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Meh, what is wrong with it? My mom told me I hated playing with other kids in preschool when they wouldn't follow the rules of the game. I know I purposely avoided games that I thought were boring or that were being played "wrong" and I didn't suffer for it. I wanted to do it my way and I was more than happy to do that alone or with one other friend who didn't mind following.

I think I was more willing to go along if I was hanging around older children, but I rarely did that. I remember looking up to the two girls on the block who were a few years older than me.

I was just thinking about this yesterday, though. My sister pointed it out. I was "bossy" in grade school and now all the people who hated my bossiness in school are constantly asking for my advice about anything close to or in my area of expertise.