I thought I'd be like him!

[Lord Pocky]

 

As a young child, I looked up to several folks; my parents, my older brother, and Link from The Legend of Zelda. 

 

When I was growing up, I got to watch my brother play video games, and sometimes I got to play them as well. The one I watched him play the most would possibly be Ocarina Of Time. And thus my introduction to The Legend of Zelda was set in stone. 

 

The most I remember loving from that game was the music, adventures, and Link himself! The bright and colorful characters, the wonderful lands to explore, I loved them all!

 

I wanted to be him, I wanted to be Link! I wanted to play the ocarina, go out on adventures, and eventually save Hyrule from the evil forces of Ganondorf! 

 

I thought that I would grow up to be Link, grow up a strong, courageous boy. Well, when puberty set in, I had realized that my dreams of becoming the hero of time were shattered. I grew up believing that I'd become just like my dad: a male. But instead, I grew up to be more like my mom: a female. 

 

I was confused. I was very very confused as to why this was happening! I of course was told the birds and the bees (even though I didn't really understand it) so I knew of men and women, so I just assumed that I was going to be the male in that strange situation (even though I didn't want to be in that situation. *sex*) 

 

As I continued to grow, I became disgusted with my body because I believed that I was really going to grow up differently! I believed that I would be just like my male cousins and older brother! I played with them all the time when we were all younger, even though my cousins were rough and wrestled a lot, my brother and I stayed away from that since we didn't like to get dirty. 

 

We played outside, we played video games, hide and seek, and ate pizza together as a group! Those were great times and I felt a part of the group, I felt like I was one of them! 

 

Even now, I still wish I were like them, like Link! Courageous, strong, and a guy! But, I can still try to be him. I can still be courageous and a boy, despite my biology! 

 

Have any of you ever felt that you connected with a character that you thought you'd be like them when you grew up? I'd love to hear your stories!

 

[fiѕh]

 I was a huge Link fan too, but I grew out of this whole hero thing pretty fast. (obvious right, since my avatar totally isn't a disney hero... *whistles*)

[Lord Pocky]

Ha ha! What movie was that from again? Treasure planet? I wanna see that movie again. The only thing I barely remember of that movie was two aliens speaking in fart noises. XD great job, memory, you really know how to keep your priorities straight!

[fiѕh]

lmao yeah it's treasure planet, better go and get your fix of heroes and good morals à la Disney. (on a random side note, I wanted his hair cut so bad when I was 12 and I just realized I still do.)

[Forgotten Fox]

I have so many favorite characters from when I was young that I related to(They went from squirrel spies, imaginary friends, and even a scared pink dog), but the ones I wanted to be were typically spies, investigators, or just pure geniuses. I freaken hated the nerd stereotype ever since I gotten glasses and wondered why being smart meant you couldn't be athletic, a class clown, or a hero and not just a sidekick. Tintin, The Bauldelaire Orphans, Hermione Granger, and even Artemis Fowl(I didn't like how cocky/whiny he could get in the first few books but he grew on me) were what I aspired to be. I didn't care about the genders, if they were the not a typical hero type, but still pulled off the most amazing acts while fitting within in the nerd stereotype then that was my kinda of role model.