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Post by Matt Stout on Apr 25, 2014 18:18:49 GMT -6
Discuss all things school related here!
I know some of our members are younger and may still be in school, or maybe in college/university. Going to school is always a challenging thing. You have the peer pressure, teachers, parents, school work, home work... It's a lot to deal with. So when you need to vent about school do it here! Feel free to create a new thread to discuss your topic, or post in this one! I'll start...
I graduated from high school in 2007. I also have a degree in CADD (Computer Aided Drafting and Design.) I will also be returning to school next fall to get a degree in psychology. Psychology is something I have wanted to go back to school for, for MANY years and I have never been able too. Now the time has come, and I can, and I am super excited. I also know that having a degree in psychology will eventually come in handy with this company and providing advice, and guidance to others.
~Matt
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Post by Racheal Acuff on Apr 25, 2014 19:58:41 GMT -6
I graduated high school in 2004 and went to college right out of high school, I was there for a whole semester before I was beyond homesick and came home, I took time off and had my daughter and then 3 years ago I went back to finish and I am now finishing up my junior year and in about 14 months I will FINALLY have my degree in Business Administration with a minor in Human Resource Management. I am really happy I went back and I am able to finish what I started. It feels really good to know that I will have a degree that I worked really hard for and also a degree that I am able to use being the CFO of LGBTSupport.org!
Much Love,
Rae**
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 15:15:26 GMT -6
I had an awful time in high school. As I said in my blog, I could never "blend in" people knew or assumed I was gay and immediately focused on that.
High School is brutal, people focus in on anything that's different and attack it as if it's a threat to their own life.
A huge cliche did happen though, one of the boys that bullied me ended up coming out as gay in college, it made me laugh.
But it still didn't excuse any of his behaviour at all.
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Post by Matt Stout on Apr 27, 2014 15:29:25 GMT -6
I had an awful time in high school. As I said in my blog, I could never "blend in" people knew or assumed I was gay and immediately focused on that. High School is brutal, people focus in on anything that's different and attack it as if it's a threat to their own life. My high school life was the same. I tried to shard to "blend in" but I couldn't. Everyone always assumed I was gay, and always called me gay, and made fun of me for it. I wish people could be more open minded, and less hateful! I feel like for the *most* part children growing up now have it a little easier than I did, and hopefully it will just get easier and easier as time goes on! ~Matt |
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Post by Racheal Acuff on Apr 27, 2014 15:41:25 GMT -6
I had an awful time in high school. As I said in my blog, I could never "blend in" people knew or assumed I was gay and immediately focused on that. High School is brutal, people focus in on anything that's different and attack it as if it's a threat to their own life. A huge cliche did happen though, one of the boys that bullied me ended up coming out as gay in college, it made me laugh. But it still didn't excuse any of his behaviour at all. I was bullied in high school as well for being best friends with a gay guy. So he would get it for being gay and I would get it for being his friend. I was also attacked by a group of girls that I thought were my friends. They beat me severely and this led to me being homeschooled my last 2 years of high school. I have yet to figure out the "high" or satisfaction people get of bullying others. It doesn't get you anywhere and it makes me wonder what is so bad in their life that they want to make others miserable. As a mother if I ever find out that my girls are bullying someone they won't want to deal with me. It will not be tolerated in my house. Much Love, Rae** |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 17:03:40 GMT -6
I think teenagers have it worse these days. When I was in high school (which wasn't too long ago but in comparison to today's high school, it makes me feel very old, ha!) the only social networking we had and used was MySpace, and still that wasn't a very wide audience group.
Teens these days have iphones, facebook, twitter, they put themselves out there so much and that opens them up to so many kinds of hateful comments and even physical bullying. Luckily, when all that came into full effect and was hugely popular, I was old enough to not be affected by it.
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Post by Matt Stout on Apr 27, 2014 17:56:20 GMT -6
I think teenagers have it really bad now days. At the same time that facebook, twitter, iPhones, instagram... with all of those people do put themselves out there more, but at the same time on a positive note it does offer other support for those who may not have been able to get it in other ways! Now talking about MySpace... Thats all we had when I was in high school as well... Now I feel super old!  ~Matt |
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Post by Racheal Acuff on Apr 27, 2014 18:08:33 GMT -6
Yes cyber bullying is HUGE now and I really feel for the teens that get wrapped up in all of that mess. It is just as harmful as physical bullying and can sometimes even do more damage. The mental aspect of all of it can do so much damage to people long term.
Yeah I go back a little farther than that! Which makes me feel REALLY OLD, my friends and I all kept in touch with MSN Messenger...Myspace was like my senior year before that was good old MSN... ugh wow I am old.. Matt don't you say a word!!
Much Love,
Rae!
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Post by n8vdude on Apr 27, 2014 22:29:57 GMT -6
I think teenagers have it worse these days. When I was in high school (which wasn't too long ago but in comparison to today's high school, it makes me feel very old, ha!) the only social networking we had and used was MySpace, and still that wasn't a very wide audience group. Teens these days have iphones, facebook, twitter, they put themselves out there so much and that opens them up to so many kinds of hateful comments and even physical bullying. Luckily, when all that came into full effect and was hugely popular, I was old enough to not be affected by it. I fully agree with you there Kaycee. When I was in HS, back in the previous century, we didn't have any of that. Looking back on it now, it was still a horrible way to get through things. I had double-downed with identical twin jock boys (tennis team so it wasn't like they were at the top of the jock stratosphere - more mid-level) who were aryan model types that didn't help a bit because they were stunningly beautiful but absolutely black of heart. Not a redeeming quality about them. They were rich, popular, and vile. Made my life hell for the most part (with the exception of my senior year when I had the Capt of the football team as my down-low boyfriend - just hanging around him sort of removed the gay boy stigma a bit). But the real payoff to this little drama I had to go through? Turns out that not one, but BOTH of them were as gay as the day was long. Found them both snogging the crap out of another set of identical twins at a club I went to. Very, very creepy to look at the four of them. It was like a very surreal horror house of mirrors kind of thing to witness. So they spotted me and all I did was raise an eyebrow that I had their number. We never spoke to each other. A year later and one of them succumbed to HIV and the other went to a deep depression over the loss of his brother. I don't know if he survived either. What that taught me was two things. Karma, on some level, really might exist (and THIS from a confirmed atheist) - you put enough ugly out there, you're gonna get some of it back. Not that I would EVER wish what happened to either of them on anyone (well maybe a couple of whacked out politicians here in the States - but do politicians really count as people? I used to think so...not so sure any more). The second thing? Was that life could turn on anyone, rich, poor, popular or not. Value what you have when you have it. It can all be taken away in a matter of seconds. It's what I try to impart to my granddaughter (I am still struggling with that term in my life), value the people you love and hold dear. Crap can be replaced, no matter how sentimental it may be. But those in your life you value and hold dear, their irreplaceable. Tell them you love them every chance you get. They may become inured to it (we tend to throw love around quite a bit), but really try to mean it when you say it. I try to. Every chance I get. Jesus (ha! there's the atheist in me cringing again), I swore I wouldn't ramble. But yeah, I worry about my grandkid, what sort of horrors she'll face with social media. To your point, bullying comes in many forms now. Far more than I used to have to worry about. Partially why I've signed on here. If I can help my younger brothers and sisters get through shit, then I'm all in. Peace and love, B. |
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Apr 28, 2014 10:40:45 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2014 10:40:45 GMT -6
I was a jock throughout school until college . Graduated from Northeastern University Criminal JUstice. I was never bullied. I haven't even come out yet and I see so much pain from everyone .
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