I've come to realize that I'm not like everyone else. It's been like this for my entire life. I'm what they call an "outcast", "oddball", "odd one out", etc. I'm different, but that doesn't mean I'm any less of a human being than everybody else. In fact, there are many things about me that make me "different".

I'm different because I am an "older person trapped inside of a younger person's body". I prefer to listen to older music as opposed to today's garbage where you can't understand half of the words they are saying. I would rather curl up with a good book or pop in a movie on a Friday night as opposed to going to the club to "turn up", "get turnt" or whatever they call it these days. Simply put, I'm just not into the activities most people in my age group are into. I have my own ways of having fun.

I'm different because of my physical appearance. I'm biracial, mixed with black and white, and my appearance is not what one would expect when it comes to a half black/half white person. I have pale skin and light eyes, inherited from the Caucasian side of my family. This makes me an "outcast" when I am with the African American side of my family, especially since they live in Prince George's County, a predominately black area in the state of Maryland. My appearance is what makes me feel different when I am in that area. People always assume I'm adopted or 100% white. I should say to those people what the title of this article says: "Yes, I'm different. So what?"

I'm different because I still do so-called "little kid" things once in a while such as cuddling with stuffed animals, coloring, and wearing my hair in pigtails. What's wrong with letting our inner child show once in a while? After all, we are only young once.

I could go on about how I am different. In fact, everyone has some sort of quality that makes them "stand out" from everyone else. Like I said, it would be boring if we were all the same. So yes, I'm different in many ways...so what?