the boy across the hall
June 7, 2012 § 222 Comments
Two days ago, or maybe yesterday…. my across the hall neighbor who i sometimes used to like to kiss— insulted, by informing me that i had Peter Pan syndrome. Of all the awful names he has called me over the last 8 months, this was my favorite, because having Peter Pan syndrome seems like the sort of syndrome a girl like me should possess. Clearly jealous of my inability to grasp reality and be bogged down by mundane human details that in truth are not reality, but mere human illusions. So to him, i was stuck in a non-reality, but to me, he was sentenced and cemented into the horror of the 9-5 human death. Either way, I had Tinker Bell and a piece of paper, and all he had was……well something very different, something i didn’t want, no matter how safe or sane.
Shooby doop dobby dop dobby doop dobby dah dah doo dap
Shooby doop dobby dop dobby doop dobby dah dah dobby op
Shooby doop dobby dop dobby doop dobby dah dah doo dap
Do bop she doo whoo—phil collins
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ginger 🙂
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Beautiful…I nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award http://www.camgal.wordpress.com/camgals-1st-award/ :)- Camgal
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I love Phil Collins! ❤
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“you’ll be in my heart, alwaayyyys” 🙂
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me too
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Dear Coco, I love your quirky stories, snippets and tid bits. I admire your ability to mix up several emotions at once, often creating bitter sweet scenarios with a sugar coating of happy go lucky free spiritedness. They make me want to whirl, skip and dance crazily whilst crying at the same time. X
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Hahahaha what a great comment, thanks for the encouragement YAY!
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Couldn’t agree more!:-)
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Im in love with your words- you are an amazing writer
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THANK YOU !!!
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“Either way I had Tinker Bell”
I love that; beautiful post.
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hehe thanks
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Me too! That line just got me!! Love it!
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sometimes we just love the questions then to wait for answers !
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agreed
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now, why would he call you awful names. i think you seem quite lovely. although he went wrong with saying you had peter pan syndrome; that is not an insult at all. it is quite the compliment. i remember, once upon a time, i took a quiz (because i have always liked those type of things), and my result was that i was alice, forever living in the red king’s dream.
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i can’t remember but thanks 🙂
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I a quiz an it said I was the Carpenter from Alice in Wonderland
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What quiz are these?? I want to take it
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This is the one I did http://www.quotev.com/quiz/2428296/Which-Alice-in-Wonderland-character-are-you/
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Great thanks!!
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❤
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liebe dich
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Beautiful 🙂 oooo I envy you… I so wish someone would insult me in the same manner 😉
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haha well, you wouldn’t have enjoyed all the names previous to this 😉
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haha understood, though a truth I learnt somewhat recently… does it really matter how he reflected his insecurities by judging you, he was defining himself
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Tinker Bell…nice
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haha understood, though a truth I learnt somewhat recently… does it really matter how he reflected his insecurities 😉 by judging you, he was defining himself 🙂
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Here-Here!
You hit the nail on the head! So sad for him…
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Love your post!
I agree with you, reality is what you make of it. And what better way to live your life than in that way!
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Charming!
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A couple of years back a good friend of mine told me that I was Peter Pan. Not meant as an insult– really more of a commnentary on my permanent state of mind– I think it is wonderful to maintain a sense of playfulness, adventure, energy and yes, vulnerability and innocence, that children seem to be able to tap into.
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Ha ha, isn’t that something? Pretty and I are huge Peter Pan syndrome practitioners. Everyone has the ability, but just like Wendy Darling, most loose the will to fly. Ha ha ha ha ha.
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I liked this one a lot.
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😀 many thanks Clayton
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i don’t see anything wrong with peter pan syndrome, as long as you don’t take it to michael jackson levels.
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why grasp reality when that reality might not be real? =D being a bit mad (in others eyes at least) is always going to be much more enjoyable than the dullness of everyday average life
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haha. Nothing worse than the 9-5 human death. I’m vying for Tinker bell and a piece of paper, and maybe a kite too! 🙂
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i love flying kites–it’s been forever
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Yes, it has (for me too I mean 🙂 )
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“bogged down by mundane human details…sentenced and cemented into the horror of the 9-5 human death.”
