TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I think Bullying is a parental issue... I think stopping kids from being bullied (at this point in time) needs to start at home. Teach your kids to be kind. Teach your kids respect. Teach your kids integrity. Then the Bullys wont have easy targets (I stand up for people who are getting picked on, always). And if you teach your kids to be good to others, they wont feel the need to pick on each other... I think bullying is our primal way of figuring out who the alphas are... and more often than not, for humans, it isn't the jocks... it's the brains... *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Mal, I played Rugby in school so I was something of a hybrid myself. I would also weight train and was talking wrestling lessons outside of school, so I would avoid violence if I could, I'd have likely crippled someone at the time As for killing yourself because of it, it is a sad thing to happen, but I never considered it as a way out from the bullying I went through, in my head I saw it as cowardly and that it would give them ultimate victory and I wasn't gonna back down completely, just put up with it until I knew I could strike back (which I did the instant school ended). Choosing to go through it didn't make it any easier, but I have always been a pacifist (yet I am strangely drawn to violent games, movies, tv shows, etc. lol!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Different people react different ways to pain. Personally, high school was hell. 4 years I was glad to be rid of, because I wasn't really part of 'any' group. Because of my interests (books, writing, anime, war gaming) I wasn't accepted in most circles. Those groups where that was normal, I was the outsider for being a Christian. And within the 'Christian' group I was an outsider because I actually wanted to debate out and really figure out my beliefs, not accept something because a bunch of adults said to. So, before you start to say things like 'It wasn't that bad for me and I was bullied!' ....while that is true and sucks, keep in mind that some people honestly feel like they have no one and are utterly alone...tag bullying onto that, and it isn't too terribly hard to see how someone might feel that death is preferable to life, however wrong they are in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 In other news, I want to kill my computer. Finally the muse shows up, I get ideas for scenes jotted down and I get one hell of a virus on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I think everything happens for a reason... I would not be the strong, confident woman I am today if I hadn't had hardships when I was young. I understand what bullied kids go through... but this idea that they are victims that can't help themselves is BS. If they can't help themselves when it's kids picking on them, how do they ever plan to survive the real world. I hated being the brunt of all the jokes and the verbal abuse. But I wouldn't change it. I learned to have confidence, and I won, when I learned to stick up for myself. Society encourages us to run away from the problems... to let someone else solve them... and then we wonder what's happening in this world... (I told you guys not to get me started ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I think the biggest shock for people from school when they've not seen me for a long time and see me now is how much I have changed, as I was always very quiet in school. I was local in school, just to only select people who I felt were worth taking the time to talk to properly, but I was also pretty shy back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Ed: I'm not saying bullying doesn't hurt. What I'm saying is that we all made it through, and we're better for it. Do we want to go back to that time and relive it? HELL no. But would we change it? I think most people would say no. What did you learn about yourself when it was finally over? What did you learn about people? Being bullied makes us who we are. Think about it this way: if you hadn't been bullied would you be who you are and where you are today? Because I know I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Fell, as awesome as it is that you got there, keep in mind that you aren't most people. It took me six years of bullying to get there. Try being an ADD introvert that society looks down on with contempt, with no reason to have self confidence and absolutely no aggressiveness... And welcome to someone who doesn't know how to stand up for themselves and has been ignored the few times they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have people I graduated with come up to me when I'm out and say that they're sorry for treating me the way they did. And to be honest, I don't remember how they treated me... because mean people suck... and I don't have space for them in my life But obviously it's been on their minds for the better part of 10 years.... *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 ENOUGH WITH THE HEAVY TALK Laugh monkeys [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu4aynBK7E]www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu4aynBK7E[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 This ones funny too 0_X [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKZqGJONH68]www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKZqGJONH68[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Ed: I'm not saying bullying doesn't hurt. What I'm saying is that we all made it through, and we're better for it. Do we want to go back to that time and relive it? HELL no. But would we change it? I think most people would say no. What did you learn about yourself when it was finally over? What did you learn about people? Being bullied makes us who we are. Think about it this way: if you hadn't been bullied would you be who you are and where you are today? Because I know I wouldn't. Nope, I wouldn't be. What I am saying is that telling a kid in that situation to 'toughen up' and 'stand up for yourself' is a sad lack of sympathy and empathy for them. I absolutely hit of a point of '$$$$$$$$ off' with all the bullies from school, but I would have done a lot better and been less depressed if I had had even one person who did want to help. That's what I'm saying: I am a product of my past, and I have no regrets about that. But it also means that I'm always keen to keep an eye out for people who are different and try to be friends with them, because that's what my experience has taught me is what's necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 And this one: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmhWPN3-Elo]www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmhWPN3-Elo[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hmm... Still can't get that Austringer I'm after. Why can't they stock Malifaux properly in the UK?! UI may have to contact Dave and Gareth (gaming buddies of mine) at Frontline Games and see if they have it in stock. In the meantime, off to look at more minis to drool over and maybe find more limited editions I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 THE $$$$$$$$$$$$ ARE COMING!!!! THE $$$$$$$$$$$$ ARE COMING!!!! EVERYBODY HIDE!!! (I'm Serious... $$$$$$$$$$$$ are freakin' scary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hmm... Still can't get that Austringer I'm after. Why can't they stock Malifaux properly in the UK?! UI may have to contact Dave and Gareth (gaming buddies of mine) at Frontline Games and see if they have it in stock. In the meantime, off to look at more minis to drool over and maybe find more limited editions I want. Or you say "Hey someone in the US.... if I send you money will you send me an Austringer... pleeeeaaaase?" And don't forget the puppy dog eyes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 It took me forever to realize that $$$$$$$$$$$$ was the word being censored... Nathan is apparently afraid of them. Alright, I'm off to bed. G'night folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Fell don't you worry about the $$$$$$$$$$ i keep big bessy with me at all times...oh and my peacekeepers... Hmm where is that bear anyway...it promised me a hug in exchange for the 15' cookie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 *laughs evily* it's a good one...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hot chocolate *swoons* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks for the videos. I now know what a red solo cup is which clarifies a failblog post I saw recently. This site is educational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 LOL Fell, I may fail at the puppy dog eyes, but I may be able to pull off a Puss In Boots Ed, goodnight mate! Also, what's wrong with $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Steam: I'm a teacher, what can I say? Path: $$$$$$$$$$$$ are freakin' creepy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Nah, they ain't creepy, they just sad, miserable creatures that deserve our pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Or the bullets from my peacekeepers....die $$$$$ die :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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