Are You Odd?
Are you odd? I am too. Shake hands, brother or sister.
I'm very tall, and I like to impersonate dead movie stars. (You should hear my Katharine Hepburn!) Oh - and I read Tarot cards for a living, and see Spirits.
And that's just for starters. I'll spare you the rest.
If you're unusual, or odd, I'd like to offer this bit of advice to make things easier.
It took me decades to figure out that each time I met a new person - a nice, normal new person - that he was experiencing my oddness for the first time. What I mean is, what was a new experience for him was an old experience for me.
He would roll his eyes and act uncomfortable. He would wonder, "Does Rose know that she is a little strange? Should I tell her? Should I do something about it? Should I tell her to change? Well, one thing is for sure: I need to make a lot of sneering faces to let the world know that I think Rose is odd - because God forbid the world should think that I am odd, too!"
I'd like to advise you to keep this in mind: Thousands of times in your life, you will meet people who will think that you are odd. Don't be insulted. Instead, allow it to become an "old hat" experience for you. Why? Those "normal" people you meet have the experience of meeting an odd person only a few times in their lives. But they will encounter your particular brand of oddness only once. That's why they get so worked up about it.
So you're the old pro. Be kind. Walk them through it. That's what I do. I say, "Now, look. People have been looking at me strangely for decades. I'm used to this. This is normal for me. I know who I am, and how I am affecting you right now. I don't need your input. Just relax and enjoy me."