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Originally Posted by tld221
as if i didnt have enough to be laughed at for (overweight, bad clothes, few clothes, awkward overall) i was eating school lunch - and liked it!
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absolutely right.
when i hit 3rd grade, i was put into a gifted program for my county. i was miles ahead of all the other kids, and it did me some good to be challenged. what a mistake...
not only was i in classes with the "upper crust" of the area, i was also the only black child in the class. talk about a hit on my self esteem...i dont blame my parents, it did me a world of good in the end, but also sparked a "dark skinned issue" in my head that challenged me up until a few years ago. when all the new, cool, expensive stuff came out, i was the only one who didnt have it, and for some reason i didnt think it was because of money, i thought it was skin...