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I hear people reminisce about their childhoods-socializing with peers, watching the cartoons that defined their generation (Dexter's Laboratory for millennials, Adventure Time or The Amazing World of Gumball for zoomers). I had few chances to socialize as a child. The only cartoons I grew up on were SpongeBob, Popeye, and Looney Tunes. Instead, I spent my time traveling the country with family and being homeschooled. As a result, I often feel like I operate on a different wavelength from everyone else. Be straight with me: what exactly did I miss out on?

I hear people reminisce about their childhoods-socializing with peers, watching the cartoons that defined their generation (Dexter's Laboratory for millennials, Adventure Time or The Amazing World of Gumball for zoomers). I had few chances to socialize as a child. The only cartoons I grew up on were SpongeBob, Popeye, and Looney Tunes. Instead, I spent my time traveling the country with family and being homeschooled. As a result, I often feel like I operate on a different wavelength from everyone else. Be straight with me: what exactly did I miss out on?
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You are on a different wavelength. You avoided the state approved programming the rest of us were brainwahsed with for the first 18-22 years of our lives (or longer). I've spent the last 40 years trying to undo that damage. Don't try to come to us; we're trying to get to you. Continue to be the beacon in the dark for the rest of us.