United States of Tara

Well I watched the new show on Showtime United States of Tara, and I have to admit that it makes me uncomfortable even though I like it.

I guess I'm not used to the public being so aware of multiples. It's been such a big secret for so many years for us, now there's a tv show about a woman who makes no secret about her condition. I don't like being thought of like a parasite or a tumor or something like a disease growing inside a host. I feel like a real person, I AM a real person, and I did a job that helped us survive. So what is parasitic about me? Not a lot, but I think the show is going to make people think of us "alters" as some kind of evil or funny possessor rather than what we really are, which is people.

Anyway, I did like it in spite of that. I think it's good to laugh sometimes, and being multiple can certainly make for some hilarity. Usually it frustrates us as it seems to frustrate Tara on the show.

Oh, one of our littles thinks that Tara is real and wonders why on earth Tara has no littles????