Times like this, I think it’s okay for me to reblog a post like this. For you to hopefully understand me a little better; for ME to understand me a little better…
Did you know that aside from Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello, there was a fifth Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtles member?
This fifth member was a shy little girl in gradeschool. Then high school happened. The fact that she had to make new friends with kids who knew each other since gradeschool, were mostly more outspoken and liberated, were mostly more well-off, seemed like a smart lot, and mostly lived in the same freakin’ town…Well, that was a lot to bear. Hey! She was thirteen! Just starting her teens. Psychologists are right when they say that the teen-age years are times for a lot of confusion and insecurities.
She soon again proved psychologists right. A change in her became noticeable. Short kid that she already was, she became shorter and developed a kind of humped back. She didn’t even know. So her parents would say, “Stand straight! You’re slumping again.” She…
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What a legit legend
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Thanks for reading 🙂
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You’ve described my experience at age 14 perfectly and I can totally relate to this: “The fact that she had to make new friends with kids who knew each other since grade school..” I was mostly the loner outsider in high school and my friends were much older, which suited me fine. 🙂 High school is so cliquish. Thanks for sharing your story, J. Gi.
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I think we both came out okay….I think…LOL!!!!
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Happy 2017!
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No small wonder that we survive our teen years.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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Most of our teen years are really just phases. I laugh when I remember stuff I did or even felt back then.
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Happy 2017!
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