Reply #98: People are people. You grew up, which commendable. Others need to.

[Deja Q]

I've seen many people leave, usually making a 'final post' explaining why. Usually because of personal attacks bestowed upon them or their spouses.

Even I had left (though I came back 3 weeks later) because I was attacked, very strongly, and the creep hounding me was seemingly totally unpunished for what were VERY harsh attacks; in several threads and going out of his way to make one in "my honor". What a thug. I even made a new pseudonym in a lame attempt to hide because I had the impression he was STALKING me, though in retrospect I should have thought things through first instead of acting summarily... in the angst of the time I had made my own mistake as well, one I also regret.

But the past is the past and there's a greater lesson at work. I think of it like this: Those creeps will ALWAYS exist, no matter where we go, there they are. Why should anyone massage their callous egos by leaving, which is what they want us to do? The good people that remain here are the ones we should all be concentrating on.

Thank you for the bravery to post what you had, Skinner. And that you were able to grow up. Many such kids don't, and I was the victim of many stunts far more cruel than stuttering (though I had a stutter and a lisp, which were the sources of entertainment for many). Many I won't post because of how vile they were. One was so horrendous, even my phy-ed teacher intervened (and he took every opportunity to touch me inappropriately...)