• FourteenEyes [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    17 days ago

    Haha I did everything wrong while suffering under multiple mental illnesses and being neurodivergent with lots of social isolation and I’m in the same position

    suck it normies big-cool

    • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      17 days ago

      I refused to do schoolwork or homework my entire life, technically didn’t pass middle school (they passed me on anyway because I don’t think they wanted to deal with me) tested out of high school early and spent most of the next decade getting high and playing video games.

      Now i got an easy certification for an easy job making as much or more as many of my peers who tried, and am planning to go back to community college

      I’m being kind of glib, but I really do feel like i successfully wrestled a (long, long, very long) childhood away from the school system.