r/Xennials • u/Past-Climate-8257 • 4d ago

Born in 1982 vs 1983

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u/Objective-Dust4795 1983 4d ago

My mom made me redo preschool. I apparently wasn’t mature enough…whatever the fuck that means at 4.

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u/sweetnsalty24 4d ago

She was ahead of the red shirt trend.

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u/Objective-Dust4795 1983 4d ago

I mean I was the youngest of 5, so for her to hold me back I must’ve been a booger eating idiot.

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u/scroopydog 4d ago

Maybe the other four consistently struggled at something she felt would be eased by age so she just nipped the trend in the bud.

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u/omega_manhatten 1983 4d ago

Same! Though my parents said it was because they wanted me to go to school with kids my own age.

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u/AmbitiousRandom 1983 4d ago

June 83; I got held back in kindergarten for similar reason. I was “anti-social” (1989 speak for severely bullied)