Wow, you have got a whole lot here @galenkp I did not even know we could answer all although I would just stick to just one for the meantime.
I used to be the kid who did stupid things which usually resulted in pain and humiliation. Often my coconuts took the brunt of it. Someone would say, I bet you can't do that, or would challenge me in some way and I'd be like, fuck you, stand back and watch. Fortunately I managed to get rid of the habit although, that, never quit, never shy away from difficult things ethos stayed with me and later in life served me well. I'm proud of my ability to apply persistence, consistency and effort to difficult things. But...back as a kid I was just dumb.
I very much could relate to this, then we just want to prove and show what we thought we were made of when nothing really was there to show of in the real sense.🤣
Kids do stupid things, I was no different. It happens to adults too.
Its understandable 😁😁