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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 03:49 PM Original message |
Here There Be Monsters (a personal story about bullying) |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks, Will |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
245. VERY TRUE!!! It is one more symptom of the underlying problems in this country. n/t |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Horrifying story...and yet there are those who still argue that this disgusting behaviour |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Indeed the lessons have not been learned. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. It means nothing good...that is for sure. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
79. There was a big huge thread here arguing that the victims are responsible |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. Blaming the victims of bullies? wow..That is reprehensible. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. Yep. See, they bring it upon themselves by not knowing how to fit in. (nt) |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #98 |
116. Riiiiiiiiiight. Just like rape victims... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
157. Not only are there those who argue that bullyng is "just part of growing up" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #157 |
184. Parents who tell their kids to fight back are a huge problem |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:03 AM Response to Reply #157 |
218. It's my understanding that Karl Rove was bullied |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #218 |
321. I feel no surprise at all in learning that. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #157 |
248. EXACTLY!!! "We need to build a world that is no longer about "winning" or "losing."" n/t |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
167. Columbine was not a result of bullying. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:16 AM Response to Reply #167 |
206. Where? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:19 AM Response to Reply #206 |
226. This gentleman wrote what I believe most to consider the definitive account thus far |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #226 |
249. Thank you for the links |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #249 |
252. EXCELLENT!!! More parents should care as much about their children! n/t |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #249 |
320. Honestly? I think that is the absolutely wrong approach. |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #320 |
331. I do listen to my kids |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #331 |
333. Sorry, not buying it. |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #333 |
338. Whatever works for you |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #338 |
339. LOL |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:04 AM Response to Reply #167 |
208. So when they said on tape... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #208 |
224. Yes. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #167 |
262. I have a friend who lives in Littleton. Her kids are the same age as the killers. |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #167 |
303. Proof please... |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #303 |
317. I posted some links above which you must have missed. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
244. And is certainly part of the basic problem, "people are just too damned stupid to learn anything!!!" |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. Bullying is a form of child abuse... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
251. And should be legally held accountable for child abuse and also fired in a school setting. n/t |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have no words, but thank you. K&R |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Dude! Moving and powerful. Thank you! |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. In the end, the bullies didn't win |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. The only difference between me and Dylan Klebold |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
158. God, I hear ya. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. Cheney was captain of his high school football team. I am pretty sure that if |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
164. A Football Player! Dick most certainly was the agressor. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #164 |
166. And the captain, at that. nt |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. It was grade school for me |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. K&R |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. Thanks for this great article, Will. I have a question... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
180. It's bad in Japan |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #180 |
305. Interesting... |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
13. Thanks, Will |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
123. It is a terribly sad commentary on our society that sensitive, smart, and shy is |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. I have a great deal of respect for you Will. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
15. K & R. n/t |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. Bullies were the bane of my existence as a child and i hated school because of it |
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dalaigh lllama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. I don't understand why teachers and/or principals don't intervene |
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SouthernLiberal (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. I don't think anything has changed all that much |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
61. Parents often don't want them to, and schools tend to blame the victim. (nt) |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
95. It's the parents of the bully |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
334. Because nowadays a lot of them foster it. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. My God, Will... |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. Thank you, Will, |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. I went with "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger" |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:00 PM Original message |
LMAO |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
272. nice! |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. I was the skinniest kid in Jr high, and had gangs chase me home every day. |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. Similar experience for me in 5th grade. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
63. Yow. He gave the "sticks and stones" cliche when stones were actually involved? (nt) |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. Been there, done that |
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PinkoDonkey (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thank you. |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. I suppose you could say... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I do |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Me too. |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
100. Coincidentally... |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #100 |
130. Will... |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #100 |
198. I sincerely hope that that bullying prick has nightmares for the rest of his life/ |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #198 |
