"The Girlfriend"

"Did you hear that she's going out with..."

"Him?"

"Yeah, that's her boyfriend..."

"Who?"

"Brian's Girlfriend..."

That's pretty much all I heard today at the penitentiary you and I both know as high school. Yes, I endured smirks, jokes, teasing, and the ever-popular sing-song spelling of the act the British know as "snogging". All of this is highly annoying, yes, but non so much as the new title I've been given: "Brian's Girlfriend".

Yes, this is nice in some cases, but not when my attention is being requested down a long stretch of hallway. I need not the constant yelling of my new martial status, let alone have it become my new name. I like my boyfriend a great deal, but to be labeled as something of a possession is rather...irksome. I am my own person. Not Brian's nor Mr. G's, or Bill Gates'. (though he owns nearly the entire free world, or could some day) My identity shouldn't be erased just because I have a significant other, and neither should his.

Okay, I'm done venting now.

And you can stop laughing, Ben.

Cheers,

Deedee Knickerbocker

Oh, and I guess if you want to visit Ben's blog, you can click on the link:

http://benswhompinblog.blogspot.com/

But I wouldn't suggest it.