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[SarahB]

I'm not whiny and I have a hard time asking for help, so if you see me upset and ask for help, know that it's very real and I'm probably at my breaking point. I have a hugely compassionate, healing side to me, but I don't like to show that to everyone. I have children, worked with children for years, and adore children. I am immensely silly and have a weird sense of humor which leads people sometimes to mistakingly think I'm not bright. Nope. I can outwit most people when I must (yeah, I can be competitive too).

I like to wear my heart of my sleeve when I love someone and just wear my heart on my sleeve in general (not phony). Don't ask me to hide that or repress my feelings because it will break my heart. I work very hard (again, without whining about it; it's just who I am) and expect a lot out of myself. I'm pretty much a perfectionist to the point of not cutting myself a break in most things. I need to be around people who love me enough to understand the fragility that's sometimes behind all that. Someone who can be there and be strong for me without me having to ask (because I have a hard time asking), but because they want to be.

:)

edit: I can be hard to keep up with too (for many, but not all). :D