Yeah - I learned the "shield" early on. "Sticks 'n Stones may
  break my bones" - I chanted that to myself in the 3rd grade
  after some mean girls called me a nerd... repeatedly.

  By 4th grade, I had my shield up and ready and while I felt the
  'sting' of name-calling, it didn't devastate me anymore. I
  wouldn't let it. Developed a few masks since, but I try to be
  authentic through the masks. Lots of layers.

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