I'd rather be me than fit into a mold.

This thread is about to get personal.

According to (I guess) Chinese/Asian culture, I'd be a bad human being.
Having piercings, tattoos, being not so straight, doing wrestling.
I'm a disgrace to everything and everyone it seems.
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Pro wrestling was my escape from reality when I was 13. I grew and became more me because of wrestling.
7 years taught me a lot of things, 7 years gave me great grief and epic moments.
Despite all the shit, I would not trade the past 7 years.
Since I could remember, I fancied both guys and girls.
I thought I was fucked up, one shouldn't like girls, maybe I'm not human?
Then LGBT+ became more prominent, & I fitted in somewhere now, it all makes sense now.
I came out 2 years ago on my socials, but not to family. I knew what their reaction would be.
People around are supportive, it was one of my best decisions to publicly share my happiness with people who cared about me.

We've gone our separate ways since, & my family knows.
First piercing I got was during my internship in Korea 6 years back. It snowballed over the weeks and I ended up with 8 piercings in total, 7 on both ears and belly pierced.

That was my first taste of freedom. And I liked my piercings a lot. Somehow it felt me. I felt me.
Last day before I ended my internship, I got my first tattoo.

스스로에게 진실하라, be true to yourself.

That's what I got etched permanently to remind me to always be myself.

Subsequent tattoos had it's own meanings, no one needs to understand them but me.
If I had to change any or all of these things...
Is it enough for my family?
Am I not enough?
Does all these things about me, make me a bad human being?

I know for sure I would not fully be myself.
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