Normal-"conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected."
Imagine sitting in class, working on your paper due by the end of class. You try to focus on the paper but every minute or so you hear this stampede that must be created because the whole cast from the Lion King is practicing their opening song where everyone comes to see Simba... but wait.. nope it is freshmen trying to recreate the Indiana 500 in your high school hallways. For the first week or two you can't seem to function without Benadryl, but thankfully within a month, it becomes normal.Normal is such a funny word I like to call words like these undefinable. Think about it. What is normal. Is waking up at 6 your "norm," how about waking up each morning and grasping at your side table aimlessly hoping to find your glasses? You see, there is no definition but it is found in dictionaries. So instead of pointing out other "norms", I will give you a few of mine which may not be yours.
Plaids. So my staple is flannels preferably with a plaid pattern. Currently, in my wardrobe, I have 15 each with my a different feel towards them. This may see either normal or different to you. Maybe you prefer scarfs, or maybe you like to wear that jacket that makes you feel comfortable for any occasion.
So when talking about "norms" it would feel incomplete without my favorite story.
When I was in fifth grade I was called up front to answer a simple math question and I ended up getting it right but not before this one girl... Kimberly Love... noticed something different about me from the entire class. I was the ONLY one who wrote left handed. But stating it was simply too cliché so instead, she said (in your best valley girl voice) "Wait, do you write with your left hand?" I so badly wanted to say, "NO, you moron, I just wanted to try something new in front of the whole class making myself look like an idiot" But I did the next best thing out there... I ... Hey guys now is a good time to tell you that for my first two blogs I was babysitting my little brother and just so happened to tell him I was writing a letter to send to the land of the unknown (I had to tell him something to get him to go) but instead of getting bored he actually wanted to help.... (Where was I, oh yeah) I did the next best...

Hey, guys if you were to be in this situation what would you have told her? Be creative, keep it PG, but most importantly don't go trying to find Kimberly Love
P.S. *for those who went to find Kimberly Love* Is now a good time to tell you I made up the name?

I would have said "No, I just wrote that with my left hand just because.
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