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  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 6:53 PM

I had been picked on starting when I was about 7.  My brothers kept it up relentlesly until they graduated and went to college.  Not only would I get it at home, and some werious things went on there to say the least, but I also got it aroundthe neighborhod sane at school. 

There it was the typical things, go to the other team, the last one picked, and so on.  It got to the point that I would leave class on the excuse that I had work to do on an upcomming play or something and then sit out two or three classes, just so I didn't have to be around them.  I would also walk to school and home rather than take the bus.  I ended up a poor student because I was more concerned with what the others were doing to me and could not learn anything in moost classes. 

This went on until I somehow managed to graduate high school.

Even though it might not be easy, keep going, you can get through it.  Do better than I did. 

Shortly after graduating, I got drafted and went into the Air Force instead of the Army.  After basic I went into the Security Police where I specialized in Law Enforcement.  A few months later I received orders for South East Asia which sent me back to Lackland, Medina Annex, and Camp Bullis for combat school.

I met Nemo.  He was retired and living in the K-9 School coupound in a solitary run area seperated form the school dogs and well taken care of. 

 

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Posted by lazyfortress on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 6:48 PM

Thanks guys!  This means a lot.  I'm lanky.  I'm the youngest in my grade, but one of the tallest.  I got insulted today again in volleyball.  But tennis is coming soon, and that will be my revenge.  

Thanks again!

Visit my site at www.lazyfortress.info !

My avatar is Nemo A534, a military war dog that served in Vietnam.  He was WIA while defending his handler.

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:38 PM

Hang in there. Remind yourself every day that the world got its share of fools, it doesn't need one more.

Treasure your friends and dismiss your enemies.

If you can laugh about it at all, do.

Find someone to talk to about this, either at school, at church or at home.

Probably this isn't the place, one responder has already been nixed by the mods.

Do not fall for the temptation to be violent, whatever you do.

 

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    February 2003
  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:23 PM

Fortress, first I'll give you the bad news but then I'll give you the good news.

First, the bad news.  I'll start off by guessing that you're around 13 or 14 years old.  I'm 45.  Even way back during the Stone Age when I was in the 8th grade, the exact same thing was still going on.  It happend back then and it will continue to happen long into the future.  Back when I was in school, I was never bad at sports but, at the same time, I was never great at them either.  I never did well in the sports where you had to play a pivotal cog in the team such as a basketball team or football team.  Instead, I found out that I did great at those sports where it was more of an individual effort.  I found solice in sports like swimming, racquetball, etc, where basically I was "doing battle" more against myself than anything else.  I might not have been able to lift up a team but I could do things like improve my personal best time and things like that.

But getting back to your situation, turds like those bigger kids will always be there.  Don't you EVER feel badly for the names they call you or for the fact that they're taunting you.  The issue is with them, not you.  Pity them instead.  Feel sorry for the fact that they probably have bad home lives or, at the very least, such low self-esteem about themselves that they feel the need to bring others down.  The way they acted towards you is a reflection of them, NOT you!  I cannot emphasise that enough.

Now here's the challenging part.  If/when they tease you from this day forward, you have to know in your heart that the problem is with them.  Tell youself that daily.  Engrave it in stone in your head.  Know it.  Their words may hurt at first but the challenge comes when you decide and act on how you're going to deal with it.  You basically have two options.  One is to allow it to beat you down.  The other option is to make the decision to emotionally brush it off and not let those thugs hold that much power over you.  People like them are garbage.  Are you going to let the garbage win, or are you going to defeat them by being mentally stronger than them?  This is your decision to make.  YOU have that power over them.

Now for the good news:  It really will get better.  Back when I was in the 8th grade, I had moved to a new school in the middle of the year.  It sucked both socially and grade-wise.  It sort of carried over into high school.  By the time I graduated, I had four die-hard friends who, to this day, are still my best friends.  They're virtually my brothers and sisters.  So you see?  It will get better.  Couple this with the fact that, if you decide to go, college will be a whole new ballgame.  It was my experience that college was some of the most fun I've ever had in my life.  In high school, I was the skinny kid with glasses.  In college, nobody cared about that.

Alright, I've rambled on enough but it's about a topic of which I feel passionate about especially since I've "been there, done that, bought the T-shirt".  Hang in there, Fort.  This is a time in your life when you are going to be facing many challenges.  You might not be loaded with physical muscles but now's your opportunity to develop your mental/emotional strength.  Rise to the challenge!  Prove it to yourselve.  I know you can do it.  There's no reason you can't.

Eric

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 2:33 PM

templar1099

I'm stabbing in the dark for your age group, being in gym class and all, and I don't know how receptive to advice your age group is,especially from a dinosaur, but here's what I told my kids in similiar situations. This too shall pass, life IS unfair, wah, wah, get over it. Learn to be content with yourself and all will eventually fall into place.

 

 

Yup. It's all part of growing up. Just make sure the bullying don't get too out of hand. I'm finding it hard there are "muscle-heads" in 8th grade. They're not muscle heads, they're what we call are jocks. All their brains are still undeveloped.

 

Sound advice? Man up, grow a set and learn to ignore them.

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Posted by templar1099 on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 2:26 PM

I'm stabbing in the dark for your age group, being in gym class and all, and I don't know how receptive to advice your age group is,especially from a dinosaur, but here's what I told my kids in similiar situations. This too shall pass, life IS unfair, wah, wah, get over it. Learn to be content with yourself and all will eventually fall into place.

"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"

fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:38 PM

Been there and done that. Was not good at sports either. Joined the rifle team where no physical strength was needed. Wound up Captain of the team and we took the league championship. I still have the letter sweater. Got stuffed in my locker a few times by some of the muscle-heads but just let it roll off my back. Was only 4'8" tall when I graduated High School. I found my real friends after graduation when I started working for a living. I still see them all the time and it's 58 years later.

Take Care. Hang in there. You've got a ton of friends here.

Jim  Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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    May 2016
Made fun of by a bunch of dumbos :(
Posted by lazyfortress on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 6:17 PM

I am not good at sports and all, and today during gym, I was partnered up with a group of muscle-heads, and they started to make fun of me for not catching the ball.  I started to talk crap, and they made fun of me for that.  Words hurt.  

When we had to switch sides with another team, my original team told me to go away, so I went to another open team, which was another group of muscle-heads.  They didn't want me either, so in my frustration, I went off and stood by the fence.  My teacher said the negativity would end in 10th grade.  2 more grades to go (I hope).  Not being accepted by a group hurts even worse.

It's always the nummies who make fun of smart people.  Sad  

Now I wonder what's gonna happen tomorrow.

It stinks having friends who you only see a few times during the day.  I have 3 good friends, along with a few non-nerds that I can count on.  Life is unfair.

Visit my site at www.lazyfortress.info !

My avatar is Nemo A534, a military war dog that served in Vietnam.  He was WIA while defending his handler.

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