I actually don't remember much of elementary school, and when I moved back up here (up here being NY, from NC where we'd been living) in seventh grade I actually found friends who were -- oh my GOD -- trustworthy. And despite what a lot of people say about high school, I'm not finding it terribly difficult.
(I try not to think about sixth grade terribly often. It was a bad year in my life for more reasons than just school -- that was the year my parents fought and fought and then at the end of the year they split -- so I think that was part of the reason the kids hurt me so much. Having read through the thread, I realize that what I went through wasn't nearly as bad as it could've been.)
actually, I got pulled out of my shell in High School. Went total 'deluded-bookworm' in elementary school; partially out of self-defense I think. 'cause like, I wouldn't be hurt if I didn't know they were teasing me 'cause I'd be reading *constantly*.
Deluded Bookworm is quite a good defense mechanism, actually. (Or it is if you're around long enough people are used to it. If you're the new person and you're doing that, why, you must be a snob who thinks she's too good for everyone else. Of course you must be.)
And yeah, high school's fun. I've actually found semi-fandom people to sit with at lunch, although we have NO classes together, but oh well. It's better than sitting at a full table all alone.
I've actually found semi-fandom people to sit with at lunch, although we have NO classes together, but oh well. It's better than sitting at a full table all alone.
actually, I'm starting to sense patterns in liberalism and being part of the 'intellectual elite' (ie. a geek) and embracing diversity in various patterns...might try to do some followup on this in later posts.
ie. liberalism as directly linked to the 'geek' effect wherein we try to be inclusive because we've seen/experienced the consequences of cliquishness. Because liberalism has been linked to being part of the 'intellectual elite', but I'm not sure if anyone's followed through with that thought and explored the implications of liberalism as perhaps spawned from people with deep and heartfelt ties to Dungeons and Dragons.
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(I try not to think about sixth grade terribly often. It was a bad year in my life for more reasons than just school -- that was the year my parents fought and fought and then at the end of the year they split -- so I think that was part of the reason the kids hurt me so much. Having read through the thread, I realize that what I went through wasn't nearly as bad as it could've been.)
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actually, I got pulled out of my shell in High School. Went total 'deluded-bookworm' in elementary school; partially out of self-defense I think. 'cause like, I wouldn't be hurt if I didn't know they were teasing me 'cause I'd be reading *constantly*.
::hugs again::
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And yeah, high school's fun. I've actually found semi-fandom people to sit with at lunch, although we have NO classes together, but oh well. It's better than sitting at a full table all alone.
*hugs and hugs*
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actually, I'm starting to sense patterns in liberalism and being part of the 'intellectual elite' (ie. a geek) and embracing diversity in various patterns...might try to do some followup on this in later posts.
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