An introduction is for telling people who you are, so...who am I? Well, I’m a teen, for starters. Mostly I like my life. I go to a good private school, middle class family, don’t get everything I want but I’m certainly not in need of anything vital.

Who am I? I am a singer, and I sing well enough though I’m not spectacular. I’m not athletic. I like computers but I don’t spend that much time online. I read a lot, write a little. Scrapbooking is my main hobby. I love to go outside no matter the weather. I love stargazing although I suck at finding constellations. I am a big cat person; my family has two Siamese brothers named Apollo and Zeus. We love them even though they are old, fat and lazy.

There’s only one real problem in my life, but it’s a biggie: my family is strictly Orthodox Jewish, and up until 10th grade I was too. But then I discovered Wicca, and since then that’s been my path. Once I started exploring it, I realized that Wicca was what I’d believed my whole life, I just didn’t have a name for it before.

My parents were less than pleased. At first they tried to force me to reaccept Judaism, but after a few months they gave up. Since then it’s been sort of a truce, where they assume (hope) that I’ve given up and I practice quietly behind their backs. But soon I will leave for college, and I’ve decided that before I go, I am going to come out of the broom closet. I am going to let them know that, despite what they might want, I am Wiccan and they can’t do anything about it.

It's not something I'm really looking forward to; although the idea is exhilirating, it's also frightening. And I have to tell my friends and siblings about Wicca, which is nervewracking as well, although to a lesser degree. Hopefully writing about it here will help me get through these challenges!






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