I’m back in my STEM bag studying tech now, though, so all isn’t lost.
And I scratched my biology itch by learning anatomy and physiology when I was studying to become a personal trainer. So much so that my Dr now talks to me candidly about my bodily functions. A win is a win.
Omg thisssss, I’m sorry this happened to you. I relate. I used to come home from school excited to tell my mum what I’d learnt in Chem or Bio (my fav subjects), & she would vehemently deny everything I was saying “You think you’re so smart now?!” So yeah, I dumbed myself down.
-to sound smarter than everyone else. I was so confused.
She said "who the fuck uses 'shard?' Everyone says a 'piece' of glass. Stop trying to be a smartass."
To this day I now find myself dumbing my own words so I can communicate better.