Oh God, cringy stuff, hey?
Well, there's too much to recount, but your story of Naruto-style running reminded me that when I myself was a kid I ran like I was pretending to be a horse--and would then BRAG to the other kids that I could run so fast because I ran in that style ( ̄∇ ̄").
I also was one of those kids who responded violently to t......