What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about you?

[browneyes]

I think there are a few misconceptions about me.

However, I think the biggest one for me is most people don't realize I have a tiny bit of a temper. I'm not a tempermental person (atleast I don't think so), but when I get mad-I need a lot of breathing room. I'm a higly tolerant person (again, atleast I think so), so if I get mad-someone's done something really stupid (and yes, sometimes that person is me-I do have a lot of Lucy Ricardo tendencies ).

My SO would be quick to tell you I have a temper.

 

[Cindy B]

That because your name is Cindy that you are automatically stupid...

 

[olena]

Easy. I've dealt with this all my life. Some people assume that my visual impairment rendered me deaf and dumb. It's amazing to have to tell people that I'm NOT stupid....LOL! Sometimes I think some people are more blind than I'll ever be.

 

[lisajl]

That I have never done anything bad in my life.

That I have never had fun.

I look like a "goody two shoes", but I have had my fun when I was a teen.

It is kind of nice because I fool people all the time.
One person in particular thought she knew me well. When I told her my DH and I lived together before we got married, she just about fell over.
Now, If I told her about my other boyfriends, she probably would have had a stroke!

Lisajl

 

[snoopy]

Great question!

I recently attended a high school reunion and talked to a guy that I knew from back then. He revealed that he always thought I was very aloof. I was so shocked to hear that, since I have always thought of myself as very friendly and easily approachable, but when I really thought about it afterward I guess that at that age I had a lot of insecurities and really was inwardly shy. I think I have grown up a lot since then, and doubt that anyone thinks I am aloof now, but one never knows.

Another misconception about me is that people tend to think that since I am an artist, I am crafty. I in fact dislike doing crafts, I'm not into a crafty decor, I don't go to craft shows, "country" or "homey" is definately not my style. I'm very much a minimalist, and I like a decor with a very clean line. Too much "stuff" is one of my biggest nightmares. People expect me to crochet or knit or sew, I wouldn't to begin to know how to do the first two, and I can't thread a needle to save my life. I'm artistic in that I'm good at drawing and painting and writing, to some degree, but that is where it ends.

 

[doxdogy]

That I am a cold-hearted person and that I have tons of self-confidence. Those that know me best, know that I actually have a big heart and have zero self-confidence.

 

[smileybrat]

that i'm quiet and a goddy-goody.

when i'm with my friends i'm a totally different person then when i'm with strangers. i working on being myself all the time now. i don't care what others think of me. it's a lot more fun.

 

[nkjzmom]

That I am a "nice" person.....if I hear that again I will RIP SOMEONE'S HEART OUT!!!!!!!

And don't get me started about how many times the words "nice" and "sweet" are in my yearbooks.......

 

[Chattyaholic]

Just because I'm an "only child", people think I'm spoiled...
imagine that!!

 

[CathyCanada]

I think here some people think I am tough. That really makes me laugh and those that know me laugh about it too. Webmaster is a "personna" as well as a title. I really am a lot "looser" in RL than I am on the boards. I just have to be good here.

and I'm not blonde! For some reason I always hear that...."oh I pictured you as a blonde" I guess I could be.....
CC

 

[caitycaity]

that i'm amoral b/c i don't believ in god.

 

[SeaSpray]

I honestly don't know what people think about me, so I don't know whether their perceptions are correct or not. lol

 

[preshi]

That I am quiet and reserved.......

 

[Saffron]

I think some people think I'm snooty. I'm not, I truly know I'm not, but I sometimes I get that impression and it makes me feel bad. I feel bad in that whatever I did caused someone else to feel uncomfortable.

Did that sound snooty?

 

[Pembo]

That I'm nice...........

 

[Pete's Mom]

Originally posted by caitycaity
that i'm amoral b/c i don't believ in god.

Hey you heathen! God is spelled with a capital "G".
JUST KIDDING!

 

[December99]

That I'm lazy and unhealthy because I am a larger size. I hear that alot when people look at me in restaurants or in stores sometimes. And I am NOT nice when I make a comment about it to whoever I'm with (generally my dd). Just because I'm fat doesn't mean I can't do the same things EVERYONE else can do!!!!! Sometimes I can do more things that someone else that is thinner might be able to do. And I am healthy - if I weren't my doc would be on my case!

 

[Tony-NJ]

think I'm nasty or that I have an attitude at first. but it turns out that I'm a very nice person! Just don't p me off!!

Now CC - who could think you're nasty?

 

[aahmom1]

I'm a female and blonde, so I must automatically be stupid.

 

[tc]

Many people think I am self-centered and stuck up, and very confident. I think this comes from the theater stuff I do, and that I'm on stage at church a lot. People just think because you have the nerve to get on a stage, you're confident. But, I am very shy and have little self-confidence. When I get on a theater stage, it's not me, but the character. When I'm on stage at work, it's to sing, and that's the one thing I am confident doing. For some reason, it does not bother me to sing in front of 2,000 people on Sunday morning. Or lead worship in front of 300 on Sunday night.

I am also not immature, regardless of how young I look.