An Old Waterskin

Posted on January 18, 2005 in Depression

I get tired of hearing how other people are “smart, too.” As I see it, I’ve never had a problem acknowledging that. There are many kinds of intelligence. What gets to me about other people is that they don’t think I am very smart. They try to slip me up by running me through endless tests. At times it feels like everyone is allowed to laugh at me, but I can’t laugh at anyone else. Now and again, I run into someone who understands. I get a pat on the shoulder and the words “You were born in the wrong age for your gifts.” Which leaves me feeling like an old waterskin.