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[quote=Anonymous]I was the difficult child.

1. I was an extremely picky eater from infancy. I wouldn't eat meat, anything soft and mushy (so no oatmeal, ice cream, mashed potatoes, etc.), or anything that touched butter, ketchup, salad dressing, mayonnaise, cream cheese, or pretty much any other condiment. I also, from infancy, refused to eat pancakes, cake, and bread.

2. From infancy, I willingly refused to eat for  up to 72 hours if I was not given access to my "preferred" foods.

3. I had severe issues with insomnia and restless sleep beginning during my toddlerhood and thus spent hours each night sobbing because I wanted to sleep but couldn't.

4. I was extremely sensitive and frequently cried because I thought everyone hated me or was mad at me.

5. I couldn't stand being outside in the sun and would complain non-stop about the headaches and rashes I would get when in sunny environments.

6. I despised wearing pants and would throw fits about my clothing choices from the time I was a toddler.

7. I was a perfectionist and spent countless hours fretting about my errors.

8. I was hyperlexic, and argued about EVERYTHING from the time I was about 18 months old.

9. I was allergic to so many things that I was almost always complaining about rashes, hives, swollen lips, etc.

10. I didn't get sick all that often, but when I did, it was very serious-- double pneumonia a few times, scarlet fever twice, and sepsis after a bout with chicken pox.

11. While everyone else in my family was very athletic, I hated sports and complained incessantly about being enrolled in team sports.

12. I was extraordinarily finicky about colors and textures of clothing, fit of shoes, hairstyles, music, and smells. 
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