Uh yeah early childhood up until my teens.
I moved to MI when I was about 7, being the new kid everyone had it out for me. Plus I was gay, more fem, and I liked
weird" shit like anime, sorcery, video games etc.
Got jumped a few times in elementary and middle school. Appreciative of those moments because I learned to defend myself and I was able to initiate things when I felt someone disrespected me.
In my early teens tho I had to conform to what all the other dudes in my neighborhood and school were doing. Just for social survival in high school. I made friends who were my homies so there was no more getting jumped alone.
Only part I regret is I always felt like I lost a piece of who I was back then trying to be who everyone else felt I should be, which is why Im always proud of the odd things Im interested in now. Reminds me of who I use to be or who I really could have become had I not of bought into the hypermasculine shit to survive.
Faggot how dare you make this damn thead