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Normal People Hate Those Who Challenge Their Worldview

3/19/2013

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Dear Papa Bear,

As my pseudonym implies, everyone in my so-called “home” kept saying to me that I'm one of those "cursed beings," being different from the normal standards they consider. Oh, I'm a nine-tailed fox if you're wondering. The parents told their children not to go near me and the other folks are giving one hell of a life.... I thought to myself that my existence was a mistake, a fallacy, that I shouldn't be here in the first place. I considered suicide but deep inside me told me to shove the idea off. I have this special "gift" and even I used it to help they still consider it worthless and push me off.

It all started in pre-school where I'd sit in the corner while the other children play with the other normal kids. Occasionally they'd throw the Lego blocks at me.

Elementary got bad. As during free time they'd throw a rant on me on how 'not normal' I was and mythical creatures like don't exist.

High school got worse. I got into a male-exclusive school and knowing how boys like me go... let's just say they'd do rough-housing on my and used me as tackle practice.

Right now... college, then again male-exclusive but things seem to calm a bit. I got a friend who is normal that actually understands my disposition. But I have the feeling his other friends would influence him to knock me senseless. Plus I got a crush on him... I never told anyone and I hide it pretty good. I don't want to ruin his and my reputation so I recently decided to avoid him and break all contact, luckily his dorm is on the other building. I heard that he was worried about me for not answering his calls or replying his texts, that melt my heart but still I decided to keep BIG distances, it's for his own good, I think.

Speaking of the dorm, it is the worse nightmare EVER! Anyone would come in my room start trouble for nothing. If they find out I'm gay they'd beat me into a bloody pulp. Luckily the teachers' (all males) dorm was just next door and heard the mess one night. They barged in heroically and reprimand the trouble makers. Then they asked me to move into their place so that they can take care of me. That's sweet. But deep down I still feel empty.

So Papa Bear... is it really THAT bad to be THIS different?

Sorry if I wasted most of your precious time.

Signed, "The one who is not suppose to exist,"

CursedFoxy

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My Dear CursedFoxy,

Normal people are boring. Normal people are sheep following the crowd, doing whatever everyone else does because that is what is accepted and expected. Normal people never stretch beyond the confines of the box. Normal people have no imagination. Normal people never achieve their full potential or come to realize their true selves. Normal people are about as interesting as dried toast.

You are lucky to be you. You are truly unique and are anything but normal. Therefore, Papabear says you should consider yourself blessed, not cursed.

When the norms attack you, either with words or with violence, it is because they are afraid of all things that are not like them. That is because people who are not like them—physically, intellectually, or spiritually—challenge their concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, healthy and unhealthy, moral and immoral. When those concepts are challenged, then they have to think about whether their OWN concepts are correct or not, and norms do not like to think. It hurts their brains.

Three things you need to bear in mind, Foxy: 1) you have rights, including the right not to be abused, which is protected by law; you have the right to contact authorities if you are assaulted, and I hope you will do so if it happens again; 2) you have the right to defend yourself if someone attacks you, including punching them back and, if necessary, even killing them if they try to kill you. Not that I hope it ever happens like that, but it would not be a bad thing to learn some self-defense skills.

And 3) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST. Indeed, I feel that it is fortunate that you and others who, like you, are not norms, exist. You are the windows to possibilities beyond the norm. This is one reason Papabear is a Furry and loves all people and things Furry, and it is also why I get my grrr on when Furries show norm-ish behavior when they reject, say, Otherkin or Bronies. A true furry considers such prejudices beneath the spirit of Furry.

Foxy, Papabear has a task for you. It is an easy task, it might seem, on one paw, but on the other paw, it could be a challenge for you. It is this: change your name from CursedFoxy to BlessedFoxy. Would you do that for Papabear? Please do.  It sounds silly, but if you do this it could change your entire outlook on life and on yourself.

You are BlessedFoxy, and don’t even know it.

Papabear 

P.S. That guy who likes you? Contact him, please. You should not toss away love so lightly. It is a rare thing. Learn to love yourself and it will be easier to accept other people's love in return.
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Critter link
3/19/2013 02:17:40 pm

You're not the only non-normal one, Foxy, take heart. I've done and been a lot of non-normal things in my life and hope to do more.

Blessings indeed, and remember the world needs you.

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Ingavar Khaos
3/20/2013 04:40:49 am

not trying to be rude or anything, just pointing this out, the first paragraph sounds a lot like the anime Naruto.

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Papabear
3/20/2013 03:54:49 pm

Not sure why you think that might be rude...? If you mean it sounds like I borrowed lines from Naruto, I wouldn't know as I don't watch anime and have never been a fan of it.

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Ingavar Khaos
3/21/2013 01:36:07 am

Not you, PapaBear, the furry who wrote you the letter. In Naruto (in the begining), the main character (Naruto Uzumaki) is treated like a "cursed being" because he has the spirit of a Nine Tailed Fox demon sealed inside his body.

Papabear
3/21/2013 03:13:28 am

Ohhh, LOL, told you I was clueless about anime programs. :-3

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Nivis
3/21/2013 11:53:22 am

This post really resonate deep inside me.. I've seen part of my own life in it.

I agree with Mr. Bear, if you're in touch with who you are and able to accept it; then you are truly blessed.

I personally know who I am and still struggle to accept it fully.

In MY point of view, normality doesn't really exist, it's always relative to the point of view of the person who look at the "picture / action".
Same as Good and Evil, Blessed and Cursed; it's all relative and personal to the person who see it.
Better to be Blessed then Cursed.

Be STRONG and be PROUD of who you are.

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Eyon link
4/6/2013 09:34:11 am

I know exactly how he feels, but I'm still in high school. I'm just glad people are afraid to mess with me because I fight back. I hope he figures out how he's going to handle things and it all goes will for him.

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