Posted by Toph on December 19, 2004, at 21:17:53
In reply to Re: Oh thanks, but... » Toph, posted by Dinah on December 19, 2004, at 16:30:45
Good question. I've been racking my brain trying to remember early compliments from my parents. Sadly the first significant compliment was in third grade, what 8 years old, when I finally had a special teacher. This is when I started clowning to get attention. I was punished a lot and the punishment was to have to stay in with Miss Schultz during recess. Are you kidding, a little one on one time with Miss Schultz was no punishment. She caught on and held me after school causing me to miss the bus. My mom started thinking I would grow up to be a serial killer at this point, but I didn't care, guess who drove me home? I was a terrible reader-absolutely froze when it came my turm to read out loud infront of the class. Miss Schultz thought I was a good writer and put me in the writing group. I didn't like it because we went to Mrs Mustoe's class. In the end Miss Schultz read one of my stories out loud to the class (I'm sure because she knew how much trouble I had reading even my own writing). I've told this story and other elementary school stories to both shrinks I've had and both have remarked about how significant it is that when I was small I had many traumas but I mostly suffered in silence or prayed alot instead of turning to my mother for solace and comfort. I still haven't figured out why because she wasn't especially cold. Maybe a birth order thing. My brother was 1 1/2 when I was born and then I was only 1 when my younger brother was born. I don't know if my mom had enough time for me. I'm sure glad I had Miss Schultz or maybe my mother's fears might have been realized.
-Toph
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