I agree completely.
I dont like the thought of seeing the world through rose tinted glasses.. I think the feeling of coming back from something awful is quite an acheivement.
I was beaten to a pulp every day for 11 years through my childhood, by almost every kid I remember meeting.. I had one of those faces I guess!! Yet remarkably, even though from age 5 to 16 was a complete nightmare and having not made a single friend up to that point.. I became one of the most popular teenagers at college.. thus the reason why my grades fell.. didnt get into Uni and ended up working for call centres..

Now this might be the end of that era and put me back where I started.. Ive spent more of my life being hated than not.. which means I may have to go through it all again.. only this time I have a remarkable skill in which I can meet new people and gain popularity in the same way I did back then..
funny really.. how a guy as good looking and charming as me had so little luck with the ladies ( until I was 21 -- 1 year before I settled down ) !!