| -Here There Be Monsters (a personal story about bullying) |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 02:49 PM |
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Thanks, Will |
villager |
Feb-08-10 02:56 PM |
#1 |
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VERY TRUE!!! It is one more symptom of the underlying problems in this country. n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:05 AM |
#245 |
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Horrifying story...and yet there are those who still argue that this disgusting behaviour |
BrklynLiberal |
Feb-08-10 02:59 PM |
#2 |
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Indeed the lessons have not been learned. |
truedelphi |
Feb-08-10 03:15 PM |
#12 |
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It means nothing good...that is for sure. |
BrklynLiberal |
Feb-08-10 03:40 PM |
#33 |
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There was a big huge thread here arguing that the victims are responsible |
Posteritatis |
Feb-08-10 04:55 PM |
#79 |
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Blaming the victims of bullies? wow..That is reprehensible. |
BrklynLiberal |
Feb-08-10 05:02 PM |
#85 |
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Yep. See, they bring it upon themselves by not knowing how to fit in. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Feb-08-10 05:22 PM |
#98 |
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Riiiiiiiiiight. Just like rape victims... |
BrklynLiberal |
Feb-08-10 06:54 PM |
#116 |
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Not only are there those who argue that bullyng is "just part of growing up" |
Ken Burch |
Feb-08-10 09:03 PM |
#157 |
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Parents who tell their kids to fight back are a huge problem |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 09:49 PM |
#184 |
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It's my understanding that Karl Rove was bullied |
BanzaiBonnie |
Feb-09-10 04:03 AM |
#218 |
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I feel no surprise at all in learning that. |
Ken Burch |
Feb-09-10 06:42 PM |
#321 |
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EXACTLY!!! "We need to build a world that is no longer about "winning" or "losing."" n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:08 AM |
#248 |
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Columbine was not a result of bullying. |
Raskolnik |
Feb-08-10 09:15 PM |
#167 |
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Where? |
TrogL |
Feb-09-10 12:16 AM |
#206 |
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This gentleman wrote what I believe most to consider the definitive account thus far |
Raskolnik |
Feb-09-10 07:19 AM |
#226 |
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Thank you for the links |
Stargazer09 |
Feb-09-10 09:11 AM |
#249 |
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EXCELLENT!!! More parents should care as much about their children! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:15 AM |
#252 |
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Honestly? I think that is the absolutely wrong approach. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-09-10 06:08 PM |
#320 |
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I do listen to my kids |
Stargazer09 |
Feb-10-10 04:05 PM |
#331 |
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Sorry, not buying it. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-10-10 06:09 PM |
#333 |
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Whatever works for you |
Stargazer09 |
Feb-11-10 12:42 PM |
#338 |
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LOL |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-11-10 04:29 PM |
#339 |
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So when they said on tape... |
jeff47 |
Feb-09-10 01:04 AM |
#208 |
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Yes. |
Raskolnik |
Feb-09-10 07:17 AM |
#224 |
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I have a friend who lives in Littleton. Her kids are the same age as the killers. |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-09-10 09:45 AM |
#262 |
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Proof please... |
teknomanzer |
Feb-09-10 02:45 PM |
#303 |
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I posted some links above which you must have missed. |
Raskolnik |
Feb-09-10 06:04 PM |
#317 |
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And is certainly part of the basic problem, "people are just too damned stupid to learn anything!!!" |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:03 AM |
#244 |
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Bullying is a form of child abuse... |
tinrobot |
Feb-08-10 02:59 PM |
#3 |
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And should be legally held accountable for child abuse and also fired in a school setting. n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:13 AM |
#251 |
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I have no words, but thank you. K&R |
csziggy |
Feb-08-10 03:01 PM |
#4 |
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Dude! Moving and powerful. Thank you! |
Raster |
Feb-08-10 03:02 PM |
#5 |
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In the end, the bullies didn't win |
Generic Other |
Feb-08-10 03:03 PM |
#6 |
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The only difference between me and Dylan Klebold |
AnnieBW |
Feb-08-10 03:09 PM |
#7 |
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God, I hear ya. |
Ken Burch |
Feb-08-10 09:07 PM |
#158 |
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Cheney was captain of his high school football team. I am pretty sure that if |
tblue37 |
Feb-08-10 03:11 PM |
#8 |
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A Football Player! Dick most certainly was the agressor. |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-08-10 09:12 PM |
#164 |
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And the captain, at that. nt |
tblue37 |
Feb-08-10 09:14 PM |
#166 |
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It was grade school for me |
YankeyMCC |
Feb-08-10 03:12 PM |
