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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)
13. The anti-bullying movement is fantasitic
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:34 AM
Sep 2012

It gives me great hope for that the coming generations will be able to build a much fairer society

sounds like a nice town will teach these brats a life lesson williesgirl Sep 2012 #1
Glad to read, later in the story, that the boy has decided to attend the event. . . Journeyman Sep 2012 #2
Absolutely. susanna Sep 2012 #6
I just found some video... Bozita Sep 2012 #3
Glad to see she has more friends, of all ages, than she knew. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #4
I read this story and thought back to when I was (VERY briefly) a homecoming hero. Archae Sep 2012 #5
What an inspiring story! Kudos to the adults in that town. . . kevinbgoode1 Sep 2012 #7
I'm so glad there's a happy ending, but oh does my stomach hurt renate Sep 2012 #8
Not that looks count for everything, but that girl is a beauty. Her peers are idiots if they can't MADem Sep 2012 #9
That's a nice ending, for once. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #10
I thought about Ellen, too! obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #17
Beauty of character triumphs over conspiracy of meanness. Festivito Sep 2012 #11
What a beautiful JustAnotherGen Sep 2012 #12
The anti-bullying movement is fantasitic tk2kewl Sep 2012 #13
Spectacular! Best wishes to her!! n/t FedUpWithIt All Sep 2012 #14
This could have ended in another teen suicide obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #15
A similar thing happened at my small town California high school MineralMan Sep 2012 #16
"It's like "Carrie" with a happy ending." Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #18
To bad some popular, to teens, whistler162 Sep 2012 #19
Hmmmmm...hey DU, maybe we should send her balloons or flowers on Friday? DonRedwood Sep 2012 #20
LOL it sucks to be the chump that dropped out of being her date. n/t Zalatix Sep 2012 #21
"A 60-year-old Wyandotte man talked about a 1966 bullying incident like it happened a day earlier." Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #22
Being popular isn't important. Doing the right thing is. Or at least trying. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #23
Words From Whitney Go Vols Sep 2012 #24
Karma! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #25
The young lady is cute. I don't understand why people are so damn mean. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #26
That was one of my first thoughts too davidthegnome Sep 2012 #28
School is hell. I was alway pick on. Especially walking from class to class. I tried to melt into southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #33
she's DIFFERENT Warpy Sep 2012 #29
You are right about that. Ugly duckling turns into swan. southernyankeebelle Sep 2012 #32
Great story davidthegnome Sep 2012 #27
She's a cute kid, but regardless, NO ONE deserves that treatment. xfundy Sep 2012 #30
Poor kid. High School was like the worst 4 years of my life. Jennicut Sep 2012 #31
Wait a minute hootinholler Sep 2012 #34
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