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Ohhh this resonates so much. (I spent many years in middle school and high school in a friends group that included someone who was ALWAYS calling me a "ditz" or "ditzy" even though I had high grades, etc., and it seriously impacted my own self-definitions.) Alll the solidarity!

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Oh no! I am so sorry this happened to you, too, and I think it was worse for you! How frustrating.

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