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K&R |
Echo In Light |
Feb-08-10 03:13 PM |
#10 |
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Thanks for this great article, Will. I have a question... |
whathehell |
Feb-08-10 03:13 PM |
#11 |
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It's bad in Japan |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Feb-08-10 09:41 PM |
#180 |
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Interesting... |
whathehell |
Feb-09-10 03:27 PM |
#305 |
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Thanks, Will |
libodem |
Feb-08-10 03:15 PM |
#13 |
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It is a terribly sad commentary on our society that sensitive, smart, and shy is |
tXr |
Feb-08-10 07:31 PM |
#123 |
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I have a great deal of respect for you Will. |
jaxx |
Feb-08-10 03:15 PM |
#14 |
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K & R. n/t |
truedelphi |
Feb-08-10 03:15 PM |
#15 |
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Bullies were the bane of my existence as a child and i hated school because of it |
dugaresa |
Feb-08-10 03:18 PM |
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I don't understand why teachers and/or principals don't intervene |
dalaigh lllama |
Feb-08-10 03:18 PM |
#17 |
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I don't think anything has changed all that much |
SouthernLiberal |
Feb-08-10 03:53 PM |
#44 |
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Parents often don't want them to, and schools tend to blame the victim. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Feb-08-10 04:13 PM |
#61 |
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It's the parents of the bully |
jeff47 |
Feb-08-10 05:13 PM |
#95 |
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Because nowadays a lot of them foster it. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-10-10 06:13 PM |
#334 |
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My God, Will... |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Feb-08-10 03:19 PM |
#18 |
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Thank you, Will, |
Political_Junkie |
Feb-08-10 03:20 PM |
#19 |
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I went with "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger" |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 03:54 PM |
#46 |
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LMAO |
Political_Junkie |
Feb-08-10 05:00 PM |
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nice! |
keroro gunsou |
Feb-09-10 11:25 AM |
#272 |
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I was the skinniest kid in Jr high, and had gangs chase me home every day. |
Gman2 |
Feb-08-10 03:21 PM |
#20 |
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Similar experience for me in 5th grade. |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-08-10 03:50 PM |
#40 |
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Yow. He gave the "sticks and stones" cliche when stones were actually involved? (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Feb-08-10 04:17 PM |
#63 |
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Been there, done that |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 03:21 PM |
#21 |
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Thank you. |
PinkoDonkey |
Feb-08-10 03:25 PM |
#22 |
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I suppose you could say... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 03:29 PM |
#23 |
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I do |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 03:30 PM |
#24 |
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Me too. |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 03:41 PM |
#35 |
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Coincidentally... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 05:42 PM |
#100 |
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Will... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 08:02 PM |
#130 |
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I sincerely hope that that bullying prick has nightmares for the rest of his life/ |
Leftist Agitator |
Feb-08-10 10:49 PM |
#198 |
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I too am passionate... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 11:31 PM |
#202 |
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I'm so happy that the nuns in the schools I attended didn't tolerate |
Cleita |
Feb-08-10 03:40 PM |
#34 |
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I'm seeing a shrink who's hinting at it |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 04:02 PM |
#51 |
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Kick |
fascisthunter |
Feb-08-10 03:31 PM |
#25 |
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Will I am a teacher and you said something that really resonated with me |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 03:32 PM |
#26 |
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(((HUG))) |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 03:33 PM |
#27 |
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Back when I was a teacher I only had one rule and one "trigger." |
wolfgangmo |
Feb-08-10 03:57 PM |
#49 |
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I am a firm believer in telling them they never want to see me lose my mind |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 04:35 PM |
#69 |
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Describe "kick me" signals |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 04:06 PM |
#53 |
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That's just it, I can't describe them. |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 04:43 PM |
#73 |
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So what do you do about the sexual stuff? |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 05:05 PM |
#86 |
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I haven't had to deal with that |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 05:45 PM |
#101 |
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The kid wearing the invisible "kick me" sign |
