Posted by Jenny on September 30, 1999 at 10:50:30:
In Reply to: Childhood posted by Cory on September 29, 1999 at 17:40:25:
:It seems like the best way to get attention and respect from adults was to impress them with my knowledge. Being "smart" was something I identified with.
I can relate to the previous statement. [I just took the test, and it came back with the "4" being one point less than the "2." My scores in order were 17 22 13 21 19 13 11 16 12.] I haven't read but a few of the previous posts, but this one caught my eye (I am always on the look out for other's childhood experiences, and how they affected them.) I was raised by a loving but very aggressive, domineering mother (that was how she appeared then, I have since developed other insights.) To escape, I spent the majority of my underage years reading romance novels. I would sneak into my bedroom or the bathroom, lock the door, and read until someone came hollering for me--then I could just pretend I had been busy (doing what you do in either of the places, respectively.) I would hide books under my desk in school, so absorbed in reading I wouldn't even notice if my name was being called. Anyhow, I think the sheer volume of and attention I paid to these novels gave me an even more influential teacher than any other I had. Has anyone else experienced something similar?