202. I too am passionate... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. I'm so happy that the nuns in the schools I attended didn't tolerate |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. I'm seeing a shrink who's hinting at it |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. Kick |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. Will I am a teacher and you said something that really resonated with me |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. (((HUG))) |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. Back when I was a teacher I only had one rule and one "trigger." |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
69. I am a firm believer in telling them they never want to see me lose my mind |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
53. Describe "kick me" signals |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #53 |
73. That's just it, I can't describe them. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
86. So what do you do about the sexual stuff? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #86 |
101. I haven't had to deal with that |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #73 |
110. The kid wearing the invisible "kick me" sign |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. I wrote my thesis on ADD |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #113 |
121. You know, I am NOT surprised by that at all. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #110 |
340. Raksha |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #340 |
346. I don't dare go to reunions - I'd kill somebody |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 08:04 AM Response to Reply #346 |
351. TrogL |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #110 |
352. Thanks for the links, Raksha. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #73 |
246. My guess would be some of it is body language. Some people's body language may indicate that |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
150. I can tell you some: Tendency to avoid eye contact, posture that appears "slumped," |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #150 |
247. Thank you. What does "NT" mean in your post? nt |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #247 |
284. Neurotypical. |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
153. Once a child has been the target of bullies... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #153 |
178. I don't favor zero tolerance for any school offenses |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
170. I try to do the same thing |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #170 |
181. This is the first year I have had 8th graders |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #181 |
192. 7th grade is way worse |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:29 PM Response to Reply #192 |
195. No what is it? |
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mackdaddy (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
196. I think that your Internal Self Image is broadcast some how... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #26 |
257. Thanks! You are clearly one of the good teachers! n/t |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. You touched a lot of chords here, Will |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Deleted message |
AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. I had to walk away from this several times because I could not keep reading |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Just a comment here. |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I agree, but sometimes I see it in the community and I always say something |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
55. Where are the parents? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #55 |
78. I suspect a lot of kids that are bullied feel too much shame to talk to their parents |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. No point. That just makes it worse |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. Sheesh. That's terrible. Really terrible. |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #94 |
200. I hope he was exposed for the POS he was! |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:42 AM Response to Reply #200 |
210. No, sadly. |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #210 |
265. I work in a high school |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #78 |
172. and the parents of those that bully are teaching them how more often than not |
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Donald Schneider (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #78 |
263. School Bullying and Shame |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #263 |
286. Welcome to DU Mr. Schneider and thanks for the link. |
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Donald Schneider (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #286 |
291. School Bullying and Shame |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #263 |
311. I'm looking forward to reading your story |
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Donald Schneider (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #311 |
354. Dear Matariki: |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:49 PM Response to Reply #263 |
322. Don, there seem to be many reasons children don't tell their parents. |
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Donald Schneider (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #322 |
353. Bullying and Shame |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #78 |
266. sadly kids may not tell their parents or teacher |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #78 |
279. My parents told me explicitly not to tell them about bullying |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #279 |
312. I tried that *literally* once |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
31. K&R (n/t) |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
32. "But that, in the end, is a rationalization." |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. I am sorry for what you suffered |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. When I grew up, and especially when I was teaching, |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. They sure are |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
222. "Odd Girl Out" |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
290. Very good point, Will, about girls |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 12:24 AM Response to Reply #290 |
347. Skipping should be banned |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. K&R |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
39. It's everywhere. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I definitely got some detentions |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. You and some friends should have dragged his ass into an alley |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. I wished you would have known how to fight back effectively to avoid .... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. "I wished you would have known how to fight back..." |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
81. Good for you William! :) |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
60. Fighting back doesn't help if the administration is in on it |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. There's a certain nothing-to-lose point |
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SalviaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
45. Powerful. Recommended. nt |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
47. I was bullied too. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Hell ya. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
48. I can so relate to this! I was bullied in school too |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
56. Neil Young and bullying |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
57. It was damned hard for me to read that. |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
71. My God, honey. |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
99. Dear Lyric... |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