Raksha |
Feb-08-10 06:38 PM |
#110 |
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I wrote my thesis on ADD |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 06:47 PM |
#113 |
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You know, I am NOT surprised by that at all. |
Raksha |
Feb-08-10 07:10 PM |
#121 |
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Raksha |
Diclotican |
Feb-11-10 05:31 PM |
#340 |
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I don't dare go to reunions - I'd kill somebody |
TrogL |
Feb-11-10 10:59 PM |
#346 |
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TrogL |
Diclotican |
Feb-12-10 07:04 AM |
#351 |
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Thanks for the links, Raksha. |
Political_Junkie |
Feb-13-10 07:53 AM |
#352 |
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My guess would be some of it is body language. Some people's body language may indicate that |
raccoon |
Feb-09-10 09:05 AM |
#246 |
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I can tell you some: Tendency to avoid eye contact, posture that appears "slumped," |
AlienGirl |
Feb-08-10 08:49 PM |
#150 |
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Thank you. What does "NT" mean in your post? nt |
raccoon |
Feb-09-10 09:08 AM |
#247 |
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Neurotypical. |
AlienGirl |
Feb-09-10 12:36 PM |
#284 |
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Once a child has been the target of bullies... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 08:59 PM |
#153 |
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I don't favor zero tolerance for any school offenses |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 09:36 PM |
#178 |
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I try to do the same thing |
greenbriar |
Feb-08-10 09:18 PM |
#170 |
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This is the first year I have had 8th graders |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 09:44 PM |
#181 |
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7th grade is way worse |
greenbriar |
Feb-08-10 10:21 PM |
#192 |
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No what is it? |
proud2BlibKansan |
Feb-08-10 10:29 PM |
#195 |
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I think that your Internal Self Image is broadcast some how... |
mackdaddy |
Feb-08-10 10:38 PM |
#196 |
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Thanks! You are clearly one of the good teachers! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:25 AM |
#257 |
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You touched a lot of chords here, Will |
hlthe2b |
Feb-08-10 03:37 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Feb-08-10 03:39 PM |
#30 |
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I had to walk away from this several times because I could not keep reading |
AllyCat |
Feb-08-10 03:38 PM |
#29 |
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Just a comment here. |
wolfgangmo |
Feb-08-10 04:01 PM |
#50 |
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I agree, but sometimes I see it in the community and I always say something |
AllyCat |
Feb-08-10 04:06 PM |
#54 |
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Where are the parents? |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 04:08 PM |
#55 |
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I suspect a lot of kids that are bullied feel too much shame to talk to their parents |
Matariki |
Feb-08-10 04:49 PM |
#78 |
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No point. That just makes it worse |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 05:07 PM |
#89 |
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Sheesh. That's terrible. Really terrible. |
Matariki |
Feb-08-10 05:12 PM |
#94 |
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I hope he was exposed for the POS he was! |
Patchuli |
Feb-08-10 11:00 PM |
#200 |
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No, sadly. |
Matariki |
Feb-09-10 01:42 AM |
#210 |
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I work in a high school |
Patchuli |
Feb-09-10 10:05 AM |
#265 |
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and the parents of those that bully are teaching them how more often than not |
greenbriar |
Feb-08-10 09:22 PM |
#172 |
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School Bullying and Shame |
Donald Schneider |
Feb-09-10 09:46 AM |
#263 |
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Welcome to DU Mr. Schneider and thanks for the link. |
AllyCat |
Feb-09-10 12:57 PM |
#286 |
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School Bullying and Shame |
Donald Schneider |
Feb-09-10 01:21 PM |
#291 |
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I'm looking forward to reading your story |
Matariki |
Feb-09-10 04:39 PM |
#311 |
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Dear Matariki: |
Donald Schneider |
Feb-13-10 10:23 AM |
#354 |
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Don, there seem to be many reasons children don't tell their parents. |
Raksha |
Feb-09-10 06:49 PM |
#322 |
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Bullying and Shame |
Donald Schneider |
Feb-13-10 09:08 AM |
#353 |
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sadly kids may not tell their parents or teacher |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Feb-09-10 10:05 AM |
#266 |
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My parents told me explicitly not to tell them about bullying |
Posteritatis |
Feb-09-10 12:17 PM |
#279 |
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I tried that *literally* once |
Matariki |
Feb-09-10 04:45 PM |
#312 |
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K&R (n/t) |
spin |
Feb-08-10 03:39 PM |
#31 |
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"But that, in the end, is a rationalization." |
redqueen |
Feb-08-10 03:40 PM |
#32 |
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I am sorry for what you suffered |
LiberalEsto |
Feb-08-10 03:45 PM |
#36 |
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When I grew up, and especially when I was teaching, |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 03:48 PM |
