You touch a sensitive topic
It is sensitive, isn't it! Even as I was writing it I felt very mindful about how it would be received and how best to write it tactfully.
if we weren't educated out of our particular imaginations and discouraged from pursuing our talents since childhood
Agreed, but this is also a tough one to call, as it's almost impossible to not influence children (and indeed other people) at all. We could probably go into another discussion again on that, though.