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"NEW KID SYNDROME"

"NEW KID SYNDROME"

When each school year starts, I still feel a bit anxious. Blame it on recurring bouts of “new kid syndrome.”

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Mark H. Massé
Aug 27, 2022
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 “NEW KID SYNDROME”

            When each school year starts, I still feel a bit anxious. Blame it on recurring bouts of “new kid syndrome.” By the time I was 16, I had moved some 20 times. Along the way I developed a Protean-like identity, adjusting to strange faces and places. As I would later learn, my youthful tales would be shared by fellow traveler…

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