I bought a ticket to hell a long time ago.

I look at myself and I am so unorthodox. My parents raised me to be polite, be respectful to others, and even if you don’t have money in your pocket try to help out your fellow man. I still today grasp on to those morals, but I don’t live my life in the role society sometimes wants me to play.

Women are now able to be senators, judges, astronauts, CEO’s and things even 50 years ago weren’t deemed possible. Those women set out on their dream and with each passing “No” that was thrown at them decided “No? Watch me.” Those women are my heroes, role models and people I can respect. They were precluded as women of sin, morally incompetent, and were scrutinized not only with society but also sometimes within their family.

I was blessed to have a supporting family that allowed me to dream the biggest dreams and let their off beat spunky of a child chase dreams that were deemed morally unfit for a young lady. I could never be one of those women who just want to raise a family and take care of their husband. Nothing is wrong with that, and I don’t look down on you; if anything I look up to you for being so strong in family values, but that could never be me.

I’m don’t hold my tongue, I curse like a sailor when I’m frustrated, I wear ties to the super market, I raise my arms up and imagine myself in a different world every single day. I am a dreamer, and I am a woman who was allowed to buy herself a ticket to hell a long time ago.

Don’t brand me the town witch because I live my life in a different code of conduct that you’re not used to. I am a woman that went against the grain of “Rules and Regulations for the every day woman.” I’m not going to sit in a kitchen 7 days a week cooking a mans breakfast or dinner. I’m not going to live my life that revolves around my husbands schedule, or withstand from my feelings and emotions. My future husband can either stand with me, or against me - but I will never be bullied into putting on the apron and placing my dreams on the back burner.

My father raised me better then that.