#38 |
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They sure are |
City of Mills |
Feb-08-10 04:44 PM |
#74 |
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"Odd Girl Out" |
Mopar151 |
Feb-09-10 05:09 AM |
#222 |
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Very good point, Will, about girls |
LiberalEsto |
Feb-09-10 01:17 PM |
#290 |
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Skipping should be banned |
TrogL |
Feb-11-10 11:24 PM |
#347 |
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K&R |
Odin2005 |
Feb-08-10 03:47 PM |
#37 |
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It's everywhere. |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-08-10 03:48 PM |
#39 |
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I definitely got some detentions |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 03:51 PM |
#41 |
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You and some friends should have dragged his ass into an alley |
wolfgangmo |
Feb-08-10 04:04 PM |
#52 |
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I wished you would have known how to fight back effectively to avoid .... |
Better Believe It |
Feb-08-10 03:51 PM |
#42 |
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"I wished you would have known how to fight back..." |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 03:53 PM |
#43 |
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Good for you William! :) |
Better Believe It |
Feb-08-10 04:58 PM |
#81 |
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Fighting back doesn't help if the administration is in on it |
TrogL |
Feb-08-10 04:12 PM |
#60 |
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There's a certain nothing-to-lose point |
Posteritatis |
Feb-08-10 04:16 PM |
#62 |
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Powerful. Recommended. nt |
SalviaBlue |
Feb-08-10 03:53 PM |
#45 |
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I was bullied too. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Feb-08-10 03:55 PM |
#47 |
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Hell ya. |
wolfgangmo |
Feb-08-10 04:11 PM |
#59 |
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I can so relate to this! I was bullied in school too |
Raksha |
Feb-08-10 03:57 PM |
#48 |
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Neil Young and bullying |
JPZenger |
Feb-08-10 04:11 PM |
#56 |
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It was damned hard for me to read that. |
Lyric |
Feb-08-10 04:11 PM |
#57 |
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My God, honey. |
Political_Junkie |
Feb-08-10 04:36 PM |
#71 |
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Dear Lyric... |
Demoiselle |
Feb-08-10 05:26 PM |
#99 |
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My God, Lyric...you make my school years seem absolutely tame |
Raksha |
Feb-08-10 05:51 PM |
#102 |
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(((HUG))) |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 05:55 PM |
#103 |
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Facebook - Does It Cause Amnesia? |
evilkumquat |
Feb-08-10 06:32 PM |
#108 |
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I think you're beautiful... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 06:41 PM |
#111 |
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I love you. Hopefully, you knew that. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-08-10 07:37 PM |
#126 |
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I'm so sorry you went through it too Lyric. I could have written so much of that myself |
Lorien |
Feb-08-10 08:07 PM |
#134 |
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Aw Lorien, I've met you, and you seemed like an attractive, outgoing person to me |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Feb-08-10 10:00 PM |
#186 |
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I can relate.... |
susanwy |
Feb-08-10 08:18 PM |
#140 |
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That sounds exactly like what I went through in school. |
Marlana |
Feb-08-10 08:29 PM |
#144 |
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There's a hell of a lot that was very similar to what happened to me |
TZ |
Feb-08-10 08:49 PM |
#149 |
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I am so sorry that no one put an end to the abuse you suffered. |
Jefferson23 |
Feb-08-10 10:23 PM |
#193 |
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This was really painful to read, but I owe it to you to bear witness to your pain |
WildEyedLiberal |
Feb-09-10 03:09 AM |
#216 |
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You have absolutely beautiful eyes. But they are sad eyes. |
tango-tee |
Feb-09-10 03:44 AM |
#217 |
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Lyric? I'm Chaunce's Mom |
jedicord |
Feb-09-10 08:39 AM |
#237 |
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Dear God Lyric, I am so sorry this happened to you. You are beautiful and brave |
AllyCat |
Feb-09-10 01:12 PM |
#289 |
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Not ugly at all. |
bitchkitty |
Feb-09-10 08:44 AM |
#238 |
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... |
redqueen |
Feb-09-10 09:22 AM |
#254 |
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Thank you for sharing this. You're a very strong person! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:45 AM |
#261 |
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It never was your fault. |
nightrain |
Feb-09-10 11:26 AM |
#273 |
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You are beautiful. |
juno jones |
Feb-09-10 03:44 PM |
#307 |
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Lyric |
Diclotican |
Feb-11-10 05:49 PM |
#341 |
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Yeah, I lived it too. |
wysi |
Feb-08-10 04:11 PM |
#58 |
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Me, too. First grade through high school. Also physically abused by a principal |
AlienGirl |
Feb-08-10 04:49 PM |
#77 |
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Very powerful OP |
Spazito |
Feb-08-10 04:29 PM |
#64 |
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What a sad story Will |