~ It’s like you know me…! 😮
Lovely writing, by the way. I really like your site. Seems friendly over here. 🙂
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We are indeed minorities. Love it.
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yes yes
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Love this piece. The ending was beautiful
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thanks Jessica 🙂
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One for Tinker Bell! 🙂
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hahaha 😉
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Interesting…. You will probably like my poem…
http://myvoyagethroughtime.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/walk-the-plank/
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it’s so creative, i really like what you are doing, it’s so different
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Thank you for the follow and i’l be back to have a look around.
Would you like to become an author on my poetry site, you could start with your oldest first, read more here please.
http://poetscornerblog.wordpress.com/about-poets-corner/
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ooooh yes, that be fun, thanks i will look into it. CHEERS friend
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OK ,if you go for it, then go to your personal settings, i need your wordpress username and email, to send an invite.
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A friend told me yesterday I was a 4 year old. At first it really got to me then I decidedto embrace it. Hold onto that- it’s precious 🙂
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I agree–embrace it! Too many people often forget how amazing it is to be like a child.
I’m stuck in an 8-4 horror myself. Hopefully, I won’t be here forever 🙂
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haha nooo, i’m sure you won’t be for long w your imagination 😉
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Never give up on your dreams 😀
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😀 😉
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you should refer them to Taylor Swift song titled: MEAN. 😀
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🙂
❤ it!
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Oooh, 4-year-old, Peter Pan, or Tinkerbell… I will happily accept any of those. Someone is trying to hold these things against you like they are faults, but little do they know it is part of why you’re so awesome!
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❤
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‘having Peter Pan syndrome seems like the sort of syndrome a girl like me should possess.’
Yes! Thank you so much, Coco, for choosing to follow my blog! Love what I see here and I will be back!
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you are so clever
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I like your perspective! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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hey, you can fly! stardust….
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hahaha yes I hadn’t thought of it like that…quite true, quite quite true 😉
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i had to reference you in a thought shared on my blog today, btw…hope you don’t mind! http://succumbing.wordpress.com/
you just got me thinkin’! i enjoy your work very much.
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oooo thanks i’ll ck it out friend 😉
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Even at 45.. I KNOW a little bit of Peter Pan keeps your spirit and your soul young!
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hehe yes yes, because….why not? 🙂
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You should tell him a fairy dies with every corporate drone-y breath he takes.
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really, really good. Enjoyed reading this.
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thanks Sir Simon
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hey and peter an could fly and dream up great adventures … and you’ve got to love his shoes …
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The only contact with reality that is strictly necessary is the contact needed to disentangle oneself from it, in order to set oneself free… This is wonderful stuff. And thank you for taking a look at my page!
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wow wow wow i totally love that, very well said, thanks for the insight
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Loving your post, so refreshing!
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yay so glad thanks Alba
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Love your wit! “…9 – 5 human death.” Wonderfully put. Equally horrified by it!
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hahaha Equally horrified? lol what do you mean?
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I am equally horrified by the 9 – 5 human death. 🙂
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ooooh yes yes
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one word- Wow.- Camgal
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To dream is to be human. We all need to be free as birds soaring high above the clouds rather than tied to the earth.
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we can fly we can fly we can fly 😉
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[ Chuckles ] I found this post of yours to be rather enjoyable. You have a very unique style of writing!
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that means a lot to me, thank you
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I chuckled when reading this…
The idea of staying stuck in the non-reality that prevents me from being bogged down in the rubbish that stops me from living life as its to be lived appeals to my Peter Pan nature too.
Thanks for following.
I’m with ya!
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YAYYY 🙂
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That’s hilarious!
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lol
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Wonderful.
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i like your name
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“reality” is for suckers
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It’s funny how you called it the horror if 9-5 human death. I have a job now that is exactly that. I know I want something beyond a cubicle, so I have every intention of coming down with Peter Pan syndrome too! The future is ours if we take it haha
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LOVE IT. DO IT!!!
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I like it! I love Disney too so that’s probably a good reason, no matter the connotation. Thanks for visiting me and come back soon! Happy Reading!
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This is one of the best writing sites I’ve ever seen! WOW.
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you are beyond kind, i can’t believe you would compliment me like that. thank you thank thank you. CHEERS Deb!
