I hate labels.
Hate them. I avoid them at all costs. For me, labels turn into stereotypes. When you label someone, you stick a bunch of stereotypes onto them.
When I was little, I was obsessed with labeling myself. I was like a little kid at a candy store, just trying to get them all. I wanted to be a nerd one day, then another I would want to be a girly girl, the next I wanted to be a tough person all on my own. It took me years to realize that I could be all those things and make my own label.
I could be tough and stubborn while wearing the flowiest dress I own. I could want to be both a mom and secret agent and/or soldier. I could be both a mom and secret agent and/or soldier.
I’m not saying that I don’t have a single label on me. I’m saying that I hate it when people label me as something. It makes me angry because I am more than a set of traits.
Please think of that before you label me as a Veronica or a Betty.