johnnie |
Feb-08-10 04:31 PM |
#65 |
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I used to "bully |
mzteris |
Feb-08-10 07:34 PM |
#125 |
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It makes my own experiences sound like a walk in the park. Thank you, Will.... |
Hekate |
Feb-08-10 04:32 PM |
#66 |
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I was teased mercilessly as a child by peers K and R |
proud patriot |
Feb-08-10 04:33 PM |
#67 |
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So hard to read. |
asdjrocky |
Feb-08-10 04:34 PM |
#68 |
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Thanks for posting this - I was bullied in a Massachusetts school as well |
City of Mills |
Feb-08-10 04:35 PM |
#70 |
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K&R! Very proud of William Rivers Pitt today! |
David Zephyr |
Feb-08-10 04:42 PM |
#72 |
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Great Post Will - every now and then you post something that speaks to me in a big way... |
givemebackmycountry |
Feb-08-10 04:45 PM |
#75 |
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In the 60's you could knock someone's teeth out with a desk |
Matariki |
Feb-08-10 04:58 PM |
#82 |
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No teacher in the room, so no detention. |
givemebackmycountry |
Feb-08-10 05:21 PM |
#97 |
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k&r |
Swamp Rat |
Feb-08-10 04:46 PM |
#76 |
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I still have a black mark on the base of my thumb from when I was stabbed with a No. 2 pencil. |
MilesColtrane |
Feb-08-10 04:56 PM |
#80 |
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Where were your parents through all of this? |
Raven |
Feb-08-10 05:00 PM |
#83 |
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Working 18-hour days to keep the lights on |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 05:06 PM |
#87 |
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Just for the record: would have liked a "heads up" before you plublished |
Raven |
Feb-08-10 05:11 PM |
#93 |
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Raven that's the joy and torture of being a mother. |
Cleita |
Feb-08-10 08:41 PM |
#145 |
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Been trying to say exactly that for a few hours now. |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 08:42 PM |
#146 |
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We haven't "met," but while you were raising a boy, I was raising a girl ... |
puebloknot |
Feb-09-10 02:47 AM |
#214 |
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Raven, I'm so sorry you had to read that |
GCP |
Feb-09-10 02:51 PM |
#304 |
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Doh - that should have read |
GCP |
Feb-09-10 05:03 PM |
#314 |
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Exactly |
fedupinBushcountry |
Feb-09-10 01:27 PM |
#292 |
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Doing the best they could to raise the amazing person |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-08-10 07:32 PM |
#124 |
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Thanks, Will, for your difficult story. Bullying can go on round the clock with Facebook and |
FailureToCommunicate |
Feb-08-10 05:01 PM |
#84 |
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thank you Will. nt |
SutaUvaca |
Feb-08-10 05:07 PM |
#88 |
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kr |
Norrin Radd |
Feb-08-10 05:07 PM |
#90 |
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takes me back |
mac56 |
Feb-08-10 05:09 PM |
#91 |
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Will, thanks for the great essay, and for having the courage to speak out |
Missy Vixen |
Feb-08-10 05:11 PM |
#92 |
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Yup - "In the clearing stands a boxer... |
bridgit |
Feb-08-10 05:14 PM |
#96 |
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This thread is heartbreaking. |
redwitch |
Feb-08-10 06:16 PM |
#104 |
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It is astonishing |
omega minimo |
Feb-08-10 06:20 PM |
#105 |
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I'd like to thank you for the Secret Admirer hearts, by the way. |
Orrex |
Feb-09-10 03:44 PM |
#308 |
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sorry, forgot to tell you |
omega minimo |
Feb-09-10 05:22 PM |
#315 |
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The septics? Is this a bodily function post? |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-09-10 06:06 PM |
#319 |
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dunno |
omega minimo |
Feb-09-10 07:02 PM |
#323 |
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Swarm? |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-09-10 07:18 PM |
#325 |
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Someone's in the tank. |
Dr. Strange |
Feb-11-10 09:33 PM |
#343 |
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You rat bastard!!!! I told you that was ME@!!!!!!! |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-09-10 06:05 PM |
#318 |
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I had the exact opposite experience, and I'm so very thankful. |
flvegan |
Feb-08-10 06:20 PM |
#106 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Feb-08-10 06:24 PM |
#107 |
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Everybody has said much of what I think about Bullying |
longship |
Feb-08-10 06:38 PM |
#109 |
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I went through something similar and can relate. |
blues90 |
Feb-08-10 06:41 PM |
#112 |
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Gotta love the irony of Zorro fans pulling crap like that |
Posteritatis |
Feb-08-10 06:52 PM |
#115 |
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This is the best piece I've ever read of yours Will. K&R! nt |
Truth2Tell |
Feb-08-10 06:51 PM |
#114 |
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I met a mother in NV. who lost her son to bullying. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Feb-08-10 06:56 PM |
#117 |
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With me it was my father and my older brother. |
