Dr. Ballentine starts telling Discord more about her own life & reminiscing about her past by saying "Well, I guess it all began back when I was just a Filly, I was an only child, and my parents were both highly respected Doctors, my Dad was a Cardiologist, my Mom was a Microbiologist, they were both very stiff, stern & serious about virtually everything in their lives, even about raising me, and their jobs often kept them away from home for long periods of time, so they would often leave me with my grandparents, who were retired Doctors, as my babysitters, you can imagine how exciting things were for me growing up".
"One day, a Traveling Circus came to town, when I asked my parents if we could go see it, they believed that it might have been a fair way for us to spend some time together as a family, so while things were slow at both of my parents' jobs, they both took a day off, and we all went to see the Circus".
"It had the acts that you would commonly find in a typical circus, the Equine Cannonball, Fire Eaters, Sword Eaters, Contortionists, Knife Throwing, the Strong-Stallion, Trapeze Artists, Plate Spinners, Magician Acts, various Animal Acts like the Lion Tamer, Unicycling Bears, Juggling Seals, Acrobatic Poodles riding on a Tiny Go-Kart etc., it was just so full of wonder & marvels, I enjoyed every last moment of it, yet my parents just sat there with their faces still as stoic as ever".
"But then they sent in the Clowns, they were so agile & whimsical, performing all sorts of great & humorous acts, one such act was when one of the clowns was getting ready to launch a water-propelled rocket into the air, he pushed the button on a remote control to launch the rocket, but then a puff of smoke came from his belt, and his over-sized baggy-pants fell down, and he acted all embarrassed about everyone seeing him in his polka-dot boxer shorts, that was when I finally saw my parents laughing".
"But what really got to them was when one of the clowns slipped on a banana peel, fell backwards, and landed face first into an enormous pie, which was actually just a large cushion wrapped with Aluminum Foil & coated with whip-cream to look like a big pie so he wouldn't really get hurt, I laughed so much my sides ached, but my parents laughed so hard I thought that they were going to bust a gut".
"I Never saw them look so happy before, and I wanted to always see them happy, even if it had to be me who made them happy, it was then & there, that I knew what I wanted to do with my life, I wanted to be a Clown, so I could make everyone laugh and be happy because of me".
"The very next morning, while both of my parents were still home, I placed a pie on the floor, and walked in wearing my dad's best pants, I told my folks, Hey Mom, Dad Look At Me, I then dropped my dad's pants, then purposely tripped and fell face first into the pie, and shouted, Whoopsie! But my parents were not amused, they simply told me, Young Filly, Quit Fooling Around and go Clean Yourself Up before you're Late For School, well them's the breaks I guess".
"But I still didn't give up, I joined my school's junior comedy club, to surround myself with fellow lovers of comedy, so we could practice our own comedy routines with each other, I even took an after school gymnastics class to try and build-up my agility, so I could have more whimsical movements for my clownish performances".
"But one day during our training sessions, one of my fellow gymnastics classmates was afraid to do the Rope Climbing course, turns out he had a form of Acrophobia, Fear of Heights, not wanting him to get in trouble with our Trainer, I tried talking to my classmate, to try and help him with his problem".
"He told me that everytime he was in a high place, or saw something that was up very high, he would hear a strange sound in his ears, and he would get dizzy, so I had an idea, if the problem started when he heard a strange sound, I suggested that he tried wearing earplugs, they might have helped keep him from hearing that strange sound that causes him to get dizzy, and it actually worked, with his ears plugged up, it restored a balance within his Vestibular System, which prevented him from getting those dizzy-spells he gets when he gets in a situation involving heights, thus allowing him to get over his Acrophobia & climb the Rope".
"It was after he succeeded and thanked me for my help, that I earned my Cutie Mark, it was a Fountain Pen and a Clipboard that had a piece of paper with an ink blot on it, this left me very confused".
"When I told my school teacher about my Cutie Mark & how I had gotten it, she told me that my special talent was apparently Psychoanalysis, and helping others with identifying & resolving their mental problems, which would be perfect if I took a career as a Psychologist, or a Psychiatrist, or even a Psychotherapist, you can imagine how devastated I was when she told me that".
"But despite what my Cutie Mark was telling me what I was best at, I still didn't want to give up on my dream of becoming a Clown, so I kept trying my best to achieve said dream".
"However my school-mates thought I was crazy for trying to become a clown when my special talent was Psychoanalyzing, one of them even took notice of how if you take my name, Scarabew Ballentine, and removed half the letters from it, you'd get the word 'Screwball', many of the other foals then started using that fact, and calling me by that name, they would go, Screwball Screwball Scarabew is a Screwball, I wanted to make others laugh, but this was not what I had in mind".
"And of course my Disapproving Parents didn't like my choice, my Dad was like, No Daughter of Mine is going to waste her valuable time trying to become a Clown, Your Cutie Mark says your Special Talent is Psychoanalysis, And Your going to work towards getting a career that puts That Talent to Good Use".
"And my Mom was all, Your Father is right Scarabew, we both know you're much too smart for such Frivolities, you need to let go of this childish fantasy of yours and get in touch with real life, so from now on, there will be No More After School Gymnastic Classes for you, and you're going to Quit that Junior Comedy Club at School, from now on you're going to study to become something like a Psychiatrist, or a Psychologist, or a Psychotherapist or something".
"So I did exactly what they told me, I left both the Junior Comedy Club & the Gymnastics Class, and from then on I spent the rest of my foalhood studying various Mental Health Courses, learning about all sorts of mental disorders & ailments, researching their various causes & treatments, even when I had free time my parents kept making me do more & more research in my Mental Health Studies".
"Eventually I graduated at the top of my classes, earned my Doctorates in multiple fields of Mental Health, was certified by the Government to receive my Psychotherapy License, then I rented the space to set up an office here in Ponyville, where I've helped everypony here deal with their mental problems".
"Eventually my reputation extended throughout Equestria, pretty soon countless Ponies from all over the Nation kept coming to me for help, even various other doctors in the fields of Mental Health came to me seeking help, I've helped more Ponies than you can shake your tail at, and I've received an endless number of awards & honors for my work, and sure I made my Parents Proud of me and all".
"(sigh)But none of it brought me any real happiness or thrills, I had become the best of the best at what I do, but I felt as if I was stuck in a rut, where no matter what was thrown at me, nothing could ever be a true challenge for me, or be something that was worth getting excited over anymore, That is, until today, when I met You Discord".