What were you like when you were younger?

I was an absolute spoilt, aggressive typical type of girl. I don't know how i grew of it or even how i became like that but i can tell you now I'm definitely not like that anymore- quite the opposite actually which baffles me why i even ended up like that in my childhood in the first place because there was no cause for it.

Reply 1

Persona5

Similar to how I am now, but I'm more talkative now

Reply 2

Rum Ham

I went through different phases of being a mosher, emo, scene kid etc.

Reply 3

dandiprat

I was super weird to be honest. Didn’t fit in with anyone particularly, but I had a lot of friends from 4-8. We had the biggest house until we moved, when I was 8, and people weren’t so interested in me afterwards—friendships could be pretty fickle among the higher echelons of the middle class, between both parents and kids.

As an individual, I was a bit of a germaphobe, so hated the habits of other kids. I was too rough and boyish to hang with girls, too girly to hang with boys. I was obsessed with horses and riding, even though we had just sold my horse and I was ridiculed for it quite considerably. I used to attend a chess club and fencing, where I met two of my best friends. My luck with best friends was frequently futile, however: my first was prohibited from associating with me by her mother, because apparently moving to a rough area automatically makes you a bad influence; my second best friend was transferred to a specialist school for kids with autism; my third best friend moved to a new area; my last peer best friend moved to London. Afterwards I just preferred adult conversation, and stuck to teachers and assistants during break-times. Spoke about politics, Dickens and ethical issues from early childhood—like, I was just really friggin weird in the end. Underperformed in school because I was bored and bullied, but was hugely intelligent at the same time?

Moreover, I had a serious identity crisis, after having grown up middle class before our business collapsed, and then finding myself living on the boundary of a rough council estate in a s*** house. At school (which was very middle class) I was a “chav”, at home I was just a posh tosser.

I think I drew something of a short straw... not the shortest, but a shorter straw.

Reply 4

(づ￣ ³￣)づ

Accident-prone and mischevious.

Reply 5

uberteknik

Inquisitive and curious, taking things apart to see how they worked and not always putting them back together. As an adolescent, I played with electricity a lot in my bedroom, with some quite dangerous shocks from the mains which could easily have proved fatal.

As a kid (<13) definitely lived outdoors (mostly up trees or in the woods or the park or playing in the cul-de-sac where I lived), always falling off things and getting cuts, scrapes and bruises.

Reply 6

(づ￣ ³￣)づ

Original post by uberteknik

As a kid (<13) definitely lived outdoors (mostly up trees or in the woods or the park or playing in the cul-de-sac where I lived), always falling off things and getting cuts, scrapes and bruises.

The best kind of childhood.

Reply 7

Oxford Mum

I was quiet, shy and bookish. Wouldn't say boo to a goose. Didn't dare post on TSR for years, but now there's no stopping me! I also preferred the company of teachers to the other kids in the local pit comprehensive. This was because all they did was talk about graphic accounts of what they did in the bedroom (some as young as 13). They laughed at me because I lived in a detached house (they called it a mansion) and had a cleaner (they called her a servant). When I left the comp and went to a private school, they laughed at me for not saying "bus" properly (it should be "bass" apparently). They also wanted to know if I had a tiara and why I didn't have my own car. So you see, you can't win!

Original post by dandiprat

Reply 8

claireestelle

I was horrendously pessimistic and more shy when I was younger especially after dad passed,took me a lot of my teen years to work on that so i m not much more of a people person and I'd say I'm a recovering pessimist/ realist most of the time.

Reply 9

Oxford Mum

My beloved Nana died when I was 10 and life has not been the same ever since. However, her simple, loving behaviour has often served as an example to me when I wonder how to treat others.

Original post by claireestelle

Reply 10

claireestelle

Original post by Oxford Mum

My beloved Nana died when I was 10 and life has not been the same ever since. However, her simple, loving behaviour has often served as an example to me when I wonder how to treat others.

I can really empathise with that I was 9 and I know how much losing someone at that age can really change your life, I get my kindness and wanting to help people from Dad for sure. It's would have been his 51st birthday today and i'm spending my time helping on here which i think he would be proud of.