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...nate, which makes me that way too. They’re very reserved. That makes my family and therefore, me, different from most. I like being different from traditional families, although I wish that my Chinese was better. But being different makes you stick out, and I don’t like being in the limelight. I am a little shy especially around people I don’t know. It’s something that I consider a flaw and I’m trying to change it. I’d like to be a little more outgoing. I used to be a lot worse when I was little. I was extremely shy, but ever since I’ve decided to change that about myself, it’s been coming along slowly. Another memory would be of this person who I considered my best friend in elementary until the beginning of junior high. She was so cool and I loved her carefree attitude. The only thing was that she always put me down and made fun of me for not being able to speak Chinese correctly. She would criticize me for not being able to hang out with friends. She always made me feel inferior, so I was always trying to change so that she’d approve of me. Then I realized that she wasn’t worth my time. It was tiring to try to live up to her expectations and I hated the way she treated me. I cut off ties to her and chose my friends carefully after that. Friends that wouldn’t make me feel bad and would accept me for...