You Are Not Boring For Liking What You Like

Whether reading all day or partying all night is fun for you, you do you.

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The other night, my cousins were going to a club to dance and drink. While they were getting ready, my aunts and grandma asked me the one question they always ask despite knowing the answer.

“No quires ir con ellas?” You don’t want to go with them?

My response, as usual, was no.

Then, comes my favorite reply: “Booooring.”

I have to contain an eye roll every time. I love my family, but I wish they wouldn’t judge my likes and dislikes because they’re different from theirs.

The way I feel — what they like to do is tiresome. Drinking, parties, and having to scream to have a conversation over music that’s too loud doesn’t just annoy me ; it makes my eyelids heavy.

Sometimes, people argue and say I’d enjoy the party if I were in good company, but that’s not true either. I’ve been to a couple of parties with my best friends of six years, and I still don’t enjoy them. It’s the environment I dislike and make me uncomfortable.

I enjoy the Denny’s breakfast and conversation at one in the morning afterward ten times more. Does…