Myra Sue Has Worn Many Hats!

Myra Sue Has Worn Many Different Hats in Life

Article by Myra Sue St. Clair Baldwin

A few of the voices wanted to know if I had Multiple Personality Disorder. It wasn't clear right away why they were testing me for this, but it became evident with time that they each remembered me differently and were apparently taking notes. Well, I have (just like most people) worn different hats in life - as I have functioned in different roles - such as mother, co-worker, supervisor, student, client, patient, wife, girlfriend, loner, friend, bookstore owner, thinker, activist, shut-in, party girl, feminist, Christian, agnostic, atheist, heretic, apostate & writer. I also once played pretend at being Carrie Brownstein, and like to sometimes think of myself as a wannabe Brownstein!

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