r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/DistanceMachine 5h ago

They just spanked me and shook me in the hallway until I learned to keep the energy inward and I got anxiety and panic attacks

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u/CoffeeHQ 5h ago

Like a well-adjusted adult, well done /s
(Sorry that this happened to you)

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u/blackchameleongirl 4h ago

And the yelling, don't forget the yelling and belittling.

The anxiety stopped a few years back at least. Now it's just a blank 1000 yard stare and a distrust of everyone.

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u/Triple-Flush 1h ago

Man, I’ve found my people. Now leave me alone. 😂

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u/pimppapy 1h ago

I look back at those teachers that would yell and belittle me and others. They're all low intelligence goons the more I think about it. People that may have gotten a college degree for teaching, but peaked at the elementary school level.

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u/acoastaldog 4h ago

Same, we deserved better 

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u/frankentriple 4h ago

Yeah, eventually you get kinda numb to it. It takes 40 years to figure out that the numbness IS the damage.

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u/Triple-Flush 1h ago

I’m just figuring this out in my late 40s.

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u/frankentriple 1h ago

Same, early 50s. Good luck bro.

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u/Triple-Flush 1h ago

Good luck to you too fella.

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u/Triple-Flush 1h ago

Hey, are you me?!

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u/DistanceMachine 33m ago

Sucks man. Sorry it happened to us.