Chemical Bill |
Feb-08-10 07:01 PM |
#118 |
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Bless you, Will, for writing this. |
KatyaR |
Feb-08-10 07:02 PM |
#119 |
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I am so sorry |
dsc |
Feb-08-10 07:08 PM |
#120 |
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It is ... |
ceveritt |
Feb-08-10 07:15 PM |
#122 |
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I was also constantly bullied from first through tenth grade |
Lorien |
Feb-08-10 07:47 PM |
#127 |
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Who's laughing now? |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-08-10 07:50 PM |
#128 |
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Thanks Midlodemocrat. A single unemployed artist now, so I can't say that I'm |
Lorien |
Feb-08-10 08:16 PM |
#138 |
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Yes. Thanks for asking. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-08-10 08:23 PM |
#142 |
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Oh, man. I was the recipient of bullying also |
LearnedHand |
Feb-08-10 07:55 PM |
#129 |
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Parents are the answer to this shit |
BeatleBoot |
Feb-08-10 08:03 PM |
#131 |
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If it were simple |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 08:05 PM |
#132 |
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Parenting isn't simple, I guess is my response |
BeatleBoot |
Feb-08-10 08:13 PM |
#137 |
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Still not that simple |
jeff47 |
Feb-09-10 01:36 AM |
#209 |
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I think we agree. |
BeatleBoot |
Feb-09-10 07:40 PM |
#326 |
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It comes from the top |
omega minimo |
Feb-09-10 02:00 PM |
#293 |
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Unfortunately, no. It's not that simple. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-08-10 08:10 PM |
#135 |
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Wow just wow, never would have equated your life to those experiences. |
Ellipsis |
Feb-08-10 08:07 PM |
#133 |
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If I recall correctly, where "there be monsters" marks the end of the World. |
patrice |
Feb-08-10 08:10 PM |
#136 |
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Thanks. |
undergroundpanther |
Feb-08-10 08:17 PM |
#139 |
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That Was Great Will !!! - K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Feb-08-10 08:20 PM |
#141 |
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I can recall an incident |
ibegurpard |
Feb-08-10 08:24 PM |
#143 |
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High school for me, well, sucked. |
Initech |
Feb-08-10 08:43 PM |
#147 |
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Crying as I'm typing. |
lupinella |
Feb-08-10 08:48 PM |
#148 |
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K & R. Fighting back would have sent me to jail in a fast hurry. |
HughBeaumont |
Feb-08-10 08:52 PM |
#151 |
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You sound like me |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 09:00 PM |
#154 |
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It's not supposed to eat me up 25 years after the fact. |
HughBeaumont |
Feb-08-10 09:33 PM |
#175 |
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And if my wife had wheels, she'd be a wagon. |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 09:36 PM |
#177 |
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Dupe post |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 09:00 PM |
#155 |
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Small towns in New England are not that great either. |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-08-10 09:08 PM |
#159 |
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Small towns in New England are not that great either. |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-08-10 09:08 PM |
#160 |
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I understand... |
TeeYiYi |
Feb-08-10 09:35 PM |
#176 |
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I so should not be reading this |
TrogL |
Feb-12-10 12:23 AM |
#348 |
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As a total geek... |
mindwalker_i |
Feb-08-10 08:56 PM |
#152 |
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The most amazing thing about this heartfelt story IMO |
Time for change |
Feb-08-10 09:02 PM |
#156 |
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It was organic |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 09:11 PM |
#163 |
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in 7th grade, a really horrible incident happened to me |
greenbriar |
Feb-08-10 09:32 PM |
#174 |
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Thank you Will -- I was a teacher too |
Time for change |
Feb-09-10 11:16 AM |
#271 |
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Been there done that.... |
LynneSin |
Feb-08-10 09:10 PM |
#161 |
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Vocational classes were my refuge too |
Mopar151 |
Feb-09-10 08:34 AM |
#236 |
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It was funny - no one understood why I would go to a local Vo-tech |
LynneSin |
Feb-09-10 09:23 AM |
#256 |
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Educator attitudes about Vo-Tech need to change |
Mopar151 |
Feb-09-10 11:37 AM |
#274 |
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I Am An Elementary School Teacher Will. Thank You For Posting This |
Dinger |
Feb-08-10 09:11 PM |
#162 |
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My Grandson has Systemic Lupus and is a victim of Bullying |
Blue Texas Voter |
Feb-08-10 09:13 PM |
#165 |
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While the larger point is valid, it is kind of sloppy for the writer to be perpetuating the myth |
Raskolnik |
Feb-08-10 09:17 PM |
#168 |
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Thanks Will. XO |
Left coast liberal |
Feb-08-10 09:18 PM |
#169 |
