It’s Kind of Silly, But I Was Young & Naive

Jul 6, 2010

As a younger girl, I had a– well I wouldn’t necessarily call it an overactive imagination, but maybe a grandiose one or a naive one, take your pick. In any event I used to believe that certain things, objects, etc indicated the status of a person. By status, I mean rich, middle class, poor, etc. I know it was a silly notion but I guess I grew up believing in what the television portrayed and as a result, my version of reality was a bit off kilter¹ then most.

In any event as a result of my screwed up view of reality, I also wanted my own chandelier, because I felt that chandeliers signified being rich. I know it’s a crazy notion and an unrealistic one at that, but every time I saw a chandelier it was in some nice, fancy, smancy house and that’s why I just assumed that it was what rich people owned. Of course, now I’m a little more realistic and realize that’s not the case at all and more importantly I realize that chandeliers are actually pretty tacky– well at least the one’s I’ve run across anyway!

1. Okay, so I’m still a bit off kilter now– but that’s beside the point.