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[–] 16399376? ago 

Ok, I'll start off by listing what I remember.

In 1st grade they had me go out to the trailers where the 2nd graders were located in and have me read to them out of the lesson book. This happened at least twice. once in the cold of winter and once closer to summer time. the eyebrow guy (Aquinas) was there along with various aides and that fat/chubby readheaded guy. I remember they would have the chair set up in the middle of the empty class and there would be two of them asking "what would you do if __'' questions. there was at least one more of them always off to the side writing things down. I remember the speed minute tests, and the standardized tests where you would just sit and answer page after page after page of questions , ten times more than your classmates. Always done or finished very first, then had to sit there with my thoughts till everyone else finished up. I feel like I remember classrooms that weren't quite like I remember them and that nagging feeling of having forgotten to do something very important was awoken within me then and it has stayed with me into adulthood. I used to have vivid dreams, in color, but don't any more. The one trick I can remember learning was something like coming out of a deep sleep, but keeping my eyes closed, and I could see the room I was in in color. See the people that were whispering and writing around me and I could see things on the desks and teachers table.

whew got the chills typing it all out.

tell me if I fit the mold

adopted

gifted

musical prodigy

athlete

read the encyclopedia cover to cover when my parents got it back in the day.

Eagle Scout

former mormon

cant remember large chunks of child age school like it is just blank but there are flashes of people and faces and there is an underlying feeling of having forgotten something terribly important