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: When I was a little kid I was called "precocious" and "gifted".
When I was in middle school and high school and applied that precociousness and giftedness in directions I wanted to go but not the grown-ups' and didn't respond to nonsense "reasons" for changing my mind and "going along to get along" I was called "a ragamuffin", "disrespectful", and "recalcitrant".
At 52 I'm still called those that stuff but not by people I give a shit about.
@TheRealAmy: I did/do. 👽
@thedisasterautist I hope you went on to follow your own directions. I find that when adults try to put children in boxes, they often choose the wrong box.