were great inspirations to me…….but why lie when the truth is so much more bizarre and interesting?  Perhaps I'll blend them together. 

 

Ede was my biological mother.  She was mean and abusive.

Baby is the nickname of my main character.  I never gave her a name, probably in part because I felt guilty and ashamed that she existed.  It's also highly symbolic. 

Helena is an actress who became my fictional mother.  John is her husband.  Laura became her stepdaughter. 

Dr. Cynthia Schupak is a doctor in NY who's studying Maladaptive Daydreaming.  She's become a huge mentor for me.  Her history, from what little she's told me, could rival even my wildest fictional characters.  You just can't make that stuff up……..unless you're one of us. 

 

Ede, an emotionally unstable and abusive woman, screamed at me every chance she got.

I, an emotionally fragile youth, crumbled under all the pressure.  I built a fantasy world full of characters who were kind to me.

Baby, an idealized version of myself, excelled under the influence of many supportive role models.

Helena, her fictional mother figure, was a great actress, writer, and mom.

Laura, a young theater worker, became great friends with Laura.

John, Laura's father, quickly fell in love with Helena.

I, an emotionally unstable daydreamer with an overactive imagination, would have to learn to accept myself before I would learn to excel at anything. 

My site members, wonderfully creative people with a similar condition, are very glad I decided to speak up.

Dr. Cynthia Schupak, a nutty doctor with a PHD and colorful history, is working hard to educate the world about Maladaptive Daydreaming. 

We, wild-minded individuals, have a real chance to change the psychological community.

We, one thousand strong, will not easily be ignored. 

I, recently featured in “Scientific American Mind”, am milking the publicity for all it’s worth.   

 

 

 

[Cordellia Amethyste Rose]

I'm so glad!  I was hoping it wasn't too snarky.  Lol.  I just get so fed up with "normal" people sometimes.  They need to get over themselves.

[Lori]

Thank you for all of your great work on this site. And thanks for your great comment on my post yesterday. It totally turned me around and made me feel a lot better. I can't tell you how much that means to me!!

[Delorean Jones]

I read that article! Haha, that's how I found this place. I can't tell you how excited I was to find out about it! Thank you for making this site!