Were you referred to as “the weird kid” growing up / Do you consider yourself to be “weird” as an adult?
- Not weird kid / not weird adult (3%, 9 votes)
- Weird kid / not weird adult (8%, 20 votes)
- Not weird kid / weird adult (5%, 13 votes)
- Weird kid / weird adult (82%, 200 votes)
🌸 Vårgubben
in reply to lifewithtrees • • •Therelation between the two questions confuse me. One is about public perception, the other as self insight.
I see not reason to consider myself any weirder today as I'd consider myself in my youth, but I can imagine a whole bunch of #neuroblands disagreeing with both assessments.
lifewithtrees
in reply to 🌸 Vårgubben • • •@jordgubben i am curious if those perceived as “weird” as a kid see themselves as “weird” as an adult. Even in today’s classrooms kids use weird as a pejorative (something which never really resonated with me as a weird kid by others and weird as an adult of my own admission.
Also I’ve not heard neurobland. Can you share more on that?
🌸 Vårgubben
in reply to lifewithtrees • • •Oh.
#neurobland is the opposite of #neurospicy.
So like #neurodivergent vs. #neurotypical, but without the connotation that the later would be more common (or even "healthier").
If you have not hear about it before it's because I came upp with it ca 10 minutes ago.
craignicol
in reply to lifewithtrees • • •@spiegelmama I did cultivate the weird kid vibe because it confused and repulsed the bullies so they couldn't stick anything.
Feel less weird after growing up because I'm more accepted and I've found my people.
spiegelmama
in reply to craignicol • • •