A lesson to be learned! A crowd to stay away from!

BeakerSqueedom

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I was hanging with the wrong crowd basically,
where there was alot of 'affection' in the crowd and well basically I was never a part of it. I was offered to join in sometimes but I always rejected and returned to my work. Later I was offered a drink in the school campus and once again I rejected--besides I hate alchohol. Tastes like rotten grapes with sour doughbread..anyways...later I was offered a cigarette but when I rejected my friend said "Why? Try it. Why? Why?" I was like "No thanks, don't you know that cigarettes have been found to increase your chances of illness and increase the ageing process? Or that it makes your teeth utterly yellow and affects the skin greatly?" and well I was still pshed to do it.

So being the quiet person I was...I walked away plotting my seperation of the group without getting pushed around. The next day (yesterday) I was carrying a flask and was still wearing my eye protectants and looking nerdier than an honor student and faced them with a heaving sigh.

I gave a long speech on how I found them degrading, disgusting, terrible and vile. So I threw the flask at this 32 year old man who was a pervert to me and to every innocent girl and screamed my heart out and pretty much dissed the group in their face. I claimed on how foolish I was to hang out with such low class people who had nothing better to do than talk about their ways of 'affection' towards that girl/boy or how they did a whole bag of nose powder that night and how I was NOT over rated for not demonstrating my 'naughty side' and never being affectionate in such a way.

My face was red and my hair was wild--I thought steam came out of my ears. My teacher tried to hold me back but somehow he understood what I was doing. Later I told my mother and..well were closer than ever despite the fact that she was mad that my grades in Botany and Math was declining.

I never thought as a little girl that the policemen in my classroom were right (D.A.R.E-you remember them?) .
I never thought I was to go through these uncomfortable situations where I only wanted to talk about the latest learned topic in history class but it drove into a whole different subject such as nose powder and how that other night went. I feel my stomach turn and twist as I write this but I never want anyone to go through such lengths to be incredibly hot and avoid being not hot.

I never did any of those things but were I an idiot I would have considered it.

: )

I know my real friends are my family and MC here.

I just want to acknowledge how much each member helps me in my daily life even though it is just a simple "hi" in a thread or a joke in the MC dorms...I always still see life with a sense of childlike simplicity because I come here--this place preserves my youth. I always feel safe.

<3

If this is something you went through. Talk to someone in your family or a teacher.

I never want any one of my buddies on MC to suffer this.

I am glad to be a nerd.
I am glad to be the local wierdo in the class who believes aliens did take part of the enslavement of the Egyptians in the time of building the Sphinx.
Or the one who has never stolen a kiss.
Or the one who suffers never being with a crowd of friends.
I am glad to tutor deaf children and not spend my time doing idiocies with the hottest guy in school.
I am glad for being who I am.


You should be too.


P.S

They did not come near me since but have been spreading rumors about me but what is not true cannot hurt you. :3
 

SSLFan

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Wow. Tough story. And your right, it's great to be yourself. Turns out people like you best that way!:wink:
 

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Doing the right thing is not always the easiest but you did it! Very brave of you!
 

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"Let others be a lion or a lamb. I'm proud to be the creature that I am." :smile:

I've had to learn to stand up for myself against cruel groups very early on. It's a horrible situation to be in, but looking back, I'm glad I stayed true to myself. I'm also glad I didn't let them make me depressed. Most of all, I didn't hold grudges or become cruel in turn towards them. :smile:

It's hard to be a good student when everyone around you seems to be fooling around, but good for you for sticking to it. :smile:

I remember DARE! Personally, I've always been glad the program existed. But I'm not sure how effective it is for everyone. I don't think simply telling people drugs are unhealthy is going to help. People know drugs are unhealthy, they do them anyway. You have to get to the emotional root of the problem.
 

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I'm so proud of you! **giant huggles** It sounds like you have gone through alot, girl, and I am so happy that you came out on top. You are absolutely right, don't let anyone dictate to you who you are inside. Only you know what is right for you. So many people don't listen to that little voice inside themselves and wish they had later on. So you should be proud that you have a conscience and willpower and brains and kindness and common sense, because believe it or not, these are not always very common gifts, and you have obviously used them wisely. **tackle-glomps**
 

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(((MAJOR HUGS))) Oh, Claudia, that is SUCH an inspiring story, good for you! And I'm proud to call you my friend! :big_grin:
 

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Wow.

I applaud you, BeakerSqueedom for doing the right thing!:smile:

And the group spreading rumors about you shows just how childish they are. The fact that "what's not true can't hurt you," shows how mature you are, that you don't strike back at them, and resort to juvenile rumors.

Bravo!:big_grin:
 

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Way to stand up for yourself Claudia! And I'm glad to see you are proud of who you are. Never stop, always be proud, never be ashamed. Thanks for sharing your awesome story. Keep rocking on girl!
 

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I got emotional reading all these positive feedbacks. I cried out of happiness, every single comment on this thread makes me feel even more appreciative of each and every one of you.

I am very very uplifted and currently am in school ignoring glares and flaring nostrils from one of my ex-friends. I may be in a bit of trouble as I sense some violence will ensue or perhaps that is my paranoia. I tend to imagine the unimaginable but I somehow know I'll be fine because I see these enthusiastic replies and I suddenly discover I have people on my side.

For now I basically stay the 'wild haired' 'wide-eyed' 'crazy smile on my face as I try to capture that right equation in Chemistry' 'The history obsessed girl who creates random theories involving extraterrestials or having thoughts that perhaps time itself was portrayed inaccuratley' 'or the one who thinks that their was a time long time ago where we were advanced but have lost everything' type of girl. I stay with a vivid future, a high self-esteem, a child-like view of life, and really..just me. Not someone else : )

*Huggles everyone to death*

I agree about the D.A.R.E program,
only giving the health risks would not stop younger people to smoke, use nose powder, ect.

Disney has already taken action of removing smoking from any of their films. Banned it in fact and are having controversies with the tabbaco company.

The only reason I do not do it is because I know it will have quite a toll on my future and because that simply does not help yourself or the enviroment and sincerly does not make you a decent role-model.

*Is Enviromentalist/humanist/ animal activist/ alien activist*

:3 *Wierdo*
 
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