Name: 【TED】Michele L. Sullivan: Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness (Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness | Michele L. Sullivan)
Uploaded: 2018-03-30T08:58:59.000Z
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We all have milestones in life that we remember so vividly.

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The first one for me was when I was entering kindergarten.

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My big brother was in school, and by golly, it was my time.

and there was the teacher with a warm welcome,

we all remember those little cubbyholes, don't we --

And then she said, "Go over to the circle

and play with the kids until class starts."

So I went over there and plopped down like I owned the place,

he was wearing a white shirt with blue shorts.

And I just kept playing. I didn't think he was talking to me.

"What are you talking about? Let's just play. We're happy.

And so we played, and about a minute later,

the girl next to him, in a white shirt and a pink skirt,

and said, "Yeah, why do you look so different?"

I don't look different. I'm not short. Again, let's just play."

About this time, I looked all around the circle I was in,

and all the kids had stopped playing and they were all looking at me.

in today's language, it would be "OMG" or "WTF."

So all the confidence that I went in with that morning

was withering away as the morning went on

And at the end of the morning, before I went home,

and I actually found myself outside of the circle.

I could not understand what just happened.

I would hide behind my parents' legs like nobody could see me.

you can't understand another child's curiosity,

It became very apparent to me that the real world was not built

for someone of my size, both literally or figuratively.

And so I have no anonymity, as you can probably tell,

we all go through many challenges through our lifetime.

You can't tell if someone's dealing with a mental illness,

or they're struggling with their gender identity,

what it's truly to be me on a daily basis, or what I go through.

I do not believe you can walk in someone else's shoes,

and because of that, we must adopt a new way of giving of ourselves.

Simply stated, I will never know what it's like to be you

and you will never know what it's like to be me.

I cannot face your fears or chase your dreams,

Instead of trying to walk in each other's shoes,

we must adopt a new way of giving of ourselves.

that I did have to do some things different than most people,

but I also learned there were things I was on equal footing with,

As a matter of fact, I excelled in the classroom.

This was vitally important, I discovered as I grew older

and realized I wasn't going to be able to do a physical job.

So I went on and got a university degree,

but I felt to be one step ahead of everyone for employment,

I needed to have an advanced university degree,

Remember your first interview? What am I going to wear?

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