So the well-liked kids were jerks, and the adults didn't seem to care about kids like me. By the time I entered high school I was firmly committed to a counter-culture mindset.
This also happened to me, although as a girl I think it was probably accelerated by how my family couldn't really afford to buy many nice things, including clothes.
It's interesting to me that some people seem to need 'both' solitude and company--I think DD is like that; she's happy to sit and read all day, but if one of her friends is around she can chat with them all day, too.
