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Zack Haynie's avatar

Your story is pretty cool billiam, it’s relatable as well! I was semi weird semi normal at that age (now I’m just a bit more weird than normal 😅) but I thankfully wasn’t teased openly about it. But I often exclaimed that being weird is okay and that’s what I am and people actually seemed to respect that I was somewhat self aware because everyone knew but no one would say. Being open about stuff like that has made it to where i could be friends with anyone, jocks, nerds, didn’t matter and even the popular women. But after unintentionally being accepted by all. The kids that were already my friends ( a few nerds like myself) ended up being almost all my friends exiting high school. I’m glad I found those nerds.

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Shibetoshi Nakamoto's avatar

yeah! Back when I went to school, nerds weren’t cool, but that shift happened the next 20 years or so :)

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Mo Amin's avatar

I really enjoyed reading this. The writing style really suits you. Not sure why I say that but if felt different than your previous writings. Maybe because it was something really personal. Would love to see more like this. And it’s crazy how just a few words can stick with us into adulthood and make such an impact. I know things were said to me as a kid that to this day I still remember the exact words and scene like it was a movie in my head! Great story.

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Shibetoshi Nakamoto's avatar

Hm yeah I think this was a little more intended to be a book chapter or story than a snarky blog post or whatnot, I wanted the scene to be easy to imagine and all the context there so you could feel why those simple words made such an impact

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KingsVerdict's avatar

Really cool story. It’s wild how the little things can have such an impact.

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Shibetoshi Nakamoto's avatar

yeah! i like the concept though - maybe cuz I’m lazy

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KingsVerdict's avatar

or you're a master of efficiency 😂

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Michael Dorausch's avatar

What a great way to begin my day!

Totally relatable, and I'm thankful to have had a few experiences like that, they have stuck with me. Wishing you all the best with everything you're doing.

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Shibetoshi Nakamoto's avatar

Thank you!

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Buffy's avatar

Such a heartwarming story. You write really well Billy.

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Shibetoshi Nakamoto's avatar

thank you!

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Shibetoshi Nakamoto's avatar

high school was such a weird time 🤣

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