As the story unfolded, I learned why this young woman had such problems relating to those her own age. As a youngster, she was seldom around children her own age. While her home life had been very good, devoid of any abuse or neglect and full of positve parenting, it had been lacking in socialization. She grew up with older siblings who played school, which advanced an early education and parents who nurtured her curious nature, which advanced her intellectual development (neither of which was a bad thing). Once school rolled around, though, she was already different. And we all know how children EMBRACE those who are different!!! (Not!) So from schoolage on, she was a bit more advanced intelectually and rationally than other children, but lacking socially. She saw the cruelty of her peers and grew to be independent and self reliant. As a young woman, she has become distustful and withdrawn. She does not believe in fairy tales and feels that she will not have a happily ever after.
(to be continued)
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