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I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

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Growing Up
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Growing Up

My god, I haven't been on this site in 3 years. I'm looking back at my old posts and cringing the hardest I ever have in my life. 7th grade me was a horrible human being. I'm glad that I grew up and actually matured enough to have respect for others!

I was such an asshole to Gwedin in particular because I was afraid of others' opinions in particular *cringe* I'm sorry Gwedin!
(This post was last modified: 11-10-2015 02:39 AM by metallica86.)
11-10-2015 02:34 AM
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Cianna200 Offline
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RE: Growing Up

Hello I don't believe we have met, I am Cianna. Unfortunately Gwedin no longer goes here. I am happy to know that you have turned over a new leaf Smile
11-10-2015 02:45 AM
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RE: Growing Up

It was a long and tumultuous journey, especially dealing with depression. But I must say that there is always hope for younger people!
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RE: Growing Up

We lost Gwedin a while back. He just vanished. I think assumption at the moment is he got bored of us or had some change in his life and just decided to stop coming. Don't know if he sneaks a glance here or not though.

I'm still here. Probably still will be even when I become ruler of the new human empire. Might even criticize myself because I'm that devious.

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11-10-2015 08:26 AM
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RE: Growing Up

(11-10-2015 02:47 AM)metallica86 Wrote:  It was a long and tumultuous journey, especially dealing with depression. But I must say that there is always hope for younger people!

I wouldn't say there is hope for younger people. Maybe that's because I'm a pessimist. Maybe because I'm depressed.

schoolsux's countdown until school ends:

177 days until i get out of freshman year (aka hell)
1280 days until I get out of prison (aka school)

(as of november 28, 2016)

also Fu school

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