Why...

[unixronin]

... do I always have to answer the question "Can I have shaved ice?" THREE times?  Even if I say "Yes, everyone may have shaved ice"?

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Almost-4, almost-6, and just turned 11.

[smandal.livejournal.com]

Try to empathize with how you saw the world and felt at that age. You are not just "every" one, you were you!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I don't remember a single thing about being 4 or 6 that I haven't been shown a photo of or told by my parents. I barely remember being 11, and the thing that sticks most in my mind is my parents asking my opinion of which of the four possible secondary schools for me I wanted to go to, then picking the one that I hated every second of.

[smandal.livejournal.com]

I have an uninterrupted internal dialog from about age 5 onwards. Around that age -- grade school years -- I was defined by much intellectual excitement and the need to share it with everyone. I resented being lumped together with other kids.