Lets be very honest right now I was a strange child growing up. I always felt weird and different around people. I know my upbringing played a part in that. I was the tomboy who wore boys clothing, shy of my own image, played sports and rarely brushed my hair. While most girls would sit on top of cars and talk about boys, or making fun of me, I was out playing games of manhunt, getting dirty and learning to defend myself. I knew the struggle of arguing with parents who didn't understand me, or want to hear me out. I never felt like I belonged anywhere, and my comfort that things were going to be alright was in Buffy.
Buffy Summers was not the average teen, she had a destiny, she had to fight and save the world, all while maintaining the normalcy that was expected of her, and no matter how hard she tried to "fit in" it backfired. I'm not saying I was out there slaying vampires, nah chills, but I always tried to be one with the crowd, be accepted and instead I stuck out like a sore thumb, and yea I hated that feeling. Buffy helped show me that it was ok not to fit in. Things were going to be ok, that there were friends waiting for me that were gonna love me for who I am, and that I was going to be ready to face everything that comes my way, no matter how difficult it is.
And I can't lie every day I put up the fight, I struggle with my issues, I work hard, try to maintain, I have some crazy ass awesome friends who have my back and yea while I'm not technically saving the world I'm kicking ass! And I guess I have to thank Buffy, well more importantly Joss Whedon for creating a character that I needed while growing up. Cause I'm cookie dough, and one day I'll realize I'm cookies.