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Outstanding piece, thank you for posting it. There are schools that |
Jefferson23 |
Feb-08-10 09:19 PM |
#171 |
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I. Love. It. |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 09:22 PM |
#173 |
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Thanks for sharing this story... |
TuxedoKat |
Feb-09-10 09:18 AM |
#253 |
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You're very welcome, it was painful to read the stories posted here, |
Jefferson23 |
Feb-09-10 09:37 AM |
#260 |
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HEY EVERYONE - PLEASE READ THIS |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 09:40 PM |
#179 |
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the phrase "you let your hair down" may not apply |
omega minimo |
Feb-08-10 09:44 PM |
#182 |
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I agree - this could very well be your best essay yet, |
Raksha |
Feb-09-10 12:21 AM |
#207 |
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Thank you again for writing it. (nt) |
redqueen |
Feb-09-10 09:28 AM |
#258 |
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I don't have scars... but my nose is still crooked to this day. |
DarkTirade |
Feb-08-10 09:45 PM |
#183 |
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Small quibble--The song you cite, Will, was actually written by Richard Farina, |
mistertrickster |
Feb-08-10 09:55 PM |
#185 |
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"I Shall Be Released" ?? |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Feb-08-10 10:03 PM |
#188 |
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No shit. |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 10:08 PM |
#189 |
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Somebody better tell Dylan he didnt write it. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Feb-08-10 10:28 PM |
#194 |
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Oscar wrote it. |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 10:44 PM |
#197 |
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"Standing next to me in this lonely crowd |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Feb-08-10 10:55 PM |
#199 |
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You are a bad person. |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-08-10 11:21 PM |
#201 |
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I was wrong. Dylan did write it. Somebody told me different once. |
mistertrickster |
Feb-09-10 12:23 PM |
#281 |
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Okay, I didn't KNOW it either. I was repeating something that some old folkie |
mistertrickster |
Feb-09-10 12:20 PM |
#280 |
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Farina also wrote a novel |
LiberalEsto |
Feb-09-10 12:31 PM |
#282 |
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And a few words from the mom of boy who was bullied |
ladym55 |
Feb-08-10 10:01 PM |
#187 |
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From one bullied kid to another....Thank you. |
Eyerish |
Feb-08-10 10:14 PM |
#190 |
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Thanks for this, Will. |
Wednesdays |
Feb-08-10 10:20 PM |
#191 |
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We have personal testimony from several people here |
Raksha |
Feb-08-10 11:44 PM |
#203 |
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It works, but only sometimes |
jeff47 |
Feb-09-10 01:48 AM |
#211 |
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It worked for me. One fight and it ended. At least from that particular douchebag... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-09-10 02:24 PM |
#297 |
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Thanks Will |
FreedomRain |
Feb-08-10 11:45 PM |
#204 |
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Heartfelt understanding and my own experiences being bullied |
Merdy1337 |
Feb-09-10 12:10 AM |
#205 |
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my kids went through a lot of this too. and I have a child in special ed that had |
demigoddess |
Feb-09-10 01:52 AM |
#212 |
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For this article alone, you deserve the Pulitzer Prize |
puebloknot |
Feb-09-10 02:26 AM |
#213 |
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Will, your post nearly brought me to tears. |
SeattleGirl |
Feb-09-10 03:09 AM |
#215 |
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Most bullies cannot be saved |
TrogL |
Feb-12-10 01:07 AM |
#349 |
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The only way to get their attention is to sue the school district. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Feb-09-10 04:12 AM |
#219 |
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Powerful Stuff |
Kltpzyxm |
Feb-09-10 04:25 AM |
#220 |
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Powerful post. |
tango-tee |
Feb-09-10 04:34 AM |
#221 |
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I've gone most of my life thinking it was just me |
HillWilliam |
Feb-09-10 06:06 AM |
#223 |
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May I recount my experiences? |
zeemike |
Feb-09-10 07:17 AM |
#225 |
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thank you for this- those of us that were tormented appreciate it. |
fleabert |
Feb-09-10 07:22 AM |
#227 |
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Why choose |
LWolf |
Feb-09-10 08:00 AM |
#228 |
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Write your own article |
WilliamPitt |
Feb-09-10 08:05 AM |
#230 |
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Please point out |
LWolf |
Feb-11-10 07:06 AM |
#337 |
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You're a brave man, Mr. Pitt. |
Ignis |
Feb-09-10 08:00 AM |
#229 |
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I work as a school counselor and your story was very helpful for me. |
Happyhippychick |
Feb-09-10 08:07 AM |
#231 |
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Chipped teeth, broken hand, scars on my hands, arms and face. |
Javaman |
Feb-09-10 08:11 AM |
#232 |
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I have alway thought that Michael Moore should do an expose |
