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12/6/2012 7:39:33 PM
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How a Bully Saved my Life
I used to be a pretty nerdy kid back in high school. I was into playing video games and not sports, not working out, dressing poorly and being awkward and shy around girls. Being hopeless like this of course a bully took notice of me and began to harass me. He would call me names and shove me down and push me around. It was like torture.
Anyway I got tired of his crap so I started working out, flirting with girls, getting into sports, and improving the quality of my life a ton. I began to finally live life and if not for that bully I would still probably a skinny nerd playing video games all day. I am glad that bully entered my life.
I know bullies get a lot of hate in the media when they say "oh they are killing our children" when bullies are just a normal part of life and growing up and facing adversity. So I just wanted to put a positive spin on bullying and how it builds character and toughness.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Quest is back [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Studness4 ...bullies are just a normal part of life and growing up and facing adversity.[/quote] Very true. Many (I'd say most) kids today aren't learning how to face adversity at all. More so, they're being catered to and they learn that complaining and whining about their problems is the only way go about them. When actually, taking initiative and solving the problem yourself can be much more effective--as you did OP.[/quote] ^That
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.[/quote] Tell that to the thousands of dead bullying victims.[/quote] Do they die from the bully's hands? 99% of the time. No They usually kill themselves. Whos fault is that? Who pulled the trigger?[/quote] It's the bully's fault, 100%. And I have no sympathy for someone who directly causes a suicide.[/quote] and I have no sympathy for weak willed people who kill themselves. They are pathetic and selfish.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.[/quote] Tell that to the thousands of dead bullying victims.[/quote] Do they die from the bully's hands? 99% of the time. No They usually kill themselves. Whos fault is that? Who pulled the trigger?[/quote] Their fault for killing themselves. The bullies' faults for tormenting them when they know it causes mental anguish.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Studness4 ...bullies are just a normal part of life and growing up and facing adversity.[/quote] Very true. Many (I'd say most) kids today aren't learning how to face adversity at all. More so, they're being catered to and they learn that complaining and whining about their problems is the only way go about them. When actually, taking initiative and solving the problem yourself can be much more effective--as you did OP.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.[/quote] Bullying has caused more harm than good. It has been the indirect cause of many deaths and shootings. And at the end of the day, it is plain old -blam!-gery. It should not be encouraged, there are better ways to "form characters".
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.[/quote] Tell that to the thousands of dead bullying victims.[/quote] Do they die from the bully's hands? 99% of the time. No They usually kill themselves. Whos fault is that? Who pulled the trigger?[/quote] It's the bully's fault, 100%. And I have no sympathy for someone who directly causes a suicide.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] car15 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV Dont really see how management is a joke though. Most likely whoever employs you as an accountant will have a management degree. [/quote] Management is what most accounting majors take as an MBA to get the required hours to sit the CPA exam. It is by far considered the easiest of all business degrees.[/quote] Yes its easy. But like I said earlier. Many times its not about what you know, its about who you know.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV Dont really see how management is a joke though. Most likely whoever employs you as an accountant will have a management degree. [/quote] Management is what most accounting majors take as an MBA to get the required hours to sit the CPA exam. It is by far considered the easiest of all business degrees.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.[/quote] Tell that to the thousands of dead bullying victims.[/quote] Do they die from the bully's hands? 99% of the time. No They usually kill themselves. Whos fault is that? Who pulled the trigger?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.[/quote] Tell that to the thousands of dead bullying victims.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem It would be better if you regretted it. Or apologized.[/quote] I said I wasnt proud of it. A few pages ago. I guess you all missed that[/quote] Yet you're still defending the idea that bullying somehow helps the victim and should be encouraged. If you truly regretted your actions, you would dissuade others from following them.[/quote] From my experience, bullying helps more people than it hurts. Im actually friends with many classmates my friends and I bullied at one time.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV LOL you think I should be killed or jailed because of things I did from the ages of 14-18 that broke no laws?[/quote]The cyanide cookie bit was a joke, and I said your statement about incarceration was extreme, meaning I didn't approve of it. Learn to comprehend the words you read, then come talk to me.[/quote] Lol another person who loves to insult intelligence. Ok harvard grad. [/quote]It's not so much an insult, as it is pointing out the obvious fact that you didn't understand the words I placed in front of you.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] car15 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV What is your degree in? What college did you attend?[/quote] Still attending, aiming for a double degree in finance and classics, a masters in accounting, and an MBA after college to give myself an edge in the job market. I hope to be an accountant (possibly a tax accountant but I have not decided yet) and to open a small business if I have enough money for that. Yes, I know classics is worthless. Bite me. I like it. (If anything, it demonstrates that I'm able to memorize vast quantities of meaningless dates, names, and terms, often in foreign languages, and spit them back at you.)[/quote] Sounds good. Youll get paid a ton being an accountant. Thats what my wife does. Dont really see how management is a joke though. Most likely whoever employs you as an accountant will have a management degree.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem It would be better if you regretted it. Or apologized.[/quote] I said I wasnt proud of it. A few pages ago. I guess you all missed that[/quote] Yet you're still defending the idea that bullying somehow helps the victim and should be encouraged. If you truly regretted your actions, you would dissuade others from following them.
