Maybe I should’ve said…
by V.E. on May 10th, 2008
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You know this thing that I put at the top of each of my Confession posts?
[This is the first draft of the ##st/nd/rd/th part of my Master's thesis/book, Confession.
Comments and questions are always appreciated.]
Yes, well, maybe I should’ve said, “Constructive comments and intelligent questions are always appreciated” because recently I’ve had to defend my actions and endure teasing based on and about the fourth part of “Confession”.
I know I was naive, okay? I know. But just because I’ve written about it doesn’t give you the right to tease me about my actions or mental state during that period of my life. I’m writing about it now so that people can understand the people in my book better. Bennett’s intentions that evening were less than noble, as has been pointed out, but mine were innocent. Nathan, my then-boyfriend, is THE ONLY person allowed to be angry or question me about what happened. Everyone else who feels holier than thou: take it elsewhere. Don’t tease me; I’ve never taken teasing well, and if you know me, you know that. Don’t tell me I should’ve known what was going on. Don’t project yourself onto me. I am not you. I’m writing nonfiction as it happened… or, at least, as I remember it. That’s all.
