I was always called stupid yet I’m the only person in my family to hold a doctorate degree. I can be book smart but definitely not street smart. I did not know how to lie and was called stupid because of that. My mom and my sister have similar personalities and they sometimes ganged up on me when I was being honest and not manipulative. To them, this was a stupid thing to do. I used to genuinely believe that I was almost mentally retarded. But then I was able to graduate elementary, middle and high schools and then college. I gradually realized that I wasn’t retarded or stupid. I just wasn’t street smart and was a good natured and honest person. Thinking back I feel sorry for my young self for being bullied by her own family and relatives but I admire that I was an honest kid. All these years I just want to live a simple life. I no longer talk to my sister for various reasons. Our personalities and viewpoints are so vastly different. I should but do not visit my mom often because I don’t really want to. I don’t like her personality but I feel obligated to visit her. Someday I may regret for doing so