What truly makes a person the "weird kid"?

1723425981

Being nerodivergent, i dont mean this in a bad way im nero divergent myself, i dont know how to explain it well sorry, some nerotypicals think nerodivergent people are just "weird" for some reason

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1723360984

When i was considered a “weird kid” it was basically mainly for thinking difrent (#gifted kid core) because like everyone would play hide and seek and there was me in the corner of the playground drawing in a little notebook. I was also friends with the “weird kids” which probably automatically made me one too, my best friend was kind of screen addicted (still is) and so she was really into all sorts of internet things and creepypasta. My other friend was bullied badly because of his long hair and short temper and then another friend had this disability of which he was bullied for

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1723330462

Someone who doesn’t know basic hygiene is someone I consider weird, anything nasty in attitude and physical is weird to me ,being someone who doesn’t respect other boundaries and committed crimes are really weird to me.

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1723323572

Honestly, I'd say it's just being different from the majority of people around you. This can include things such as your hobbies/interests, your sexuality, your neurotype, etc. I've been ''weird'' my entire life, and yet, I'm proud to hold such distinction, especially so in a world of ever increasing and repulsive conformity.

While it's true I've had to face bullying throughout my childhood just because of the ways in which I've always been different from my peers, it's also toughened me up and led me to stop caring about what other people think about me. If there's one thing I've learned about bullies, it's that they just want your attention in the most pathetic ways possible.

And just as the theme song to ''The Buzz on Maggie'' goes, I'm strange and I like it, that's just the way I am...

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1723316451

so im almost 27, and what made someone a weird kid back in the day was honestly just being outside of the norm to any degree. things like anime and gaming are really popular and mainstream now, but if you were a fan of either beyond the most casual level you were bullied pretty badly. i started middle school in either 2007 or 2008 and high school in 2011. being a girl who was openly a fan of anime with undiagnosed adhd/autism and had friends who were interested in emo and goth subculture and fashion very quickly labeled me as a "weird kid" lol now i've grown into a weird queer adult who cares very little about what other ppl think about what fandoms and subcultures i like

just a piece of advice, find a good group of kind supportive people to surround yourself with. it will make being the "weird kid" a lot more fun and less scary :)

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1723274129

Deemed weird because I didn't know how to interact with people and had different interests. Also people thought I was being mean apparently but I thought I was being nice lol. Also also have ADHD so yeah that sucked

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1723261000

I feel like there’s levels of weird kids. It’s kinda like the social ladder in Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, where no matter where you are on the social ladder (or in this case the “weird kid ladder” there will always be someone you think it’s weirder than you. There’s also a level of hiding involved when considering a weird kid. For instance, I only use my type of humour to those I’m closest too (sometimes not even my closest friends) because I understand that it’s weird. Even though I have this weird humour, I am not actively using it in front of most ppl which is why I’m not considered weird. A lot of ppl online harp about “____ interest made me a weird kid” and although I can agree (Warrior cat kid here) I’ve met many popular ppl have similar interests to me. It’s all based on how you interact with the interest, how much you actively tell ppl about it, and how easily you can pick up and adapt to peoples perceptions of “acceptable”.

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1723172711

genuinely? if i was better at masking/if i was neurotypical, if i had never had to hide my true self from my own friends, if things had been better (or at least different) for me at home, sure, i'd be a totally different person, but i wouldn't have been bullied or abused. so there's that!

more specifically, it's just when folks who don't ever deal with an inner identity crisis themselves, or who are neurotypical, clock you- not for exactly what your struggle is, but for you being not like "everyone else" that they know, meaning cishet neurotypicals, in this case. it's like they think it's suspicious, or they think you're stupid and that you won't clue in that you're being bullied, so they just take whatever problems they do have out on you.

that's just my experience though. ofc, it's different for every weird kid, and for every asshole.

