tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047096936084071173.post6394748204366899143..comments2012-03-18T00:24:41.668+00:00Comments on Crafty manoeuvres: Proud to be...Bexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13488326111621207081noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047096936084071173.post-37102686219658105682010-10-02T02:44:52.971+01:002010-10-02T02:44:52.971+01:00buckles! that's what children had on their sho...buckles! that's what children had on their shoes before they could tie laces. if only you knew the angst of finding suitable shoes for school of my shoe-lace-not-tying-yet wee guy. after a certain foot size, velcro is apparently out.<br /><br />yes, i remember the 'posh' jibes. i remember being ridiculed for using the word 'actually' in a sentence, and from someone who was allegedly a friend. eventually i just didn't bother hiding any form of intelligence at school and was soooo glad when streaming meant i wasn't taught with the dimwits (sorry dimwits but you were a real drag and PS: it's you who were the nastiest so i feel hardly any guilt). it was actually (!) quite a relief to get to university and realise that i could be average, though it was a shock to have to work to pass exams (oops).<br /><br />one boyfriend was particularly put out by my alleged intelligence, none of the rest seemed to be bothered. or maybe it's cos i was pathetically grateful for any attention i never noticed.<br /><br />ho hum - life's much better at 45 :) i'll go tell the diva to be proud of himselfpomomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338550638937829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047096936084071173.post-25874503369586597362010-10-01T23:28:15.671+01:002010-10-01T23:28:15.671+01:00It wasn't long ago that I man I know mentioned...It wasn't long ago that I man I know mentioned that he was certain I'd find somebody new to love and blah, blah, blah. And I thought he was being very kind. Then he said "Of course, you'll have better luck if you dumb it down a bit" (or words to that effect). <br /><br />I was crushed because I thought that he was a very smart man and I don't know if he knows how much those words hurt. I spent my entire life being told boys are smarter than girls. But maybe girls are just taught to pretend to be dumb to get the boys?<br /><br />Anyhow... I agree! Teach your children to be proud of their abilities and to not be ashamed of abilities they lack!Just Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186075294949877345noreply@blogger.com