“They think I’m strange,” she lamented. The mother smiled. She had heard the same about herself. “You’re not strange, child. You are different,” she explained. The girl thought silently before asking, “Is being different good?” She answered the question herself; “I am happy and that’s all that matters, right Mom?”
Being Different
Sudesna's Space 
So true. What you need is confidence in yourself – not always easy in this difficult world.
Yes, you are right. It becomes easier as you get older.