Interesting post, thanks
It's not actually often that people speak openly about such things. In my experience as a person who tries to be as real as possible when I deal with the people I'm close to, people do not WANT the truth.
I try to be honest, but there are definitely times where if you should not be honest, or it's just not the right situation to be, it's better to say nothing or just go with the flow. There's a fine line between honesty and rudeness I think, too.
I mean, if someone asks you "do you think I'm ugly?" I think it might not be a good idea to say "yes, I think you're ugly, since you asked".
I think people like the fakeness and fluff of life and they are actually the weaker ones. People like being a bit oblivious to reality. This happens in personal relationships as well as just with short encounters.
For instance when you go to a store/coffee shop, or any other short term type of encounter, you'll be greeted with a nice big ol fake smile, and "how are you"? Like they really care? Hmm.. well some really do care, I think. A few. most do not, they are just required to pretend to care. I learned to accept that a few years back. You can just accept that life is a little easier when you know that life is all but a game in a way, and the fake bits come with it.
As for someone actually telling you that you are an idiot.. I do not think that I would agree with that, nor do I think you should tolerate someone saying that to you. THEY are the idiot who has no manners.
So you are home schooled, big deal. That does not an idiot make. Tell them to fly a kite next time you hear them say that.
When I was around 18 yrs old I had a boyfriend who used to feel he had the right to tell me "what I was". In his opinion I was broken and he needed to fix me. At the time I was in agreement with the things he said to me. (I needed to lose weight, I was weak, etc). He's long gone now and now that I'm a bit older I realize that was wrong. So I needed to lose weight, that did not give him a license to just berate me. And it's the same with you. You are much more than just one label, home schooled.
~ Angie