A Childhood Memory

I was a shy kid who operated in the shadows in order to avoid confrontation. So going to school was a bit of an ordeal since I would have to deal with my peers who were highly judgemental and who were young so they did not care what they said. Everyone tries their wings at that age and they make many mistakes. But this tends to leave many kids in their wake.

Most of us grow out of the feeling we are being judged but some don't because as adults we can harbor a lot of the same kind of assessment towards others. If your safety net at home is supportive, you might get over it much sooner. But if it is not, you could become one of those who is judging or just becomes much worse in your ability to handle criticism.

My family did have a great sense of what was funny and encouraged the use of it at home. So I developed a great sense of humor which in turn served me well. That was the gift that just kept on giving. I could see things from different perspectives and was able to find the less serious side. My ability was infectious and I found it helped to break the ice. I was at last able to be one of the gang.

That connection to humor also allowed me to look into other people and I found they had feelings just like me. Finding out that people are similar in many ways was a real eye-opener for me. I became well-versed in understanding others and I dearly wanted to help because I knew what it felt like not to belong.

One thing does lead to another which is why I now love to write e-books