F.W.

When we came to earth God gave us all many talents and good personality traits. I was lucky enough to be blessed with brains, some musical ability, and a little athletic prowess. I'm a good cook, an entertaining storyteller, and I always give the best advice. But in order to keep me humble I was also blessed with a few flaws. I can't walk in a straight line, I have a bad habit of talking too loud at inappropriate times, and my brain is devoid common sense. Worst of all, though, I tend to always want what I can't have. When I was a kid and we were told to keep out of the cookie jar my brothers and sisters were sad, but they got over it. I, however, did not. Instead, all I could think about was cookies. I wanted them more than I had ever wanted anything else. It didn't even matter if I liked that particular kind of cookie. Oatmeal raisin actually makes me sick, but when I wasn't allowed to have them I craved them. Something about the unattainable was indescribably appealing. I had numerous experiences like this one as I grew up, but this character flaw truly presented itself as I got older and began dating. I would go through a cycle every single time I liked a boy. He didn't give me the time of day so I instantly developed a crush on him. I couldn't have him so of course I desperately wanted him. Then we would start talking and he would begin to really like me too. But as soon as I found that out I would find things wrong with him and move on. If he liked me it meant that I could actually have him, so I didn't want him anymore. It was a vicious circle that hasn't completely disappeared. I guess the root of the problem is that more than anything else I love a challenge. Perhaps I should take up some ridiculously hard sport and channel those energies into something productive!