Humans establish these "standards" for each person, and if they somehow don't follow them then they think they've got to fix them! Counselor: "Oh, what's that, quiet person? You're eating lunch alone and not sitting next to annoying gossiping classmates like...

+440 Humans establish these "standards" for each person, and if they somehow don't follow them then they think they've got to fix them! Counselor: "Oh, what's that, quiet person? You're eating lunch alone and not sitting next to annoying gossiping classmates like every teenager does? That can't happen! Hey, neighboring kids! Come meet [name] he's new here.", amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I remember in middle school I was called in to the office and they told me that I should be in a "special social interaction" class. I didn't have any friends so I think that mightve made them do that, lol.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's especially bad in highschool. What's that? You don't care about dressing like everyone else or dating? Is there soemthing wrong with you?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They're thiiiis close to putting introversion in the next edition of the DSM (never mind that it fits none of the criteria for being a psychological disorder, they'll find a way).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's ridiculous! They're confusing personality *characteristics* with personality *disorders*! :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, you know how it goes. You're different from us. Which means, you can't be trusted.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"What? You want to go to community college? Here, take a few AP classes and apply to Harvard"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Fuck the 'standards'

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Went through that my whole life. What they don't seem to realize is that trying to force something upon a child, the less likely a child is to do that. There's this old guy at my Skool who keeps trying to get me to smile, so I've resorted to walking around the cafeteria until he leaves...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I am like Genie from Aladdin. "You ain't never had a friend like me." =P

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I let a person tell and show who they are. It could be my own experiences that drive my need to be compassionate and understanding, and most especially forgiving those whom have wronged me. I guess I have had to say sorry often enough for not meeting the expectations of others, but really, that is their problem, not mine. Sorry to those that I cannot be who you want me to be, I am only me; nothing more, nothing less.

by Anonymous 5 years ago