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voodoo
 2009-12-15 16:43:48
I'm not sure if bullies feel bad later on but I agree with the rest
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Kristin Currier
 2009-12-16 20:12:39
Oh girl, I understand completely. But, of course, you knew that. What's more is I understand --in sad, head nodding fashion-- the part about "Who CARES?" How often have I told myself (and having been told by others) to just "Get over it". As if you just completely forget the disgusting cruelty of people you were literally forced to spend 80% of your waking hours with through your entire childhood. It's what keeps me from writing about it myself. Part of me really believes no one cares. Part of me just doesn't want to give it any more attention than it has already stolen from me. It's why I'm private on Facebook. And why I get so angry reading about what happens to other children in the newspapers. Funny thing happened to me the other weekend in the Keys. We stopped at a restaurant and who but the meanest, nastiest chick in Hull, MA who hated my guts and made my life a hell was my waitress? Yep. I wasn't sure if it was. I looked her in the eye, smiled, asked for my beer and burger, and was nice as pie, reasoning it just couldn't be her. But I found out later it was. Somewhere out there the miserable pissant who beat up Bill Gates is washing cars for a living. There's a lot of kids (and adults) who do care. Thanks for sharing your wonderful writing, I hope you post more.
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Tina
 2009-12-17 00:29:48
You know, I look back at the teachers (both in the private AND public schools we attended) and I wonder 'Where the f*ck were the adults?' It is so sad to know what you went through, and why I am vigilant about how my kids are treated at that same school. If it is any consolation, school adminstrators (at least in my school in Braintree) are more on top of it. I witnessed a shit-ass 8th grader look across the room at one of 'my' guys and, while holding his nose, mouthed "You SMELL!" He had no idea that I saw him and I nearly lost my shit on him. The offender got 20 demerits (when they add up to 22, it's 2 days suspension), was out of social studies for 2 days, and had lunch detention for a week. It's not perfect, but it's a hell of lot more than they did in Hingham (then still considered a great school system) 20+ years ago.
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