If someone grew up feeling different, they probably developed traits like independence and authenticity as adults.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hello World/ DigitalVision via Getty Images It would be so boring if we were all exactly the same. Diversity and individuality ...

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I felt the sting of standing out during P.E. class. We’d stand in a big clump as two team captains–always the tallest and most athletic guys–would begin picking the other tall and athletic guys to be ...

But their main concern was that we thought, behaved, and looked different from Iranian people, and we would stick out. I ...