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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.
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They're slower than that, dad
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Dirtbikemike
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They're slower than that, dad
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Wednesday (Today is Friday), my dad made an agreement with me that I can't play video games or go on the internet until all of my homework is done and I check it off on a sheet he made in MS Excel.
Fine, easy enough. It's a miracle. I'm doing all of my work.
Then 2 days later (today) after I finished my homework and in the middle of me playing video games, "Michael, your grades aren't going anywhere. I'm taking away your PS3."
If I wasn't doing my work I would understand that but SHIT! It's been TWO motherfucking DAYS! I don't know if he thinks they change overnight or what! Any 8 year old kid knows grades don't move that fucking fast.
Making an agreement that I can play games after I do all of my homework gave me an incentive. Some motivation. Now what do I have to work for? Nothing.
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Balls of Steel:
(05-14-2013 03:01 PM)Prince Darkstar Wrote: Dirtbikemike is the only guy I know of on here who won an argument with a teacher.
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They're slower than that, dad
Some people just have a serious logic deficit... it never ceases to amaze me...
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