I saw a segment recently on Rachel Ray, and it was all about whether a person's quirks were considered "normal" or not. I decided to evaluate myself, and here are a few I have come up with....
FEET
One of my pet peeves is to see others touch their feet. I once watched a Bible Study leader cross his leg (in the usual manly fashion), then he commenced to rub his hand up and down the bottom of his shoe. He then used his pen, rubbed his nose, etc. He lost me right there. I could not even hear what he was saying, because I was too grossed out by his actions.
I saw a commercial recently....a very cute little girl about 2 was playing with her mom. The little girl was laughing and giggling, and it was a very sweet and endearing commercial. However...I can't tell you what the commercial is about...because I can't get past the fact that the mom is kissing the bottoms of this little girl's feet! This cute kid was certainly old enough to walk...and mom was kissing her feet?
I rarely touch my feet. If I could go through life without touching them, it would make me happy! I have this "thing" about germs, and feet are one of the worst places for them! My feet get hot and dry so I put lotion on them at least twice a day. But I do it without my hands touching them. I put a dab of lotion on the top of my foot and use the other foot to rub it in. I can even get in-between the toes using this method. Then I put a dab on the second foot and use the first one to rub the lotion in. Anytime I put on socks, shoes or tie my shoes, I have to wash my hands afterwards. (Shoe laces have been known to hang and drag in some pretty disgusting places...like some of the public bathrooms I have been in!)
So, I ask you...is this normal?
FRIENDS
My best friend is the Tide Stick. I ask you...is this normal? (Click here for the rest of the story.)
CRYING
I cry every time I watch "Little House On The Prairie". Very normal you say. But....I start crying at the opening credits when ma and pa ride up in the wagon. I ask you...is this normal?
KID STUFF
I find myself anxiously awaiting the next episode of "Strange Days At Blake Holsey High" on the Discovery Kids channel. I also love to read books from the children's section of the library...The Great Brain, Miss Charity Comes to Stay, Family Shoes, The Bread and Butter Indian. etc. These are books I read when I was in fourth grade, and I have read them over and over and over....I would almost rather read kid's books than "grown up" books.
I ask you...is this normal?
WHAT'S THAT I SMELL
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the smell of stale air...especially when it comes out of a window unit air conditioner. That and the stale air smell that comes out of a car air conditioner when it's first turned on. Once again I must ask....is this normal?
ODD MUSIC
What kind of person would play a midi file of "The Lone Ranger" as her background music on her xanga? I ask you...is this normal??
So, what IS normal behavior? When does behavior move from being ordinary and normal, to weird and abnormal?
I ask you....are YOU normal? Am I? Is anyone ever REALLY normal?
| You Are 55% Normal |
 While some of your behavior is quite normal...
Other things you do are downright strange.
You've got a little of your freak going on,
but you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself. |
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