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http://www.livejournal.com/users/theferrett/466248.html

holy SHIT.

there are no words for how much I bless my HS right now.

no.

fucking.

words.

Comments

[lurkerlynne.livejournal.com]

My defense? I learned to lurk at an early age. Hell, at one point I could actually vanish when there was more than three people in a group. Make a lurkerlynne-sized hole in the world and step through; can't bully whatcha can't find.

It got better in college; I stumbled across the local RPG people and got drawn outa my shell. Still a little socially inept, but much better than I used to be. I still chuckle that RPG geeks were my saviors. Lovely people they were.

[go-back-chief.livejournal.com]

Odd; boys always were, and are, far more vicious to me than girls ever were.

I had the same experience. And yeah, the "passing under girls' social radar" was probably a factor in my case, too. Even the girls who tried, normally didn't manage to hurt me as much as the boys, maybe because it was easier for me to see through them.

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XD you too? I got pulled out in HS with a combo of origfic and a ranma 1/2 rpgish type thing

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=D one day early, but still, thank you! ::glomps::

[lurkerlynne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was my first day and I was looking for someplace to eat lunch and they had a spot. I didn't feel like I was intruding either.

A couple months later, a health class was running an experiment; they'd drop somebody off in a group of strangers, take vitals and come back in two hours. Our lady had her heart rate and blood drop into full-on 'relaxed'.

And there was twelve of us there at the time. The group definately had a 'scramble the eggs and water the soup' mentality. God, the table was three deep sometimes.

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ROCK. ::highfives you::

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::nods and hugs::

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::nods:: actually there's been lots of mentions of homeschooling, which is more or less viable depending on where you live. actually there's at least one person on my flist who homeschools, want me to introduce you so that you can learn more?

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::hugs::

as for the willful blindness, there's some discussion below over whether that's actual intent or just harassed and overworked employee syndrome.

Regarding the parents tho...you'd think they'd remember...

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::hugs really hard::

I.

wow.

the closest experience I had to that was in elementary school; high school actually pulled me out of my shell. same with lurkerlynn actually, we talk about it a bit towards the bottom of the comments

[lurkerlynne.livejournal.com]

::highfives back:: What the hell. :bearhugs permetaform:: We made it! woo-hoo!

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::hugs really hard:: of what I know of you, you are lovely. I want you to know that.

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::nodnodnod:: dude, yes. thank goodness for college.

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::bearhugs back:: I know! I know. ::shakes head wryly:: =D

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::hugs hard::

some people don't know about homeschooling I think, or doubt their ability to. I don't think many people know about the options, and some places the options just aren't there.

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::HUGS HARD:: But you are still here, so in a way, you've made it. =)

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::hugs really hard::

actually, I got pulled out of my shell in High School. Went total 'deluded-bookworm' in elementary school; partially out of self-defense I think. 'cause like, I wouldn't be hurt if I didn't know they were teasing me 'cause I'd be reading *constantly*.

::hugs again::

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man, props to you. ::hugs::

I didn't let them win. I may not have fought back, but i was winning in the psychological front, which is more than i could say for a lot of people i went to class with.

*yes*. ::highfives::

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::hugs::

with my nose stuck in a book, ignoring everyone else.

dude, *so* right there with you! That was elementary school from 3rd to 6th grade for me (actually, half of high school too, come to think of it).

And thank god for geeks and geek-inclusiveness. The world can learn a thing or two =D

...huh. actually, this might integrate in an interesting way with liberalism and the mentality 'intellectual elite'.

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::hard hugs:: If you hadn't had those experiences, you wouldn't be the person you are today, and that would be a pity, no?

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private does NOT equal nicer. trust me on this. i graduated with 48 girls and no guys after 13 years of Schoolbelles plaid uniforms, and while the outright violence was minimal to nonexistant, the verbal abuse went through the roof.

::nods and hugs:: yeeesh, yeah, my cousins can attest to the private school thing too

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but at least I'm not being pelted with used female menstrual products or something equally as horrifying.

::nods::

::hugs you hard:: be safe tho, yeah? =)

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::hugs really hard:: of what I know of you, you are a gorgeous person. Know that.

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::winces and hugs:: but dude, *great* response! And at least you seem to have a good perspective on it.

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HEE! ::highfives you and glomps you::