how i went from being very shy to less shy

85. How I went from being very shy to less shy As a kid I was always shy. I would always hide behind my parents if we ever went out to a party and it wasn't family. I was always scared as a kid about what people thought about me. So I tried to fit in as best as I could. I didn't want to be the kid everyone knows is strange or weird. Most people could say I am that exact kid today though. Over the years I have grown to not care at all what people say or think about me. so now as a kid that is certainly not shy, I have realized that I love being the odd one out. Some could say I am arrogant and only want attention, but that isn't it at all. Why was I chosen to be my parents kid? I am one out Of millions of kids my parents could have had. So I was given this life to live it, why should I let this experience waste away when I could be one who acts for themselves not one who acts because it is "cool". There are situations though that I am still conservative and quiet. When. I know it is time to be repectf then I am, but school is a place for learning who you are and what you like. I'm not in the real world yet, so why let these few days of being a kid go to waste? (just because I said this, it reflects about myself. I don't think being shy is bad at all. It's just personally I would rather not be!)