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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.
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.
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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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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
You call that a wall of words? I take it you haven't met xcriteria 
I might not know much about country livin' or living off the land, but I will say that the very idea that it inspires you gives me hope in the ability of humankind to assume healthy responsibility.
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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
If you wish to farm, you'd do well to educate yourself in biology, pest control and things like that. I'd also do your research if you're going to pick a tropical country to farm in, especially if it's unstable, has poorer living conditions (if you're unlucky you may not make that much in farming; I'd suggest investing a bit of money in addition to your job) or you don't know the language.
I'm not sure about how to talk with your mother, though from what you've said she sounds more understanding than your school officials will be.
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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
I've found it easier to explain myself in writing. Can you write them a letter?
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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
If only my parents were proud of a military career for me, then maybe I'd have already been on track in joining. So much for that.
Note:You can not smoke and be healthy at the same time.
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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
(12-20-2013 12:12 PM)brainiac3397 Wrote: Note:You can not smoke and be healthy at the same time.
*cue flame war*
Sure you can. You just won't be as healthy if you weren't to smoke.
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RE: Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
(12-20-2013 12:16 PM)Gwedin Wrote: (12-20-2013 12:12 PM)brainiac3397 Wrote: Note:You can not smoke and be healthy at the same time.
*cue flame war*
Sure you can. You just won't be as healthy if you weren't to smoke.
"won't be as healthy" is not the definition of very healthy. Last I checked, human lungs were not made to inhale smoke.
Plus, a flame war would just smoke us... 
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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
I'll be honest Mr205man, sometimes I feel the same way as you do. Okay, not completely go into the rural areas, but I have a re-occuring fantasy of escaping to this nice place in a beautiful mountain, preferably the Pyrenees. Kinda like this:
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Hopefully when I'm off from the slammer for 2 weeks I'll be able to "re-connect" with nature if anyone knows what I mean.
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Trar
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Explaining to my parents what to do with my life?
^ I live in an area like that 
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