Let’s pretend this never happened

I loved this book. I will admit that the only reason I purchased the e-book is because the title caught me – not always the best way to choose your next read but it worked in this case. I was hooked after reading this quote at the end of the introduction:

I want to thank everyone who helped me create this book, except for that guy who yelled at me in Kmart when I was eight because he thought I was being “too rowdy.”

You’re an asshole sir.

 

This book was funny. It was honest. In places, it was almost unbelievable. And most of all, it made me feel normal, and I’ll take that anytime.

I’ll leave you with another quote:

 

In short? It is exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining and requires amazing amounts of energy and Xanax. In fact, I should probably charge money to all the normal people to simply not go to your social functions and ruin them. Especially since i end up saving so much money on sedatives to keep my anxiety at least slightly in check, and those expenses are not even tax deductible. Still, it’s worth the personal expense, because being drugged enough to appear semi coherent is preferable to being treated like an unwelcome polar bear at a dinner party.”