My sister and I grew up on a poor street
in a rich town. It was bad enough that everyone in America was wearing
Seventies clothes, but we were in hand-me-down
Seventies clothes. And to make it worse, I
had the energy of the Tasmanian devil and the grace of a pile of pick-up
sticks.
* hand-me-down:
used clothing given to a younger child when the older child has outgrown them
ex> The little girl’s hand-me-downs
were worn out by her two older siblings and were hardly fit to wear in public.
* to
make it worse: to suggest that something being described is more negative
than one thought
= to make it even worse; to worsen
things; to make matters worse
ex> It wasn't bad enough that he was
blinded by a chemical accident, but to make it worse he was slowly going
deaf, too.
And something happens to you, when
everything you do is fuel for ridicule and mockery. Eventually you drink the
bully Kool-aid and self-doubt takes over.
* something
takes over: an internal factor gains control of a person
ex> Sometimes something takes over
and a person finds a strength they never knew they had.
People talk about the dangers of rose-colored glasses, but let me tell
you, the lenses of self-doubt are far worse. They are nasty. Thick and filthy…
* rose-colored
glasses: a positive light
ex> Even after her divorce, Claire
saw the world through rose-colored glasses and believed everything
happens for a reason.
And they’re nearly impossible to see past.
* see
past: to look beyond an obstruction
ex> sure, the house needs work, but
if you can see past the sunken roof and the broken staircase, it really
is a gem.
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