Living the Life of an Alt

I don't think there's anything wrong with being an alt, I just say its not for me. I've had people suggest it, ask me what I think about it but no one has asked have I ever been one. And if they did I would say, yes I have been one but its not anything I’d like to talk about. To the suggestion of creating one I have always said the same thing. Personally living the life of an alt is not for me. I'm not very good at deceiving people for the wrong reasons. I’m not very good at pretending to be something other than what and who I am. This takes energy, its fatiguing--least for me it is lol

I'm not saying I haven’t ever deceived anyone--who hasn’t. But when I've had to do so, even when it has been for the right reasons--it has really, really troubled me. I also think if you do it as a favor and if it meant more to the person you did it for to keep it to yourself than it did for you....then that's not a bad thing either. Imagine how much pressure it is for somebody not to be able to be themselves. I also think about the pressure felt when one av is treated more differently than another av. This to me is akin to segregation and also about making decisions based on conscious, foresight, hindsight and backbone. RL values that I believe should transfer from the RL person to their av.

Keeping secrets is some heavy stuff, yes they can be cool...like throwing a surprise party or not revealing the plan of but when it comes to the point keeping a secret where you know others would be harmed or hurt by the outcome then there is a genuine sense of struggle with oneself... it can be very burdensome. Which is why I dont have the time, energy, or inclination to be an alt living more than one life. Always been honest about this. Hard for me to say I like something when I don’t like it…lol…hard for me to pretend to be something that I’m not. Easy for me to learn from mistakes, this is something I really like about myself. This and being unselfish.Oh...and using the word "cool" *big smile*