I hate it when adults introduce me to their kids and one of the first thing that they tell them is that I skipped a grade. I like to pretend that I'm just like them until They get to know me better. That way they don't get turned off by me and think that I'm all stuck up because I graduated earlier than they did. This happened today. Melissa, when of the ladies that I worked with, introduced me to her son, he's into computers and what not, and I think that's pretty cool. I think we had a better chance of becoming friends if his mom wouldn't have explained to him that I was close to his age because I had skipped a grade. Isn't is obvious by my appearance that I close to his age? On top of that I look young for my age! Someone mistook me for Melissa's 12 year old daughter today! Which is vexing, but an honest mistake, I'm not tall, and I do look younger than I am. In theater they had me playing a 12 year old recently! I just, hate it when parents are all amazed by me and tell their kids about me, particularily my skipping a grade, because this put animosity between the person who is close to my age and me. I hate it! I'd much rather have someone thinking, "Oh, college freshmen girl who I have something in common with" instead of "Freak of nature who skipped a grade and is probably stuck up!" Why do adults like me so much? Is it child envy? I am not a child to envy having, I have my own unique parenting challenges. I get depressed all the time, I get bored and constantly need to have my mind fed! I struggle a bit more than most socially. I don't take my parents advice as much, because I don't believe them completely any more. I blame them for some of my social akwardness, which I shouldn't do, it's not their fault that I struggle socially. Although I do wish that they'd had helped me get my drivers license a bit more, I still don't have it. They have to work with my psuedo pride problem, meaning that I don't like myself and that it is next to impossible to help me because I won't listen to them much anymore. I should listen to them more, but I enjoy my independence a little too much. I'm also very emotional, just like most girls. I'm too lazy to run this through spell check, so just deal with it. ~Amyelk Out