102. My God, Lyric...you make my school years seem absolutely tame |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #57 |
103. (((HUG))) |
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evilkumquat (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #57 |
108. Facebook - Does It Cause Amnesia? |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
111. I think you're beautiful... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
126. I love you. Hopefully, you knew that. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #57 |
134. I'm so sorry you went through it too Lyric. I could have written so much of that myself |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #134 |
186. Aw Lorien, I've met you, and you seemed like an attractive, outgoing person to me |
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susanwy (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #57 |
140. I can relate.... |
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Marlana (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:29 PM Response to Reply #57 |
144. That sounds exactly like what I went through in school. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #57 |
149. There's a hell of a lot that was very similar to what happened to me |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #57 |
193. I am so sorry that no one put an end to the abuse you suffered. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:09 AM Response to Reply #57 |
216. This was really painful to read, but I owe it to you to bear witness to your pain |
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tango-tee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:44 AM Response to Reply #57 |
217. You have absolutely beautiful eyes. But they are sad eyes. |
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jedicord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #57 |
237. Lyric? I'm Chaunce's Mom |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #237 |
289. Dear God Lyric, I am so sorry this happened to you. You are beautiful and brave |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #57 |
238. Not ugly at all. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #57 |
254. ... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #57 |
261. Thank you for sharing this. You're a very strong person! n/t |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
273. It never was your fault. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
307. You are beautiful. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #57 |
341. Lyric |
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wysi (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
58. Yeah, I lived it too. |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
77. Me, too. First grade through high school. Also physically abused by a principal |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
64. Very powerful OP |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
65. What a sad story Will |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #65 |
125. I used to "bully |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
66. It makes my own experiences sound like a walk in the park. Thank you, Will.... |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
67. I was teased mercilessly as a child by peers K and R |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
68. So hard to read. |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
70. Thanks for posting this - I was bullied in a Massachusetts school as well |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
72. K&R! Very proud of William Rivers Pitt today! |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
75. Great Post Will - every now and then you post something that speaks to me in a big way... |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. In the 60's you could knock someone's teeth out with a desk |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #82 |
97. No teacher in the room, so no detention. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
76. k&r |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
80. I still have a black mark on the base of my thumb from when I was stabbed with a No. 2 pencil. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
83. Where were your parents through all of this? |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Working 18-hour days to keep the lights on |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. Just for the record: would have liked a "heads up" before you plublished |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #93 |
145. Raven that's the joy and torture of being a mother. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. Been trying to say exactly that for a few hours now. |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:47 AM Response to Reply #93 |
214. We haven't "met," but while you were raising a boy, I was raising a girl ... |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #93 |
304. Raven, I'm so sorry you had to read that |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #304 |
314. Doh - that should have read |
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fedupinBushcountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #87 |
292. Exactly |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #83 |
124. Doing the best they could to raise the amazing person |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
84. Thanks, Will, for your difficult story. Bullying can go on round the clock with Facebook and |
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SutaUvaca (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
88. thank you Will. nt |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
90. kr |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
91. takes me back |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
92. Will, thanks for the great essay, and for having the courage to speak out |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
96. Yup - "In the clearing stands a boxer... |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
104. This thread is heartbreaking. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
105. It is astonishing |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #105 |
308. I'd like to thank you for the Secret Admirer hearts, by the way. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #308 |
315. sorry, forgot to tell you |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #315 |
319. The septics? Is this a bodily function post? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #319 |
323. dunno |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #323 |
325. Swarm? |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #319 |
343. Someone's in the tank. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #308 |
318. You rat bastard!!!! I told you that was ME@!!!!!!! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
106. I had the exact opposite experience, and I'm so very thankful. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. Deleted sub-thread |
longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
109. Everybody has said much of what I think about Bullying |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
112. I went through something similar and can relate. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. Gotta love the irony of Zorro fans pulling crap like that |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
114. This is the best piece I've ever read of yours Will. K&R! nt |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
117. I met a mother in NV. who lost her son to bullying. |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
118. With me it was my father and my older brother. |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
119. Bless you, Will, for writing this. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
120. I am so sorry |
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ceveritt (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
