— Everybody likes you.
— So I'm likeable??
— Yes, you are
— That's a good thing to have I guess
— No, that is great Danna. You're a good person, people have told us and your dad has told me as well.
— What qualities does my dad says I have?
— He says that you're a joyful person, always smiling. That you're kind. A hard worker. Easy going. Sweet. And that people like you because of how beautiful of a person you are.
— Really?? You think so too mom?
— Of course, you are a very beautiful person, who wouldn't like you??
— Aww, you say that cause you're my mom
— No, I say it cause it's true
— Sometimes I feel that I don't fit in with my friends... they're all witty, and always joke around and are hugging each other. And I'm not like that. Maybe I've become a Canadian, cause when I was a teenager, I was more touchy and friendly, and now it just doesn't feel natural you know? I give people space, and I'm not good at making jokes... and sometimes I feel like they're more fun than I am. That I don't have their "swag" you know?That I bore them.
— It's good to have different personalities in a group. That's there's variety.
— Do you think it's an insecurity of mine??
— Yeah I think it is. It's okay to be different, to have your own personality. They won't take it wrong.
— Before, I used to try to be like my friends... I used to wanna be like them. And now I'm not... I'm me. But I constantly get the thought in my head that I don't fit in because I'm not like them... because I'm me. And that they're not gonna like me because I'm more serious and don't joke as much as them.
— Be yourself kikito... don't worry. You don't have to be like them. And of course they like you, otherwise they wouldn't be hanging out with you. They like you for who you are.
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This is the first time in my life that I am myself, with friends. That I don't pretend. It feels good and I didn't think I would still feel insecure at 25 but sometimes I still do.
I think it's normal to feel that way since I tried to be like others my entire life, and now I don't so I'm not used to being accepted you know?
I'm not used to being accepted for who I am.
But I am being accepted.
— It feels so good to be accepted mom. I feel genuinely happy. It's a warm feeling.
— Of course you are. Don't listen to your insecurities. Your friends like you, just keep being yourself.😊
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