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I agree Deb. You might also want to visit Crisitan Mihai’s blog. A great source for writer’s.
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Cool! I’ll do that.
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Thanks for the like and follow. I enjoy your point of view and style. Like Peter Pan, who didn’t want to grow up, follow your heart…life’s too short to march to someone else’s drumbeat or to waste your time on anyone who calls you awful names.
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My ex boyfriend said that to me as well! I see nothing wrong with it, a failed insult. He was Wendy if anything
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yeah, i didn’t mind. Wendy? hahahaha
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seems good
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Hey, thanks for checking out the WordSisters blog! I’m enjoying yurs, too.
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funny!
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Hello! Thank you for checking out my new blog! =)
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I love this!!!
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Did he actually called you like that?
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I enjoyed reading your blogs. Interesting writings. Very deep thoughts. Thank you for liking my blog too. Really appreciate it.
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Coco: Thanks for liking my blog post “Writing Exercise Contest.” I hope you’ll consider entering.
I think the Peter Pan Syndrome is a great thing. Hang on to it as long as you can. Mine finally slipped away unnoticed somewhere in my 50s. Ah well. I guess one must grow up sooner or later.
Tori McRae
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nice way of expressing the images that sit in your soul- it is nice to hear that someone can express what rattles around at a moments thought inside—and thank you for checking my blog
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Hey Coco,
loving the blog and thanks for all your support at solqushorts
would you fancy contributing a short story? Go on….chinese burns otherwise!
give us an email at solqu@hotmail.co.uk if you’d like to submit something
stu
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You’ve been nominated by me for the Versatile Blogger’s award. Which also means you won! Check it out — http://teepee12.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/im-a-versatile-blogger-thank-you/ !
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haha wow thank you. what do you mean that i already won?
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Mm, girl!!!
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I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award please check out my blog for details. judysp.wordpress.com
Congratulations
Judy
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Goodness, you must be mg sister. I am in death throws with Peter Pan syndrome. But what a way to go! Parachute not opening might be the only way to top it.
BTW – ich liebe dich too
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aawwwee thank you
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You have a rare talent. The rest of the small misunderstandings are immaterial. Grt reading.
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Awesome post ginger….:)
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Hello Coco
Thanks for visiting my blog. 🙂
I appreciate it.
I enjoyed this post very much.
~J.Míchel
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“he was sentenced and cemented into the horror of the 9-5 human death”
Horrid indeed! thanks for the like and follow ❤
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Hey! I’ve nominated you for the Reader Appreciation Award – go check it out! 🙂 http://poetaofficium.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/a-couple-of-blog-awards/
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Thank you Virginia!! 😀
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Exactly! Love this!
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I saw a movie, “One Fine Day,” in which this accusation was flung into a writer’s (journalist) face and I have ever loved his retort: “You have a Captain Hook complex!” I still race shopping carts and play football with toilet paper despite the Mr. Wipples of the world telling my not to squeeze. Keep squeezing the marrow of life, my friend.
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I’d find another frog to kiss – one who turns into a prince …. lol
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Reblogged this on ummo – adult mmo rpg sim and commented:
writing is so key
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If this was me, he totally would have meant my inability to grow up… and I would have probably considered it a compliment and kissed him.
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Or we can decide for ourselves. And maybe it’s our job to invent something better.” -Chuck Palahniuk Thanks for being such a delight… I have nominated you for the “One Lovely Blog” award. Wishing you a week filled with sunshine and butterflies! http://butterflyjulz.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/the-start-of-one-lovely-week-bella-bleue-style/
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thank you so much, and yes i can’t get enough of that quote. I have a huge nerd crush on Chuck P. 😉
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As long as you’re not Michael Jackson Peter Panish, it’s all good.
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The woe that is the human death of 9 to 5, I find he’s trapped and doesn’t even know maybe but you’re free to believe in fairies and fly.
New to your blog and I think I might make a point to name it a lovely sofa of a blog. A place where I can sit back, get comfy and travel through people’s experiences. Anyways, if you’re a Peter Pan, I’m a Lost Boy and proud.
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I also suffer from a severe case of “peter panitis” Also, thanks for following my blog lady!
