Were you akward as a child or did you have yourself together?
By Awinds
@Awinds (2468)
United States
August 22, 2011 8:43pm CST
I was a late bloomer. My early years through elementary school are not the fondest in my memory. That time period was when most of my embarrassing moments and bad memories occurred. High school was when things turned around for me. Life since then has been pretty good.
However not everyone had a hard time as child. Some are just gifted and never ran into problems. Others maybe had a rough time that lasted their whole childhood. Others may have had an awkward period but for them that period was fairly short.
How about you? How were you as a child? Did you get along with everyone? Did you feel good about yourself and did you feel accepted or did you have a rough time? Was your childhood a good one or not so much? Bottom line: did you have confidence when you were a child or not so much?
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11 responses
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
24 Aug 11
I was painfully shy as a child and not only that was clumsy. I also was picked on and misunderstood when I tried to defend myself. I was and sell very creative. But what bothered me is that my parents hardly invited people over and never got a chance to interact. Oh yes and I was very bad at sports. I think it is was sort of normal, sort of.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
26 Aug 11
I also wore glasses and I always wound up in left field. I was the last one picked. I really did not like sports anyway. I did not mind running, swimming, or walking, but organized sports I did not care for. AS for gym, I could not do all the fancy moves and besides was not born that way.
@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Aug 11
I was a tom boy and very akward as a child. I didn't feel all that great about myself and was extremely shy. In fact when they mailman got close down our lane I would run inside. School was traumatic too. I was a hippy and wore different clothes than most and second hand at that. I usually ran with a younger crowd.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
23 Aug 11
I think I was always a bit of a ham which caused me some problems when I was really young. I had a little problem paying attention. I got better though by the 4th grade and started to pay attention. I was an early bloomer though and I started to develop way before everyone else in my class, I was only in 5th grade. This got me unwanted attention from older boys which caused me some problems. I was fine in Junior High and High School. I started dancing at age 4 and was born with a decent singing voice so I was always in the school plays and choirs and I sang and danced at all kinds of events and even competed in a local beauty pageant so I have never been shy. That does not mean that I didn't have my share of problems like I said older guys were always paying me unwanted attention and other girls who didn't even know me and didn't even try to know me thought I was stuck up and some started rumors about me that were not true. I was far from stuck up, but some people judge people on how they look and not on how they actually are.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
24 Aug 11
I was a real late bloomer! I went through my teen years in my early 20's! I was a misfit must of my school years! I rarely felt like I fit in. I had low self-confidence which I still battle with today. I was jealous of alot of the other kids! I was becuase they had more stuff then me and had better parents! I was picked on! For my weight and my quirkly personality. All in a hurtful way! I was overwieght but not alot! I was treated at times like I was morbidly obese when I was only like 40 or 50 lbs over weight! I am 49 and I still feel like I'm getting myself together! Sometimes I wish I could just forget my lousey childhood!
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
23 Aug 11
I think I were a normal girl at that time..get along with everyone, feel accepted and about the rough time I am sure everyone have it in their young and old life... If you wan time to choose I would love my childhood than right now because the precious memories, family and friends are much better than today~
@Rick1950 (1575)
• Lima, Peru
23 Aug 11
I think my childhood was normal. I've had the love of my family. I went to school and had friends. I think I wasn't a cocky child. I had not all what I wanted, but it was good. In comparison with other childs I had enough lucky. I feel thankful.
@geminipunk (573)
• India
23 Aug 11
Me ? I was just a normal little boy who always tried to be with the best just to be noticed. I wasn't the guy who wanted attention cause i actually in a way had it all. I never really cared about other girls / or awsm cool toys or even video games. I was happy with my parents and my little brother. A normal kid going to school then coming back and playing till the evening would get over. After that id come home and have a nice shower and sleep off. :P
Well in a way, life was good
@oXAquaXo (607)
• United States
23 Aug 11
I was definitely an awkward child, but I guess I didn't realize it? I was just a strange child, but I thought I was perfectly normal. Elementary school was FULL of drama...friends betraying you, sneaking up on guys, etc. Middle school was a tough time, as many of my friends left to join other groups and hang out with different people. I had to make new friends, but it just wasn't the same. High school was worse. Even more friends broke off, and I was always alone because I took harder classes and was continuously with people much older than me. I grew frustrated, and was always alone.
Childhood was not a pleasant time for me. Most of my most embarrassing memories were in high school. I, like every other girl, had crushes on guys, and that led to my occasional demise. But those days are behind me now, and I hope to never, ever relive them again (yep, that bad).
Happy mylotting!
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
When i was in my primary and secndary level, i had many friends and enjoyed it a lot. I have so much confidence.
But when i was already in college, i was not so confident of myself because i was thin though they said i have a pretty face. Besides, having come from an an exclusive school for girls i was afraid of facing boys. I wasn't used to , that's why.
I was a late bloomer too. I became sexy as i was graduating. Suitors started coming and i enjoyed it.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
I could say that I was a late bloomer myself and I'm a tomboy at that. Being the only girl for a long time in the family can do that. Anyway, I was the kid who was pampered and sheltered but never spoiled.
Since I was pretty much closeted in my life, socializing was a feat for me in my childhood years. I never seen to belong to a clique and communicating with other kids in my age was a hard struggle. However, I find myself comfortable taking to adults, which somehow contributed to my alienation to my peers. Besides, they often see me as a geek becuase I often carry a book (in my opinion back then, books were more interesting than people...and kids in my were pretty shallow). Basically, I didn't care if they accept me or not, as long as I have my books. High school was a complete struggle since I was wanted to fit in, for the first time in my life.
In a sense, I was an awkward child but I didn't care too much about it. I gave up fitting in since it proved to be useless anyway. I am approachable but I don't necessary need to fit into a group just to be accepted.
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
23 Aug 11
I was actually an early bloomer during my childhood. Several of my friends at that time were early bloomers too, so I wasn't alone. Though, it felt kinda weird because I started to mature slightly more and not think the same way as my other friends who haven't experienced what I have experienced. I was still the same though.