The imperfections we seek to hide away when we’re younger sometimes turn out to be the key to our happiness later.
Earlier this week, writer Ashley C. Ford posed a question to her Twitter followers: “What’s something you hated about yourself as a kid or teenager that you now consider a strength?”
From personality quirks to mental illness, her followers responded with all their weaknesses-turned-strengths.
My skin! I have eczema (not the seasonal kind, but the everlasting one) and I remember being singled-out in school for it and pulling my sleeves down/wearing socks in the summer etc to hide it. I consider it a fun conversation starter now, but it was a shit situation as a kid
— Linda (@chkn_nguyen) September 30, 2018
My need to be class clown– it's not about attention (OK, maybe it is a lil), but about making people happy. https://t.co/s5JdTIshvb
— just a craigular joe (@chlothulu) October 1, 2018
My mood disorder. I'm more in tune with my own emotions now, my kids' my husband's, friends', etc. https://t.co/jZPhWRLWlG
— Jess 🖤🤍💜 (@Geegabyte) October 1, 2018
What’s a weakness of yours that turned out to be a strength?
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