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hah nice :’)
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Accusing you of Peter Pan Syndrome is undoubtedly a veiled declaration of love. Poor guy. His heart is so broken.
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I love Peter Pan! I will never grow up! Never grow up, never grow up!
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Has he taken to calling you Wendy, Darling?
Thanks, Coco, this was a fun post.
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Thank you for following, at last i have got round to following you.
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My father, whom I became less and less likely to kiss, hammered in Discipline! Reality! Even then, tender reed that I was, I wondered what would a dreamy Pisces care about those things, what could be done with them? And yet, many years later, I still feel their weight… Continue to be free! Go Coco J!
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p.s: I nominated you for an award. 🙂
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Hilarious! Stay forever young. Age creeps slowly but surely. 🙂
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Keep the tinkerbell.k.
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[…] Coco J. Ginger […]
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Stay just as you are!
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Got to say I agree with you totally about the “Peter Pan Syndrome” or whatever it was. I used to talk about “Death by Common Sense” which means people are so serious and careful about life and their career choices they forget to notice and enjoy what is around them. Good for you, and nice to find your Blog
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lol to the boy you sometimes used to like to kiss; i love the light-hearted ness of this post, very beautiful 🙂
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I have been accused of this as well. Peter Pan is one of my heroes.
“Second star to the right, and straight on ’til morning.” Yep, flying is the only way to go… 🙂
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I’m so glad every time I stop by, you can make me laugh.
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I love your blog! Thanks for checking out Sitting at the Bus Stop! Glad to have you!
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I had to smile at the line “Clearly jealous of my inability to grasp reality…” Refreshing 🙂
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🙂
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Phil Collins is one of my favorite people, not because of his music, but did you know he holds one of the largest collections of Alamo artifacts and Texana collections in the world? He’s in love with Texas, so that makes him ok in my book. Nice to meet ya!
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haha i did not know that #funfact 😉
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Wow, so happy that I found your blog! I admire the few posts I’ve seen so far; especially this one. You don’t need to know what he had- your tinkerbell and piece of paper will get you where you want to go, without any of the 9 to 5 “safe sanity,” because to the spirit, it is quite the opposite.
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🙂 i like you
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jumping on the very crowded ( but of the same tribe) *TinkerBell* bandwagon. happily we’re all seemingly of the same tribe. love the post.
and thanks for the love over at http://www.themiddlelifeofk.wordpress.com
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9-5 is not death, it just frequently feels like it. In my professional career, I have had two jobs that had strictly regimented hours (8:00-4:30 at one and 7:30-5:30 at the other). I lasted a year at the one and six months at the other. The regimentation of the working hours is inversely proportional to the sanity of the boss.
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hahaha true
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You definitely got the better part of that deal.
Sounds like all he got was a ticking clock in an alligator stomach..
Poor fella.
Now that I think about it, I work a day job at a desk. Crap.
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shoot 🙂
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haha
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DUDE!!
I So Suffer From Peter Pan Syndrome!!
So glad to read I am not alone!!! 😀
Thank you for letting me find you!!
Wow…so glad I’m not alone 😉
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yayyy
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Sounds like envy disguised as insult. Knock on his door early one morning before he leaves and tell him to play hooky and spend one day with you. Your invitation could be his salvation.
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Who doesn’t want to be stuck up here in the clouds. So what if the ‘adults’ of the world want to be concerned with being concerned? I belong to a family of people who have chosen not to grow up – and we’re doing just fine 🙂
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Great post 🙂
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Just letting you know you’ve been tagged. Go to http://unklehookd.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/now-yo-turn/ to get more info!
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Pssh to other people thinking they can tell you who to be or, what nerve, tell you who YOU are. And good to you for seeing the humor in it, as well as defending your point of view on life.
PS thanks for liking my post and following my blog – I have followed you in response! 🙂
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EXACTLY. thanks much 😉
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Thanks for liking my blog.
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Thanks for liking my blog–I really liked this post. 🙂 Stay away from the 9-5 as long as you can. It’s a trap. 😀
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Beautiful. Absolutley beautiful. Thanks for liking my post. I really appreciate it.
