I can honestly say that I am very happy that I lived through some of my most humiliating moments when I was a teenager.
I am not talking about normal, high school, dating, drinking, figuring myself out humiliation. I am talking about real humiliation - embarrassing moments that happened over and over again; moments that seem hilarious in movies.
The reason WHY I am happy I went through it when I was younger is because now, having a teenage girl point and laugh mockingly at my cane and my visible tremors, gawking stares when I felt like I was going to pass out climbing a couple of steps today - well, it would have bothered me a hell of a lot more.
Because I dealt with worse as a teenager, I was able to continue on with my night, head held high and know that those girls simply don't understand.
I mean, I know that I wasn't always sympathetic to the struggles of others when I was that age either.
Humiliation.
It's bad enough feeling it internally.... Having it expressed by others can be hard. Thank goodness I am blessed with such amazing family and friends, or tonight could have been really awful.
Annnnnnnnd maybe they were just talking about how fabulous my cane looks ;). It does have some bling on it! :)