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I was the only kid in both the gifted program and the behavior disorders program. A strange badge of honor. I am very good at simulating normalcy, and empathizing with outliers.

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• A comment on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: Good bye, world!
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  A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: Oh snap! Let's teach calculus using purely sex-related problem sets!

• A comment on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: Only 7 minutes left on the clock...
  
  Go on. Share your awkward experiences with us! I'm still handing out merit badges.
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  A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: You just didn't do it properly, Morton. You should have used a troupe of professional dancers.

• A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: I wonder how rare your experience is, Shobhit. Everyone, please take part in my ultra-fast 2-question survey:
  
  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2ZTNRW3
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  A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: My sense is that society has a long way to go before any but the most liberated heterosexual parents will talk to their kids about homosexuality. But I hope that will change fast.

• A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: Agreed. I was serious about Aja's "nudge" strategy.
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  A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: P.S. everyone, Lauren is the dancer who gets thrown way up in the air in our TED talk. She's got serious thrill issues.
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  A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: I think Eddie's experience tells us a lot about the importance of children's relationship with furniture.

• A reply on Conversation: Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!

  Dec 17 2012: Now that's an idea I haven't heard yet, but it strikes me as reasonable. Perhaps kids are become *more* knowledgeable than their parents. Perhaps the Facts of Life talk will flip. Kids need to educate their parents?