122. It is ... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
127. I was also constantly bullied from first through tenth grade |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Who's laughing now? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #128 |
138. Thanks Midlodemocrat. A single unemployed artist now, so I can't say that I'm |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:23 PM Response to Reply #138 |
142. Yes. Thanks for asking. |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
129. Oh, man. I was the recipient of bullying also |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
131. Parents are the answer to this shit |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. If it were simple |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #132 |
137. Parenting isn't simple, I guess is my response |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:36 AM Response to Reply #137 |
209. Still not that simple |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #209 |
326. I think we agree. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #132 |
293. It comes from the top |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #131 |
135. Unfortunately, no. It's not that simple. |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
133. Wow just wow, never would have equated your life to those experiences. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
136. If I recall correctly, where "there be monsters" marks the end of the World. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
139. Thanks. |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
141. That Was Great Will !!! - K & R !!! |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
143. I can recall an incident |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
147. High school for me, well, sucked. |
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lupinella (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
148. Crying as I'm typing. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
151. K & R. Fighting back would have sent me to jail in a fast hurry. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. You sound like me |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #154 |
175. It's not supposed to eat me up 25 years after the fact. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #175 |
177. And if my wife had wheels, she'd be a wagon. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. Dupe post |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #151 |
159. Small towns in New England are not that great either. |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #151 |
160. Small towns in New England are not that great either. |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #151 |
176. I understand... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 01:23 AM Response to Reply #151 |
348. I so should not be reading this |
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mindwalker_i (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
152. As a total geek... |
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Time for change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
156. The most amazing thing about this heartfelt story IMO |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #156 |
163. It was organic |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #163 |
174. in 7th grade, a really horrible incident happened to me |
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Time for change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #163 |
271. Thank you Will -- I was a teacher too |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
161. Been there done that.... |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:34 AM Response to Reply #161 |
236. Vocational classes were my refuge too |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #236 |
256. It was funny - no one understood why I would go to a local Vo-tech |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #256 |
274. Educator attitudes about Vo-Tech need to change |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
162. I Am An Elementary School Teacher Will. Thank You For Posting This |
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Blue Texas Voter (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
165. My Grandson has Systemic Lupus and is a victim of Bullying |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
168. While the larger point is valid, it is kind of sloppy for the writer to be perpetuating the myth |
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Left coast liberal (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
169. Thanks Will. XO |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
171. Outstanding piece, thank you for posting it. There are schools that |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #171 |
173. I. Love. It. |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #171 |
253. Thanks for sharing this story... |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #253 |
260. You're very welcome, it was painful to read the stories posted here, |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
179. HEY EVERYONE - PLEASE READ THIS |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #179 |
182. the phrase "you let your hair down" may not apply |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:21 AM Response to Reply #179 |
207. I agree - this could very well be your best essay yet, |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #179 |
258. Thank you again for writing it. (nt) |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
183. I don't have scars... but my nose is still crooked to this day. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
185. Small quibble--The song you cite, Will, was actually written by Richard Farina, |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #185 |
188. "I Shall Be Released" ?? |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #185 |
189. No shit. |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #189 |
194. Somebody better tell Dylan he didnt write it. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:44 PM Response to Reply #194 |
197. Oscar wrote it. |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #197 |
199. "Standing next to me in this lonely crowd |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #199 |
201. You are a bad person. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #194 |
281. I was wrong. Dylan did write it. Somebody told me different once. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #189 |
280. Okay, I didn't KNOW it either. I was repeating something that some old folkie |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #185 |
282. Farina also wrote a novel |
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ladym55 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
187. And a few words from the mom of boy who was bullied |
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Eyerish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
190. From one bullied kid to another....Thank you. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-08-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
191. Thanks for this, Will. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:44 AM Response to Reply #191 |
203. We have personal testimony from several people here |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:48 AM Response to Reply #203 |
211. It works, but only sometimes |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #191 |
297. It worked for me. One fight and it ended. At least from that particular douchebag... |
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FreedomRain (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
204. Thanks Will |
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Merdy1337 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
205. Heartfelt understanding and my own experiences being bullied |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
