When I was a kid, I really wanted to grow up quickly. I was autistic and did well in school, but I didn’t understand the other kids socially. My parents wanted me to move up a year. The school principal didn’t want that, she wanted me to stay with the kids my age so I could learn to relate to them. But I got moved up anyway, and I immediately started doing better. The older kids were more logical, because of their developed brains, and I understood them better. The older my peer group gets, the better I understand other people. Being a grownup is awesome!
But during my adolescent years, I started suffering from depression. Then I realised I was trans. I transitioned, and became a happier person than I’d ever been as a kid. I was only able to transition because I had more knowledge about how the world works, and I was in charge of my own medical affairs. Being a grownup is awesome!
Some kids just aren’t meant to be kids. Or at least, they aren’t meant to be treated the way our society treats kids. Children have little knowledge, no money, and no freedom. In many ways they are the most oppressed class of our society, as Bahamian-American immigrant and political scientist, Foreign, recently said. If a kid doesn’t like being a kid, I’m inclined to take their judgement at face value. Being a kid does suck if you can’t get your needs met and your level of ability is beyond your peers.
Imagine having to relive middle school. Yeah, that’s what every day in the life of a child is like. Fuck that.
They make more sense than 7 year olds, I don’t know what to tell you
I’m better at interacting with little kids as an adult though because I’m allowed to be the responsible and mature one and to a certain extent in charge
Yeah, what I’ve found is that school personalities just transition into adult life. The bullies are middle managers, etc. Adults are every bit as childish as they were in school. It’s just a different kind of playground.
This sounds like my life. I excelled a lot in school, didn’t really care much about having a lot of friends. I got moved up a year. Then I realized I was trans, transitioned, and am now doing great!
Also, hot take, but middle school was great. I still remember that “geography reliiiigion acheeeeivements politics economics social structuuure” song.
My country doesn’t have a middle school so my understanding of middle school is based entirely on TV and memes. Primary school and high school were bad enough!
It is my #2 priority as a dad that I impart upon them that they not rush into being an adult.
When I was a kid, I really wanted to grow up quickly. I was autistic and did well in school, but I didn’t understand the other kids socially. My parents wanted me to move up a year. The school principal didn’t want that, she wanted me to stay with the kids my age so I could learn to relate to them. But I got moved up anyway, and I immediately started doing better. The older kids were more logical, because of their developed brains, and I understood them better. The older my peer group gets, the better I understand other people. Being a grownup is awesome!
But during my adolescent years, I started suffering from depression. Then I realised I was trans. I transitioned, and became a happier person than I’d ever been as a kid. I was only able to transition because I had more knowledge about how the world works, and I was in charge of my own medical affairs. Being a grownup is awesome!
Some kids just aren’t meant to be kids. Or at least, they aren’t meant to be treated the way our society treats kids. Children have little knowledge, no money, and no freedom. In many ways they are the most oppressed class of our society, as Bahamian-American immigrant and political scientist, Foreign, recently said. If a kid doesn’t like being a kid, I’m inclined to take their judgement at face value. Being a kid does suck if you can’t get your needs met and your level of ability is beyond your peers.
Imagine having to relive middle school. Yeah, that’s what every day in the life of a child is like. Fuck that.
I wanna know where you are that adults make sense and behave logically.
They make more sense than 7 year olds, I don’t know what to tell you
I’m better at interacting with little kids as an adult though because I’m allowed to be the responsible and mature one and to a certain extent in charge
Yup… dealt with a lot of similar stuff as a kid…
Yeah, what I’ve found is that school personalities just transition into adult life. The bullies are middle managers, etc. Adults are every bit as childish as they were in school. It’s just a different kind of playground.
This sounds like my life. I excelled a lot in school, didn’t really care much about having a lot of friends. I got moved up a year. Then I realized I was trans, transitioned, and am now doing great!
Also, hot take, but middle school was great. I still remember that “geography reliiiigion acheeeeivements politics economics social structuuure” song.
This is it for anyone interested
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2_hFhez8-8
My country doesn’t have a middle school so my understanding of middle school is based entirely on TV and memes. Primary school and high school were bad enough!
For as long as I could remember I couldn’t wait to “grow up”.
I still haven’t grown up.
But seriously thanks and good job dad, I know I have wished I had someone to explain and remind me how special childhood was when I was a child.