Nobody around me seemed to think I was capable of that kind of expressive language, so I figured they must be right. When I came across someone who tried to challenge me, held higher expectations for me, it just made me frustrated. Didn’t they know I wasn’t able to do what they were asking? I was used to the kind of support where someone just took over a task for me completely. It had taught me to simply wait and let others do things for me. I was not so much an active participant in my own life as I was an observer.
