Q2. What is true about you today that would make your 8-year-old self cry?
I was a really sensitive kid when I was growing up. I was easily ashamed and frightened. Easily ashamed because my mom would use body-shaming a lot as one of her disciplinary methods. Easily frightened because my mom would surprise me with smacks and whacks with her hand or a wooden cane. She was also overprotective and never really taught me how to 'fish' (reference to that life philosophy of fishing). I was like a thin fragile piece of glass that has been tipped over the edge of falling over and over again. With my enhanced sense of humiliation, I was teased a lot in school for my weight. Being an overprotective mother as she is, she fed me like there was no tomorrow day by day and ultimately I became a really cute and chubby girl. I was one of the tallest in the class, but that still didn't justify my chubbiness. Right now, I'm not tall, I'm average. My size? Average too. I ain't skinny or oversized. I'm average. I guess that would make my 8-year-old version of me disappointed because I used to hope that puberty would help me out in becoming drop dead gorgeous. But to cheer my 8-year-old self up, I'm CUTE instead.
Another thing would be how I obsessed with sexuality. Maybe it's just a phase, but I'm pretty sure I'm a hentai. As I have declared before, I'm a bisexual. But my 8-year-old self will understand and accept that. I realized I was a really accepting child when I was 8 years old. Forget that.
When I was 8 years old, I would cry when I feel a sense of abandonment, rejection, and failure. I believe me not getting to go to a university just like my brother and sister would kind of upset me. However, the most upsetting one would be how my family would label me as "stupid". Not just my family, other people too. Yes, I may be ignorant on most things but I am willing to learn and absorb. So please don't start off your comment on my ignorance with "Are you stupid? How can you not know this?" because that definitely affects my self-esteem and eventually you may be part of the blame for my possible suicide.
Also, I know that I can make stupid decisions from time to time. At least I accept the fact that I do, instead of giving myself excuses and explaining to others why it was sensible for me to make the WRONG decision, unlike SOME people. But before you start judging me, take a good look at yourself. Are you incredibly SUCCESSFUL in life? Have you not EVER made stupid decisions before? Are you PERFECT? If your answer is no to any of these questions, then shut the fuck up. And leave me alone.
So to my 8-year-old self, the world is unfair. Some people will call you stupid and demoralize you, not only in primary school. It'll last all the way to adolescence for sure, and most likely even to adulthood. I'm sorry to let you know that. It's okay to cry.
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