>>They haven't been so rough for me. Not really. I just never handled them well.<<
I suspect you're underestimating that, but I'll let it alone.
>>It was always too easy to get me to burst into tears, you know? Not good- doesn't jibe well with the bulletproof, nothing ever hurts me standard gender role. <<
People probably attacked you because, in essence, you smelled like food. That doesn't make it okay, or mean that anything is wrong with you. (It doesn't even mean that something's wrong with all the attackers; sometimes the weaponry just grows in sooner than the safety catches do.)
>>I got where I am, and it's not bad at all.<<
That's good.
>>I wish I could reach back and tell early-me not to take everything so seriously or personally. That's a hard one to learn, though.<<
Eh. It's good to have the armor, but you shouldn't need armor just so people don't try to make you cry. It's not unreasonable to want people to treat you with basic courtesy. Sadly, courtesy is uncommon these days.
Re: Well...
I suspect you're underestimating that, but I'll let it alone.
>>It was always too easy to get me to burst into tears, you know? Not good- doesn't jibe well with the bulletproof, nothing ever hurts me standard gender role. <<
People probably attacked you because, in essence, you smelled like food. That doesn't make it okay, or mean that anything is wrong with you. (It doesn't even mean that something's wrong with all the attackers; sometimes the weaponry just grows in sooner than the safety catches do.)
>>I got where I am, and it's not bad at all.<<
That's good.
>>I wish I could reach back and tell early-me not to take everything so seriously or personally. That's a hard one to learn, though.<<
Eh. It's good to have the armor, but you shouldn't need armor just so people don't try to make you cry. It's not unreasonable to want people to treat you with basic courtesy. Sadly, courtesy is uncommon these days.