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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.
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.
I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.
I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.
I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.
Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.
Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.
-SoulRiser
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Vortex
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Hello, this is Vortex.
I'm delurking. This is an amazing site, by the way.
I was homeschooled for most of my life, then in tenth grade i had the bright idea that I'd try public school. You know that exciting first day of school feeling? Yeah, that was gone by third period. Now I'm in eleventh grade and there is no way I'm coming back next year.
This site has helped a lot with my frustration with school though.
"For it is not light that is needed, but fire."
- Frederick Douglas
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Sunbourn
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
Welcome to SS! Yeah, that was a bad idea to do public schooling. >_<
Who am I? Who are YOU?
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classclown
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
hey and i gota ask what made you wanna try public school.
life is just blah blah blah. we hope for blah, and sometimes we find it. but mostly its blah. and waiting for blah. and hoping you were right about the blahs you made. and when you think you just got the whole blah damn thing figured out, and your surrounded by the ones you blah. death shows up and blah blah blah.
-weeds-
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. -socrates-
Schooling us to prepare us for the career in need
Not caring about our interests and dreams to heed
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Vortex
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
Well, I kept telling people that public school wasn't good, but I didn't really have solid reasons. I figured that I would experience it firsthand so I could say that I knew what I was talking about. Then my mom got a job and decided I couldn't home school anymore, and I was stuck.
"For it is not light that is needed, but fire."
- Frederick Douglas
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undergroundrevolutionary
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
That fucking sucks man. Well at least you'll be able to go back to go to homeschooling
Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life your living? Bob Marley
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psychopath
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
Hello vortex, GTFO MY SS
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
Hi Vortex. I'd say there's value in trying school, so you know what it's like first-hand, but good thing you can get out again. 
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SoulRiser
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
Quote:Then my mom got a job and decided I couldn't home school anymore, and I was stuck.
XD
That sucks. It's good that you can get out reasonably easily again compared to lots of other people.
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LOON_ATTIC
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
I've been in public school for all of my life, and still am.
Maybe you could try and hang out sometimes, instead of going to school, depending to the rules and your parents?
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Vortex
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
You mean hang out like skip? I wish. My parents would kill me.
"For it is not light that is needed, but fire."
- Frederick Douglas
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Re: Hello, this is Vortex.
Hey, I'm Sarah. Nice to meet you =D
Im sure you'll fit right in. If you ever need help, or somewhere to let off steam - my PM box is your happy place.
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