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Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:50 AM

70. Wow, this is four of us.

My mother made sure I had a career that would get me out of this town. 25 years living in some of the greatest places (and not so great) in this country..... Am now back in the same small minded, bigoted racist hometown area.

Would never have moved back to this place after my experiences in school and abusive family members. The ONLY thing that brought me back here was the profound needs of my mother.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	OP
Never even went to graduation I was so glad to be out of that hellhole n/t	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#1
I went to graduation but...	MotorCityMan	Dec 2012	#69
+1. It was like getting out of jail.	bemildred	Dec 2012	#74
Pretty much, yea	tech3149	Dec 2012	#2
I was always an outsider.	hobbit709	Dec 2012	#3
thanx for your honesty	marions ghost	Dec 2012	#4
What ever happens to those "bullies?" They grow up to become GOP, no doubt. nt	kelliekat44	Dec 2012	#5
Mitt Romney was one	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#6
for real? in your case?	rateyes	Dec 2012	#15
No, but romney beat up a gay kid in his high school	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#39
or as in my case...	Javaman	Dec 2012	#22
Sometimes, they become police officers...	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#59
I'm thankful everyday for finishing high school	LeftofObama	Dec 2012	#7
I'm having nearly the same experience.	TahitiNut	Dec 2012	#18
Me too...	appamado amata padam	Dec 2012	#54
Wow, this is four of us.	Scruffy Rumbler	Dec 2012	#70
Small homogeneous towns are garbage.	Dawson Leery	Dec 2012	#62
Yeah	jollyreaper2112	Dec 2012	#8
Even cheerleaders get the blues	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#9
I was on the cheerleading team and was still one of those kids. Was constantly	GreenPartyVoter	Dec 2012	#10
I was one of those who defended the kids people picked on	lunatica	Dec 2012	#11
My pal!	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#12
Bullies are cowards...	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#32
Folks like you are my heroes!	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#81
I'm not sure what I was	The2ndWheel	Dec 2012	#13
I fit the profile pretty well back then	IDemo	Dec 2012	#14
I worked at columbine after the shooting	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#16
It would be interesting to know how many of the murdered Columbine kids were actually	Nay	Dec 2012	#78
It was a long time ago	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#85
yep me too	dembotoz	Dec 2012	#17
Well it is not just nature...far from it.	zeemike	Dec 2012	#19
yep ... former HS teacher ...	rtassi	Dec 2012	#24
+1	tama	Dec 2012	#53
American secondary schools are inferior.	Dawson Leery	Dec 2012	#63
There are the "typical" types and the not so typical types...	Javaman	Dec 2012	#20
In high school I was socially awkward in some ways, but...	Orrex	Dec 2012	#21
I was one of those kids.	easttexaslefty	Dec 2012	#23
Powerful OP	H2O Man	Dec 2012	#25
Tell your son there is at least one other like you...	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#34
+1	LiberalLoner	Dec 2012	#76
On kind of a different edge ..	rtassi	Dec 2012	#26
that is horrible on top of unimaginable....	renate	Dec 2012	#83
Yes, that was me exactly	IDoMath	Dec 2012	#27
I think I had the same thoughts.	JanMichael	Dec 2012	#58
Thank you, Philosoraptor.	Myrina	Dec 2012	#28
Thank you Philosoraptor for posting this.	Bohunk68	Dec 2012	#29
I was the school crippled kid, & I befriended the gay kids	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#42
My two years in high school were hell. I had gay friends too.	hunter	Dec 2012	#50
I had to get ready for gym in a seperate room because the bullying was so bad.	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#82
I was one of those kids too	Marrah_G	Dec 2012	#30
I'll just leave this here.	Sentath	Dec 2012	#31
There were times myself. . .	DinahMoeHum	Dec 2012	#33
I was one of those kids	get the red out	Dec 2012	#35
To all of you.	Lilma	Dec 2012	#36
I don't know how old you are, Philosoraptor, but, I saw lots of bullying in my school days.	bulloney	Dec 2012	#37
I'm 61, graduated HS in 69	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#44
I agree. Good point on the access to drugs.	bulloney	Dec 2012	#47
We need to end the violence and bullying.	ananda	Dec 2012	#38
Bullies should get punched square in the nose & kicked in the groin	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#45
Great story! I saw a similar thing in 6th grade. Super bully...	JanMichael	Dec 2012	#57
I was bullied	riverbendviewgal	Dec 2012	#40
Disabled kids are targets	Philosoraptor	Dec 2012	#46
I feel the same way	JesterCS	Dec 2012	#41
It starts with lack of discipline in elementary school	FarCenter	Dec 2012	#43
You're not alone. I suffered severe depression and suicidal tendencies in those years.	Selatius	Dec 2012	#48
I was too	tabbycat31	Dec 2012	#49
First of all, thank you for sharing this with us	bixente	Dec 2012	#51
I was too.	Kablooie	Dec 2012	#52
I was in that hellish low/middle caste/class	JanMichael	Dec 2012	#55
Having a really mean streak, a family rife with professional killers to teach me, and connected	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2012	#56
I was a strange high schooler.	erinlough	Dec 2012	#60
I was a geek and a misfit.	Aristus	Dec 2012	#61
I was one of those kids and it sucks. nt	white_wolf	Dec 2012	#64
I was not a loner and was both a bully and bullied.	The Midway Rebel	Dec 2012	#65
I wasn't weird or a loner but I didn't fit in and I was bullied.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#66
My mind went off by itself.	sibelian	Dec 2012	#67
I was, but I wasn't	hfojvt	Dec 2012	#68
Thanks for sharing that Philosoraptor	allrevvedup	Dec 2012	#71
Slightly.	LWolf	Dec 2012	#72
Yes.	Still Blue in PDX	Dec 2012	#73
I Think This Post	RobinA	Dec 2012	#75
This old therapist greatly appreciates this post.	JohnnyLib2	Dec 2012	#77
From a few years ago...	WilliamPitt	Dec 2012	#79
I was one of "those" kids.	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#80
This	WilliamPitt	Dec 2012	#84
Thanks for sharing your story	vankuria	Dec 2012	#86
My twin brother got picked on but I was actually a girl who kicked the bullies asses. You mess with	Michigan Alum	Dec 2012	#87

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