mhoyeOne of the things I’ve learned about the consequences of bullying is that when people tell you things like “I’m pretty bad at math” or “computers aren’t for me” or “I don’t really get art or fashion” and you talk to them for a bit what you often find - not always, but often - is what that really means is “somebody treated me like shit for trying to like this when I was 9.”
Jeff ♨️ Darcy@mhoye Yup. For me, it was physical things. I was always that nerdy kid (didn't help that I was always a year younger and thus smaller too) who couldn't possibly be good at sports. It was quite a while after I finished growing that I realized ... hey. I'm actually pretty damn good at physical stuff. Who knew? Not me, because I'd been (forcibly) told otherwise.
Mark Gardner@Obdurodon @mhoye You were also in the gifted early-admission club? If there’s one fundamental mistake my parents made with me, it was listening to whoever advised them to do that.