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Problem is, some people find it easier or more reasonable to put a bullet through the bully's head instead of improving their lives, OP.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV LOL you think I should be killed or jailed because of things I did from the ages of 14-18 that broke no laws?[/quote]The cyanide cookie bit was a joke, and I said your statement about incarceration was extreme, meaning I didn't approve of it. Learn to comprehend the words you read, then come talk to me.[/quote] Lol another person who loves to insult intelligence. Ok harvard grad.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV What is your degree in? What college did you attend?[/quote] Still attending, aiming for a double degree in finance and classics, a masters in accounting, and an MBA after college to give myself an edge in the job market. I hope to be an accountant (possibly a tax accountant but I have not decided yet) and to open a small business if I have enough money for that. Yes, I know classics is worthless. Bite me. I like it. (If anything, it demonstrates that I'm able to memorize vast quantities of meaningless dates, names, and terms, often in foreign languages, and spit them back at you.)
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem It would be better if you regretted it. Or apologized.[/quote] I said I wasnt proud of it. A few pages ago. I guess you all missed that
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV LOL you think I should be killed or jailed because of things I did from the ages of 14-18 that broke no laws?[/quote]The cyanide cookie bit was a joke, and I said your statement about incarceration was extreme, meaning I didn't approve of it. Learn to comprehend the words you read, then come talk to me.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] car15 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception So, it was fun to harass others and probably make them feel like s**t, and you had no concern about the mental trauma or emotional damage you could've possibly inflicted\[/quote] In highschool, Yes. It was fun. But that was about 3-6 years ago [/quote] Don't you see? The passage of time makes it totally okay! He's blameless, guys! Since the argument went completely to sht several pages ago, let's drag Godwin's Law into this while we're at it. It'll be fun. Hitler killed 6 million Jews, but it happened like 80 years ago, so I guess he's blameless, right?[/quote] Cant change the past. Would it be better if I hid it? [/quote] It would be better if you regretted it. Or apologized.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Dreadnough7 Murder isn't the only way to get thrown in jail. I don't know if I have to take you seriously or not, but your posts are at the very least, unsettling.[/quote] Unsettling how?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MadMax888 You can't simultaneously be a "great guy" while bullying people and cheating on your significant other.[/quote] Do I bully now? Do I cheat on my wife? Both answers are no. But I have in my past. [/quote]Oh, so you [i]used[/i] to be a horrible person. That's nice.[/quote] Yeah man I was a HORRIBLE person for cheating on my girlfriend and bullying kids in highschool. You might as well throw me in jail. Im worse than a murderer. [/quote] Murder isn't the only way to get thrown in jail. I don't know if I have to take you seriously or not, but your posts are at the very least, unsettling.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MadMax888 You can't simultaneously be a "great guy" while bullying people and cheating on your significant other.[/quote] Do I bully now? Do I cheat on my wife? Both answers are no. But I have in my past. [/quote]Oh, so you [i]used[/i] to be a horrible person. That's nice.[/quote] Yeah man I was a HORRIBLE person for cheating on my girlfriend and bullying kids in highschool. You might as well throw me in jail. Im worse than a murderer. [/quote]That's extreme, and I know you're being sarcastic, but yes, in my eyes you were an awful person for both of those things. Congrats, have a cyanide cookie.[/quote] LOL you think I should be killed or jailed because of things I did from the ages of 14-18 that broke no laws?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] car15 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception So, it was fun to harass others and probably make them feel like s**t, and you had no concern about the mental trauma or emotional damage you could've possibly inflicted\[/quote] In highschool, Yes. It was fun. But that was about 3-6 years ago [/quote] Don't you see? The passage of time makes it totally okay! He's blameless, guys! Since the argument went completely to sht several pages ago, let's drag Godwin's Law into this while we're at it. It'll be fun. Hitler killed 6 million Jews, but it happened like 80 years ago, so I guess he's blameless, right?[/quote] Cant change the past. Would it be better if I hid it?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] True Deception [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DatDudeBV [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MadMax888 You can't simultaneously be a "great guy" while bullying people and cheating on your significant other.[/quote] Do I bully now? Do I cheat on my wife? Both answers are no. But I have in my past. [/quote]Oh, so you [i]used[/i] to be a horrible person. That's nice.[/quote] Yeah man I was a HORRIBLE person for cheating on my girlfriend and bullying kids in highschool. You might as well throw me in jail. Im worse than a murderer. [/quote]That's extreme, and I know you're being sarcastic, but yes, in my eyes you were an awful person for both of those things. Congrats, have a cyanide cookie.
