When my twin and I were born we were the super stars of the family.
Why?
Because not only we were blond curly haired twins, but also we were first born grandchildren on both sides of the family. Two years later the stork brought us a baby brother and suddenly we lost our celebrity status. You see, he was the first born male, he would carry on the family name. Our parents were old school. There must be a son to inherit his birthright as head of the family. Our little egos took quite a beating with his arrival.
That was just the beginning of our downfall. We then started to school and met our peers. Children can be very cruel to children who have learning disabilities. But the cruelest of all can be the teachers, the one person whose job is to encourage and mentor the young minds left in their custody. We had one teacher in particular who may have given Harry Potter's teacher Dolores Umbridge some ideas. Okay, maybe she wasn't that bad but back then I would have meekly argued the point.
Silly, I know but we still wear the emotional scars from our early childhood. Sue and I talked about that one teacher in particular while she was visiting me last week and the memories still make her cry.
So, what would we be like today if we had not been such introverted wusses in those early years? I don't know.
It is never too late to change and better ones self. 2011 is coming to a close. I am giddy with excitement. What will 2012 bring?
Observations from a scatterbrained, unorganized, extremely messy,romantic, chai tea drinking, mad hattering, work in progress with an obscenely large lust for life.
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Many teachers have no idea the power they have to wound a child. Often times leaving scars that can last a lifetime. I learned this lesson first hand from a specific geometry teacher who left scars of his own on me.
ReplyDeleteOn a brighter note - 2012 is going to rock!