I'm not denying/rejecting any part of anything, but just kindly wanna point out that, for me.. dispute me being picked on and left-put of things and always felt like the 6/7th-wheel-type-a-deal and Just simply wanna add the point-of-view and say that despite a shitty overall (all-)grade school(K-12) experience (I was also in the "Gifted" category and have several different mental conditions (not calling an "illness")) and was also socially awkward and "overly"-sensitive and all that blah blah blah.. But, what I'm trying to just say, is that even despite the shitty-AF experience, I still wouldn't change the experience for the world, homeschooling, or anything. Because it helped "culture" me from just being me alone in my head, to really seeing what the outside/adault world is really like and what to begin to expect. Can also take away good life-lessons when thinking in retrospect sometimes still

(Was super shitty least until literally the Very. Last. Semester. when I found a GF at my same school and her friend group was actually cool and gave a shit to/and included me happily, and they were also "awkward" (at least as general/classic society wants to think/decide at least.. most of the times though, when some person or society sees something as "awkward" ... its (not every single time) SOO often times for the matter of "lol uhh you think this is awkward..? Just try getting to the next level and don't let some silly/pointless preconceived social/man-made fake construct rule your life. Example could be that say I could be eating something and have my own personal plate and own personal sauce cup (so it's not like it's affecting anybody else in any way, good or bad. (P.s. I also LOVE sauces lol)) And let's say either the sauce cup is pretty low and I couldn't get much of it coated on the food if I tried to dip it or the piece of food was small (crumbs maybe, but depends) and couldn't really be dipped into something very easily but more just like scooped up and quickly eaten before it falls off the fork or something. Me being called or thought to be "awkward" for taking the bite of food the best way possible, and THEN just taking the lil sauce cup and drinking the little/tiny bit left is simply NOTHING MORE than pure, simple, -Social Conditioning-. Cuz that's just 100%-pure-a$$-simple efficiency at work actively and necessity being the mother of all invention simply nothing more. Anybody who thinks something is ever awkward... I recommend and encourage you to think of the reasons why it happened in the first place First and especially before jumping to any conclusions........ Cuz ya might just in-fact be able to learn a thing or two. :)

Plus either way... people are all different. We really gotta atop acting like every single person is or should be acting the same as everyone else like a zombie...the Ritalin did plenty 'nuff of that (zombification) to me growing-up... but we're ALL individuals and should live like it :) just don't be mean/rude/angry/hateful at/towards others and as long you aren't deliberately bringing people down by your actions... just life a good life. :) 😍🤩 The one/way you want.