Well, my hair always feathered, I didn't have a lisp, I'm a WASP-ish, fairly attractive female. I was moderately athletic, all those things that are supposed to make you acceptable in grade school and on to high school. Didn't work. I was a smart kid, the teachers always made a point of making it abundantly clear to the rest of the class that I was different and I was given 'special' treatment and 'special' classes. This in itself was enough to ostracize me in a small rural community. My social skills were wanting, my parents didn't have the money to buy me tons of clothes, we didn't have a Nintendo or a Commodore, hence we were tres uncool;) Now that I've moved onwards and upwards:) my inborn geekness is welcome to me, I have friends who have the same interests and I can look back at High School (all of a year ago) and all the rumors and the pain and I can laugh. being a geekgirl has advantages in the computer industry (although if I were to be given a job based on my gender and not my skills, I would be highly insulted:P )
I think the advantages to being a geekgirl far outweigh the little, or great, pain we went through/are going through to get where we're going:) not to mention the fact that 95% of geekguys want a geekgirl.. the numbers are definately on OUR side:)
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Well, my hair always feathered, I didn't have a lisp, I'm a WASP-ish, fairly attractive female. I was moderately athletic, all those things that are supposed to make you acceptable in grade school and on to high school. ;) :) my inborn geekness is welcome to me, I have friends who have the same interests and I can look back at High School (all of a year ago) and all the rumors and the pain and I can laugh. being a geekgirl has advantages in the computer industry (although if I were to be given a job based on my gender and not my skills, I would be highly insulted :P )
:) not to mention the fact that 95% of geekguys want a geekgirl.. the numbers are definately on OUR side :)
Didn't work. I was a smart kid, the teachers always made a point of making it abundantly clear to the rest of the class that I was different and I was given 'special' treatment and 'special' classes. This in itself was enough to ostracize me in a small rural community. My social skills were wanting, my parents didn't have the money to buy me tons of clothes, we didn't have a Nintendo or a Commodore, hence we were tres uncool
Now that I've moved onwards and upwards
I think the advantages to being a geekgirl far outweigh the little, or great, pain we went through/are going through to get where we're going