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1723120912

i've always been the weird kid for my entire life, mostly bcz of the things I enjoy and the way i am, i like mlp, sonic, vocaloid, kirby and a LOTTT of niche internet things which made it really hard to talk to people normally and find people with the same interests as me (it still is!), it's also because I'm a pretty energetic person and that i talk a lot while using words that most people don't understand, at first it kinda hurt me (mostly because i was bullied for it and that my bully broke my nose while hitting me) but now i don't really care about it anymore about the ''weird kid'' or the ''crazy'' allegations, I'm insane and i love it!! i still hope that people can learn to be more accepting of differences and more niche things and opinions, and that they stop forcing people to grow up and mature and become people they don't wanna be, but i think it's been getting a bit better with people trying to bring back the early internet days
in short, i was a weird kid due to the things i like and the way i act, but i don't care about anymore! :3

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1723102840

I was often considered a strange child. teenagers in my environment have other interests and often do not understand me. I don’t want to say that I am a million-dollar special person, they just often consider my actions and words strange. “You’re too kind” “Um..what are you talking about?” I’m a loner in a team, but that doesn’t bother me anymore ^^ (translator)

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1722926988

for a while before i was diagnosed with autism, the 'weird kid' is what people always called me or referred to me as. My awkwardness and lack of awareness probably played a role in it, or my obsessions and interests weren't considered cool (vocaloid, cartoons, etc), but honestly nowadays i really couldn't care less about what these boring people who dont matter at all in my school or anywhere else think about me. im happy, thats all that really matters

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1722777212

I was absolutely the weird kid when I was little. I was OBSESSED with MLP and animals, specifically big cats and snakes. Like it was unhealthy. Took up 9 years of my life combined, at a minimum. As a result, I only had like... One friend for most of primary, and in hindsight, I was really sensitive and ppl were actually quite horrible to me I also had an overactive imagination, didn't have a phone or any form of social media, or Roblox or any games like that, and I was really awkward and sensitive, and a total math nerd. Plus, I was much, much later maturing than others.

In short, it boiled down to lacking social skills, being too sensitive, and having interests that were not mainstream

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1722736595

I could say that I know very well what that’s like... And I think it’s due to the kind of people one surrounds oneself with. At that time, about a year ago, I didn’t know I had any form of autism, and even though I never suffered from bullying (not that I know of), I always felt like a 'weird kid' just for noticing some differences between myself and my classmates... Throughout almost all of elementary school and part of middle school, I kept isolating myself from others just because I felt that way... Like a 'weird kid,' whether it was due to my interests and hyper-fixations or not knowing how to interact with or approach others.

Now I’m okay; I’m not as alone... Or rather, I don’t feel that way most of the time. Looking back, I think I’m improving in that aspect of socializing. [ And I also want to slap myself for doing that, I mean, isolating myself as a child. ]

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1722604840

i think its just a person that doesn't understand social rules, like I've always been bullied for being weird by literally every single person ever (still getting bullied but its more behind my back now) and honestly i see wh y(not for everything tho some things were just petty) from the way i used to act, like i didn't understand when and where i should speak ab my hyperfixtions or boundaries in friendship, i still struggle with these things but thank god i have people i can just ask "is this normal" to help me lmao

it gave me the mentality of "if everyones gunna hate me no matter what i do then why should i care ab their opinion?"

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1722405254

I was always felt I was a little bit weird, I still do tbh
Like, I was the kid who would talk about the FNAF theories to his friends and about those MLP gore videos I randomly found. I liked anime and stuff like that, I considered myself an otaku (not anymore) and in these days I thought being "the weird kid" was more normalized, but then I realized I couldn't fit with most people of my class because they would start saying that I'm too weid (also, my asocial attitude to a lot of them doesn't help TnT) and the friend I had, who was a fan of Sonic and was into things like idk Undertale and FNF, told me I was way weirder than him, specially since I started talking about my obsessions, sooo I guess I'm still the weird kid after all

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1722257647

i think people considered " weird kids " are usually bullied , because they act and think very differently. so if you have never been bullied for how you act you're most likely not considered as a weird kid. ( i don't mean that all bullying victims are ) it doesn't really depend on your interests and style, more about looks ,behavior and personality. ill never understand why is it a problem to be a little different, it's not weird. so yea, that's sad :(

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1722236373

from mine, my friends, and other ppl I've met online's experience, just being neurodivergent (diagnosed or not) will make u the "weird kid"

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1721745037

I mean I'm still the weird kid now the weird almost adult and I couldn't be more happy

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1721744639

In the cases at the school i went to the ting that makes a "weird kid" is by how much they just interact with the people around them

like you can have weird interests and not be the weird kid but if you dont talk to anyone in your class and just keep to yourself you will be labeled the "weird kid" pretty quickly

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1721744633

Clearly not.

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