I hate that — acting up. Why are people always in a hurry to categorize you being funny as you being a sociopath? When a girl is quiet, they just say, “She’s quiet. It’s her personality.” If she’s a massive overachiever, they say she’s ambitious. They don’t question where it comes from or why. Joanne was so completely anal about school that she gave herself stress-induced psoriasis during her Leaving Cert, and all anyone had to say was that she was goal-orientated.
