Is there anything you used to be bad at that would surprise people now? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

Basically something you really weren’t good at, but now you are, to the point that it would surprise people that you used to suck at it?

For me it’s flexibility. I’m pretty flexible nowadays, but I really wasn’t in the past. I did gymnastics to some degree since I was 4, but didn’t have a flat split until I was 14. For reference, that was about a year later than the second last person on my team to have a split, and many of them were younger. So I was really behind. But over time I stretched more and now I’m plenty flexible.

 

[gone4good]

apicoectomy
and I'm absolutely serious 'bout it

 

[athenaaa]

Handwriting and reading

 

[HugeBakkaeMotae]

Controlling my emotions! I used to lash out in anger a lot but now I'm fairly comfortable walking away when I know nothing good will come of it. I still feel strongly about my principles but I'm not a slave to my emotions.

 

[TrinityJade]

Cello
I've been playing since kindergarten, but I never knew how to channel emotions into my instrument until the past 2 years or so

I suppose it's not really something I was very bad at; I was just never really making any forward progress and was very mediocre until now

 

[Nina]

In a weird chain of artistic events, I used to be really good at drawing, sketching, and shading on paper but regressed throughout school BUT managed to get really good at mendhi and rangoli art on my own. Mendhi uses henna paste and rangoli uses colored powders.
In high school I sucked at both. My mangoes were blobs and my lotus Fredick Blobbington the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

 

[TrinityJade]

In a weird chain of artistic events, I used to be really good at drawing, sketching, and shading on paper but regressed throughout school BUT managed to get really good at mendhi and rangoli art on my own. Mendhi uses henna paste and rangoli uses colored powders.
In high school I sucked at both. My mangoes were blobs and my lotus Fredick Blobbington the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

I hope you can show us your beautiful art one day!

 

[Nina]

I hope you can show us your beautiful art one day!

Next holiday season during the fall. Or wedding I attend

 

[Pirioca]

12 years ago, 10 Hill Sprints in a row would have killed me. Now Hill Sprints are part of my workout routine. If I want an even greater challenge, I run uphill with a backpack, loaded with weights.
A modern 'high tech' Gym Treadmill may be more effective but I love such 'primal' training.

 

[Ahsoka]

12 years ago, 10 Hill Sprints in a row would have killed me. Now Hill Sprints are part of my workout routine. If I want an even greater challenge, I run uphill with a backpack, loaded with weights.
A modern 'high tech' Gym Treadmill may be more effective but I love such 'primal' training.

And it’s a lot cheaper than a treadmill or gym

 

[sooya_]

Peronsally, I make great dad jokes My friends are tired of my jokes, but I don't see why you wouldn't laugh at my jokes ( specifically my queer jokes and the amount of queer jokes I've sent to some of my friends ) :

Spoiler: hehe

I'm also pretty good at drawing thriller-themed drawings not anything so bad, just eerie. I like it because it doesn't have to be perfect or pretty ( it suits me really well )

 

[uran]

because of many things i struggled greatly in academics during my elementary. I was failing every class except music and sports and because my survival strategy is to make people laugh i was a total class clown. I disturbed a lot and couldnt focus on anything in school. one time when i was being noisy in english class my english teacher took me outside the classroom and told me i will never learn english and i shouldnt come to her classes anymore because i cant learn anything. i was put in special needs class during my 5th grade and changed schools and i started to want to learn.
now look at me being fluent in english

 

[Pirioca]

And it’s a lot cheaper than a treadmill or gym

And it makes more fun.

 

[eclipsoul]

public speaking probably, i used to dread presentations in middle school and now it's a walk in the park for me to just stand in front of people and present something