212. my kids went through a lot of this too. and I have a child in special ed that had |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
213. For this article alone, you deserve the Pulitzer Prize |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
215. Will, your post nearly brought me to tears. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 02:07 AM Response to Reply #215 |
349. Most bullies cannot be saved |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
219. The only way to get their attention is to sue the school district. |
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Kltpzyxm (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
220. Powerful Stuff |
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tango-tee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
221. Powerful post. |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
223. I've gone most of my life thinking it was just me |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
225. May I recount my experiences? |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
227. thank you for this- those of us that were tormented appreciate it. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
228. Why choose |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #228 |
230. Write your own article |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 08:06 AM Response to Reply #230 |
337. Please point out |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
229. You're a brave man, Mr. Pitt. |
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Happyhippychick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
231. I work as a school counselor and your story was very helpful for me. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
232. Chipped teeth, broken hand, scars on my hands, arms and face. |
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teewrex (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
233. I have alway thought that Michael Moore should do an expose |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
234. Thank you for sharing that; I'm crying |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
235. Bless you, Will, |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
239. Thank you! |
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jedicord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
240. I had to print this for my 16 year old son. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
241. Expensive civil judgments against do-nothing school districts speak much louder than words. |
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Bunkie0913 (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
242. Bless your heart |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
243. Excellent Article! When will children, teens and adults mature and see |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
250. K & R |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
255. I'm glad you never used that knife |
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CraftyGal (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
259. My husband,TrogL mentioned this post to me... |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
264. Everyone I know in admin at schools will receive this from me. |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
267. Been there and done that |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
268. K and R |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
269. knr for the truth. I have to wonder how many in positions of "leadership" or "authority" |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
270. Thank you for this, Will. We just went through this in my town in Oct. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
275. i was listening to a podcast of Bill Moyers interviewing Karen Armstrong. |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:15 AM Response to Reply #275 |
329. Yes, in compassion there is forgiveness, strength and healing |
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colsohlibgal (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
276. Bullies Are Really Cowards |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
277. K&R |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
278. I have a similar scar on my hand, my left hand |
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spandexfantastic (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
283. We are a nation of bullies |
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BenjaminFranklin (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
285. to ignore it is to condone it to condone it it to be an active participant |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #285 |
287. Great post. |
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SlingBlade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
288. K & R .... For highlighting this nations sickness |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
294. Will, have you had any contact with those sadistic bastards since? |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
295. An article and a possible solution. |
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BigD_95 (728 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
296. damn |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
298. Here There Be Monsters |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #298 |
344. Is this about me leaving the toilet seat up again? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #298 |
350. nice self description there |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
299. I am sorry. |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
300. Do you equate those bully's with Republicans now? |
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WileEcoyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
301. Started to happen to my son |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
302. The times we live in... |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
306. i was exceedingly tall.. 6' in the 8th grade.. freshman year 6'2" 117lbs, and autistic, my father |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
309. anyone who hits/hurts anyone is committing Assault, they should be arrested and put in th "system" |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
310. I had my arm broken by bullies when I was in 6th grade |
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Mike K (539 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
313. The neighborhood we were raised in is best described - |
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bluescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
316. Thanks Will. It took a lot of guts to write this. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #316 |
342. bluescribbler |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
324. A lot of girls were/(are?) told that boys hit/threw things at/harassed them b/c "He likes you." |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
327. Possibly the most important (and touching) post you have ever made here |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
328. K/R |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
330. The closed door opens a bit |
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Political_Junkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
332. This thread is incredible! |
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Grand Taurean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
335. kick again. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
336. Kicking again, in case anyone hasn't read it yet. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
345. You helped one more person today... |
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Lothrop (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
355. Bullying comes |
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Donald Schneider (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
356. To Mr. Pitt |
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