Frozen Time: I'm still a kid?

Friday, March 23, 2012

I'm still a kid?

So, how long has it been since I last blogged? Seems like it has been quite long. Anyway, had a provoking thought today while attending developmental psychology class. Descriptions of a child's growth, particularly the cognitive part.... somehow makes me wonder.... have I passed that stage and move on to the next? Then, I started pondering. These years, what have I gone through, what done, how did I handle stuff etc. Then, somehow, I feel as if I'm stuck at around 4 years old, psychologically. I act like a 4 years old kid. How? These are briefly some that we learnt in class: -

1. Kids exhibit egocentrism.
Kids basically are not mature enough to distinguish between their own perspective and others. For example, shown a board with two different colors on the opposite surface, knowing that the board has two differently colored sides, will still think that the side the person opposite is seeing is the same as the side the kid is seeing. This is more of a physical sense. In other sense, the concept of egocentrism will (I think, I'm not sure) also apply to other aspects. For example me, in a lot of situation, knowing that being different in all sort of way, still expect others to actually know what I feel, what I'm going through, what I like, what I don't, what I experience and eventually get frustrated, angry, unhappy when others don't. I believe this is a form of egocentrism which should have been lost from a child as the child grows.

2. Kids grow up to learn social norms and adjust to fit into the norm
Kids will grow up knowing that certain behaviour do not fit in the norm. Being emotional and unable to control feelings lead to rejection. Optimism leads to acceptance. Thus, kids grow up learning how to control theirs emotions and reduce on being a drag. I, however, haven't seem to have learnt all these. Spoiled like a kid (not all kids, some kids) I can't actually control my emotion, angry as I like, happy as I like, this leads to rejection from others, and I don't learn that this is due to being out of the norm, but instead I blame others on not understanding me. Sorta like the egocentrism thingy. Just see own perspective of things. No wonder I'm losing friends. No one wants to be friend with a spoiled kid.

Those are some those that we learnt... well, there were more that made me smiled a few times like an idiot in the class when I heard of things that apply to me... can't help but feel pathetic... lol wonder if I'd change after this? Hmm.... God knows....

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What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?

I Am A: Neutral Good Human Ranger/Cleric (1st/1st Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength-11
Dexterity-12
Constitution-11
Intelligence-13
Wisdom-9
Charisma-11

Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment when it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Primary Class:
Rangers are skilled stalkers and hunters who make their home in the woods. Their martial skill is nearly the equal of the fighter, but they lack the latter's dedication to the craft of fighting. Instead, the ranger focuses his skills and training on a specific enemy a type of creature he bears a vengeful grudge against and hunts above all others. Rangers often accept the role of protector, aiding those who live in or travel through the woods. His skills allow him to move quietly and stick to the shadows, especially in natural settings, and he also has special knowledge of certain types of creatures. Finally, an experienced ranger has such a tie to nature that he can actually draw on natural power to cast divine spells, much as a druid does, and like a druid he is often accompanied by animal companions. A ranger's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.

Secondary Class:
Clerics act as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine (or infernal) worlds. A good cleric helps those in need, while an evil cleric seeks to spread his patron's vision of evil across the world. All clerics can heal wounds and bring people back from the brink of death, and powerful clerics can even raise the dead. Likewise, all clerics have authority over undead creatures, and they can turn away or even destroy these creatures. Clerics are trained in the use of simple weapons, and can use all forms of armor and shields without penalty, since armor does not interfere with the casting of divine spells. In addition to his normal complement of spells, every cleric chooses to focus on two of his deity's domains. These domains grants the cleric special powers, and give him access to spells that he might otherwise never learn. A cleric's Wisdom score should be high, since this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

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I'm still a kid?

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