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Hello there.

As you can see by my name, I am an "adult from the other side". I am a kindergarten teacher with a bachelors degree, a proud parent with a loving husband, who, like most of you, typed in "School sucks" on an internet search engine to see what teenagers think of school. The very first link happened to be this site. I was a bit open minded at first and looked around and read the forums for days. And oh my, what did I see.

I saw a bunch of disrespectful teenagers whining and complaining about their oh so terrible adult mentors. All of you want to be individuals, so what do you do? You come here for a bitch fest. Funny how you perfectly fit the "stereotypes" you hate so much. I see a bunch of juveniles confused about their sexuality, experimenting with drugs, endless whining and drama, etc. I just cannot take any of you seriously. You're just teenagers.

And yes, as a mother me and my husband regularly discipline my children when they do not obey my orders. You may call it child abuse, but I'm the parent. None of you can and ever will tell me how to raise my own children. I'll shield them from any dangerous and corrupting sites like yours.

I may give you guys a second chance, but as for now I seriously doubt that. Go ahead, cuss me out, use your vulgar language. I'll just laugh.
01-19-2011 12:32 PM
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Hello there. - Iamme - 01-19-2011 12:32 PM
Re: Hello there. - Absnt - 01-19-2011, 12:37 PM
Re: Hello there. - Iamme - 01-19-2011, 12:39 PM
Re: Hello there. - Absnt - 01-19-2011, 12:40 PM
Re: Hello there. - Iamme - 01-19-2011, 12:43 PM
Re: Hello there. - The Desert Fox - 01-19-2011, 12:44 PM
Re: Hello there. - Absnt - 01-19-2011, 12:44 PM
Re: Hello there. - InDenial - 01-19-2011, 12:46 PM
Re: Hello there. - Pieman - 01-19-2011, 12:51 PM
Re: Hello there. - Iamme - 01-19-2011, 01:05 PM
Re: Hello there. - InDenial - 01-19-2011, 01:05 PM
Re: Hello there. - Cilaos - 01-19-2011, 01:13 PM
Re: Hello there. - aaaaaaasd - 01-20-2011, 03:46 AM
Re: Hello there. - Faby - 01-20-2011, 03:56 AM
Re: Hello there. - SoulRiser - 01-20-2011, 08:55 PM
Re: Hello there. - Thade - 01-20-2011, 11:09 PM
Re: Hello there. - SoulRiser - 01-21-2011, 12:52 AM

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