Primary/elementary was the worst time for me. During those years, I was a round, pudgy thing who was very much like me at my height of annoyingness on these forums. I also had glasses and wore retainers, with mild acne at an early age. Really, it was shit. During the last few weeks of the last year, I was fit to not wear glasses, removed my retainers for a more stylish pair of braces, had a growth spurt that narrowed me down significantly and I lost most of the acne.
When I hit High School, people just seemed to click with old JicKie. One by one, I claimed another friend into my list. I got to know basically 80% of the grade when year 12 hit and I was well known for being the big lovable teddy bear. At this stage, I knew the jocks, the nerds, the outcasts, the student staff, the "islanders", some of the "cool people" and one of the three women's groups. At the end, I was known as the big guy who was always someone you could rely on a shoulder or a pair of ears to talk to... as well as being the guy who thought he was 80 years of age. Everyone knew me as the old fellow, a veteran, the wise man... despite being the youngest out of everyone.
If I balance everything out, I was not a reject nor was I neglected. If anything, it was accepted.