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I think your neighbor has a crush on you or something. 🙂 There’s nothing wrong with the Peter Pan Syndrome especially if you have tinkerbell and the lostboys to go with it. 🙂
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agreed:)
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What this culture calls an adult is actually something of an animated corpse, hence the popularity of gritty documentary films and novels about same.
Neighbor boy appears to have issues. Hopefully they will not escalate to the point where a restraining order is needed.
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hahahahaha oh gosh
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Think I’m living with that boy across the hall… or his brother! Great post. Thanks for ‘Liking’ and ‘Following’ me.
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Lov this. Don’t let anyone put you down or weigh you down. Love the way you turned it around.
Btw thanks for the like 🙂
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I live my life my way! i unhinged myself from a 9-5 and never look back. I love my reality. You’re a wonderful writer, keep it up darling!
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yay you are so great, thanks friend 😀
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Peter Pan syndrome? So that’s what I’ve had all these years?! Eureka! Write a book before Dr. Phil nabs the idea!
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You wrote this on my birthday. I rather like that.
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happy belated birthday 🙂
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Made me smile. Fairy tales themes have found their way into some of my writings as well.
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just be careful new friend, there are things that go bump in the night, and they be all man made. one mustn’t ignore the realities of others or we become susceptible to their treachery.
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very true i agree, thank you
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new friend 🙂
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Love this line!: “Of all the awful names he has called me over the last 8 months, this was my favorite.” It makes me picture a handwritten list, with this Peter Pan zinger squeezed in at the top. Fantastic!
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hahaha that’s great Micah. and thank you
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This is fantastic. I would see it as a compliment also. Great post.
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I definitely have PP syndrome. I’m travelling the world. Again. At 32. In Barbados at the mo with some gorgeous 26 year old boy paying for my flight extension before I head to South America. Who wants to grow up anyway? Thanks for following my blog.
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love it. yes and yes
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I love Peter Pan. While there is a part of me trying to be more grown up right now, there is also a part of me that will be young at heart forever. I have always considered myself a bit of Wendy Darling in that respect.
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I don’t get the author’s point.
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Peter Pan syndrome is an insult ???
Jeez, that’s mild compared to what my 1st wife used to call me !
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it’s not 🙂
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Peter Pan Syndrome sounds rather cool. Not something that has troubled Phil Collins tho’. Many thank for ‘likes’
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😀
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Oh you are such a lovely writer! This is a great story. “Tinkerbell and a piece of paper….” love it!
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You are an awful writer.
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I refuse to grow up too. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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You are truly a blessed lady …have a good day my friend ..Tim
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Hi Coco,
This is great. I love how much your personality comes through in such a short little piece!
Thanks so much for your “liking” my post on Down Under in Amed and following my blog. I hope you enjoy reading about my adventures. I’ll keep up with yours.
keep in touch!
J
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It seems like the world is structured to grind the Peter Pan out of you. Best to keep a pouch of fairy dust on you at all times. Or a good book will probably do in a pinch.
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love this piece! nothing like a bit of Peter Pan to make some sense out of this world of ours!
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[…] the boy across the hall was real, I would slap him. He wrote the meanest blog post about me, it’s maddening. If I ever see him, I […]
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Haha great post.
one of the many parts I like:
“Clearly jealous of my inability to grasp reality and be bogged down by mundane human details that in truth are not reality, but mere human illusions.”
I can relate. Some things we buy into are illusions…what a bummer. This is random, but have you ever watched Seinfeld?
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Yes yes! Why?
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Ah have I found another Seinfeld fan? What a treat! That one part in particular about being “bogged down by mundane human details” reminded me of Seinfeld, because that’s what it’s about haha. All they do is obsess over the details of life and it’s hilarious. I love catching Seinfeld moments in my life.
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hahaha Yes I love that show!! Great connection.
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Yay for never never land
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I have Peter Pan Syndrome too, glad to know a kindred spirit. Never grow up.
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Coco J. Ginger, I laughed so hard when I read this, that I nearly cried. I’m glad I got to follow someone like you. Have a “purty” day, girl. 😉
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HA HA HA I love you already. XOXO
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You’re the grain of sand that jumps up’n’down on the beach – trash that 9 – 5 camp!
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I LOVE THAT.
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I think that’s a HUGE compliment…. It’s better to be free than weighed down by the illusion….
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Exactly.
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