UNT Confessions
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In high school I was the valedictorian. I honestly hated the attention and being known as a number (especially in a small town where everyone knew each other). It gave me a "goody two-shoes" stereotype where others thought that I and my life were perfect. However, in reality, I had a horrible childhood. There was a lot of abuse, violence, and death for reasons I cannot say for anonymity. No one except some extended family who I barely knew went to college, and my siblings and cousins all drank, did drugs, and went to jail multiple times. I have also done plenty of things best left unsaid since when I first got my hands on alcohol. I have depression and trust issues because of all this, and it always frightens me when a guy shows more interest than a fling so I have become a sort of perpetual loner. Now, the whole reason I've even mentioned this much you could say is to ask whoever reads this to please not judge just from first impressions or what you think you know of someone. We all have our demons and many of us are still trying to fight them. A simple smile in passing or other small show of kindness does much more than you’d think.