teewrex |
Feb-09-10 08:21 AM |
#233 |
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Thank you for sharing that; I'm crying |
Mad_Dem_X |
Feb-09-10 08:23 AM |
#234 |
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Bless you, Will, |
BonnieJW |
Feb-09-10 08:26 AM |
#235 |
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Thank you! |
av8rdave |
Feb-09-10 08:44 AM |
#239 |
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I had to print this for my 16 year old son. |
jedicord |
Feb-09-10 08:48 AM |
#240 |
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Expensive civil judgments against do-nothing school districts speak much louder than words. |
closeupready |
Feb-09-10 08:51 AM |
#241 |
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Bless your heart |
Bunkie0913 |
Feb-09-10 08:54 AM |
#242 |
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Excellent Article! When will children, teens and adults mature and see |
RKP5637 |
Feb-09-10 09:01 AM |
#243 |
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K & R |
kentuck |
Feb-09-10 09:12 AM |
#250 |
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I'm glad you never used that knife |
Stargazer09 |
Feb-09-10 09:22 AM |
#255 |
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My husband,TrogL mentioned this post to me... |
CraftyGal |
Feb-09-10 09:28 AM |
#259 |
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Everyone I know in admin at schools will receive this from me. |
coffeenap |
Feb-09-10 09:55 AM |
#264 |
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Been there and done that |
Joe Bacon |
Feb-09-10 10:09 AM |
#267 |
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K and R |
femrap |
Feb-09-10 10:17 AM |
#268 |
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knr for the truth. I have to wonder how many in positions of "leadership" or "authority" |
nightrain |
Feb-09-10 11:04 AM |
#269 |
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Thank you for this, Will. We just went through this in my town in Oct. |
Subdivisions |
Feb-09-10 11:15 AM |
#270 |
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i was listening to a podcast of Bill Moyers interviewing Karen Armstrong. |
shireen |
Feb-09-10 11:48 AM |
#275 |
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Yes, in compassion there is forgiveness, strength and healing |
willing dwarf |
Feb-10-10 04:15 AM |
#329 |
| -
Bullies Are Really Cowards |
colsohlibgal |
Feb-09-10 11:50 AM |
#276 |
| -
K&R |
cliffordu |
Feb-09-10 11:54 AM |
#277 |
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I have a similar scar on my hand, my left hand |
unpossibles |
Feb-09-10 12:04 PM |
#278 |
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We are a nation of bullies |
spandexfantastic |
Feb-09-10 12:31 PM |
#283 |
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to ignore it is to condone it to condone it it to be an active participant |
BenjaminFranklin |
Feb-09-10 12:37 PM |
#285 |
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Great post. |
raccoon |
Feb-09-10 01:00 PM |
#287 |
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K & R .... For highlighting this nations sickness |
SlingBlade |
Feb-09-10 01:01 PM |
#288 |
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Will, have you had any contact with those sadistic bastards since? |
truebrit71 |
Feb-09-10 02:05 PM |
#294 |
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An article and a possible solution. |
gorfle |
Feb-09-10 02:09 PM |
#295 |
| -
damn |
BigD_95 |
Feb-09-10 02:11 PM |
#296 |
| -
Here There Be Monsters |
omega minimo |
Feb-09-10 02:24 PM |
#298 |
| -
Is this about me leaving the toilet seat up again? |
Orrex |
Feb-11-10 10:37 PM |
#344 |
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nice self description there |
TZ |
Feb-12-10 05:59 AM |
#350 |
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I am sorry. |
juno jones |
Feb-09-10 02:33 PM |
#299 |
| -
Do you equate those bully's with Republicans now? |
crazyjoe |
Feb-09-10 02:34 PM |
#300 |
| -
Started to happen to my son |
WileEcoyote |
Feb-09-10 02:37 PM |
#301 |
| -
The times we live in... |
KoKo |
Feb-09-10 02:38 PM |
#302 |
| -
i was exceedingly tall.. 6' in the 8th grade.. freshman year 6'2" 117lbs, and autistic, my father |
sam sarrha |
Feb-09-10 03:33 PM |
#306 |
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anyone who hits/hurts anyone is committing Assault, they should be arrested and put in th "system" |
sam sarrha |
Feb-09-10 03:53 PM |
#309 |
| -
I had my arm broken by bullies when I was in 6th grade |
nonconformist |
Feb-09-10 04:33 PM |
#310 |
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The neighborhood we were raised in is best described - |
Mike K |
Feb-09-10 04:57 PM |
#313 |
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Thanks Will. It took a lot of guts to write this. |
bluescribbler |
Feb-09-10 05:54 PM |
#316 |
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bluescribbler |
Diclotican |
Feb-11-10 06:31 PM |
#342 |
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A lot of girls were/(are?) told that boys hit/threw things at/harassed them b/c "He likes you." |
omega minimo |
Feb-09-10 07:05 PM |
#324 |
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Possibly the most important (and touching) post you have ever made here |
havocmom |
Feb-09-10 07:46 PM |
#327 |
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K/R |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-10-10 12:03 AM |
#328 |
| -
The closed door opens a bit |
willing dwarf |
Feb-10-10 04:24 AM |
#330 |
| -
This thread is incredible! |
Political_Junkie |
Feb-10-10 05:33 PM |
#332 |
| -
kick again. |
Grand Taurean |
Feb-10-10 10:57 PM |
#335 |
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Kicking again, in case anyone hasn't read it yet. |
Raksha |
Feb-11-10 02:21 AM |
#336 |
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You helped one more person today... |
MrMickeysMom |
Feb-11-10 10:45 PM |
#345 |
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Bullying comes |
Lothrop |
Feb-13-10 10:35 AM |
#355 |
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To Mr. Pitt |
Donald Schneider |
Feb-15-10 08:41 AM |
#356 |
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