Hello all, My name is Thom Skinner. I was born on March 7,1975 in Columbia South Carolina. My life was pretty stable up until the age of six when my parents separated and then a few years later divorced. This was pretty defining moment in my life, I had trouble dealing with this event for the rest of my childhood. This became a trend of having a hard time dealing with things that tend to just come up in life. The troubles really didn't come to me until I started school. School Daze Upon entering Heathwood Hall Episcopal School,a private school in Columbia, I began to have to have trouble getting home work and book reports done. I spent much of my time in the elementary school principals office. This was not because of any violent or disruptive behavior. I tended to daydream a lot and had an extremely vivid imagination. I loved to read and had done so for a long time. I was well ahead of my classmates in this area on tests I always was about five grades ahead of my own grade level. At the same time I was deficient in mathematics and foreign languages. My fourth grade teacher, Mrs Pulford called me the absentminded professor. She was pretty tough on me and I stayed outside of the classroom in a desk by myself for most of that year as punishment for not completing tasks. At the same time I did have some activities that really were a motivation for me. Soccer was a sport that was near and dear to my heart. It was something I could throw myself into and not think of anything else. Learning and playing sports has always beenstrengh of mine. At the same time I continued to read more and was able to get out of my own reality for awhile and explore worlds that were not based upon finishing paperwork.
Upon entering Heathwood Hall Episcopal School,a private school in Columbia, I began to have to have trouble getting home work and book reports done. I spent much of my time in the elementary school principals office. This was not because of any violent or disruptive behavior. I tended to daydream a lot and had an extremely vivid imagination. I loved to read and had done so for a long time. I was well ahead of my classmates in this area on tests I always was about five grades ahead of my own grade level. At the same time I was deficient in mathematics and foreign languages.
My fourth grade teacher, Mrs Pulford called me the absentminded professor. She was pretty tough on me and I stayed outside of the classroom in a desk by myself for most of that year as punishment for not completing tasks. At the same time I did have some activities that really were a motivation for me. Soccer was a sport that was near and dear to my heart. It was something I could throw myself into and not think of anything else. Learning and playing sports has always beenstrengh of mine. At the same time I continued to read more and was able to get out of my own reality for awhile and explore worlds that were not based upon finishing paperwork.
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