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The Female Jerry Maguire

 Have you ever heard of the idea that if you don't know who the crazy person is in your family that it's probably you?  Or who the loud nut of your crowd is?  Or maybe the drama queen/king?  The fact is that if you're not sure who the stereotype or trope belongs to, chances are it's probably you. 

I know mine.  Although it may have taken me years to figure it out.  

I'm the female version of Jerry Maguire.

I'm a little bit cute and charming.  Pretty good at my job.  Pretty good at my friends.  In some ways successful and in some ways a mess, but overall, have a pretty good outward appearance.


The people in my pool of heterosexuality like me.  I have no trouble getting dates.  One might even call me a bit of a serial monogamist.  But do I have trouble making it last?  Do I have trouble falling in and out of love?  Well, that might be another story.


Do I sing in my car and dance to my victories?  Do I write insane think pieces and copy them for all my team members to read? Am I full of too many ideas, too many emotions and just well.....too much?  Am I a little bit insane but still insanely loveable?


Do I fall down desperately and terribly?  Do I let people around me see the mess I'm in?  Do I have someone like my client Rod Tidwell tell me that I'm hanging on by a very thin thread?  All of this.  Every bit of it. Sadly.  Beautifully.  Without apology and without discretion. 


Do I learn my lessons?  Do I make friends through adversity?  Do the haters watch me rise up from my own ashes?  Do I show up at the end with all the right words?  Do I win the love of my beloved?  Of the kiddo?  The respect of my peers?  Of my mentors?  Do I become the best version of myself while everyone watches with fear, respect and embarrassment?

Could be.  Could be.  I think I'm getting closer every day.  I think I would make Jerry proud. 

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