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In reply to the discussion: Twelve-Year-Old Nevada School Shooter Left Suicide Note – Bullies Called Him Gay [View all]calimary
(81,085 posts)35. Welcome to DU, Mbrow!
Glad you're here. Amen to that, INDEED. My kid was bullied because he couldn't sit still in class, and was a nerd, and wasn't one of the jocks.
Now he's a freakin' ROCK STAR. I find myself thinking - "hmmm... I wonder how many of those bullies on the playground who tormented him every day will see him now and think - 'I was his BEST FRIEND!!! (Now he should get me into the show for free...)'"
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Twelve-Year-Old Nevada School Shooter Left Suicide Note – Bullies Called Him Gay [View all]
theHandpuppet
May 2014
OP
In our society bullies are called Reverend and Holy Father and lauded as heroes
Bluenorthwest
May 2014
#5
Our society accepts bullies, even promotes them. In my experience many bosses get promoted because
rhett o rick
May 2014
#32
When I was a teenager I sat down one day and thought about did I want to try to be
RKP5637
May 2014
#28
Had to to be the hours at the restaurant, not the continuing bullying. How did the school ....
marble falls
May 2014
#8
The issue here is not sleep deprivation. The issue here physical, verbal and psychological abuse....
marble falls
May 2014
#19
fyi... I was really angry and bitter about the years I was forced to work at my parents' business
ecstatic
May 2014
#43
Both of my kids started regularly working our small family business when the were 12
riderinthestorm
May 2014
#13
I don't see anything in the article that would indicate that the boy had sleep problems
Starry Messenger
May 2014
#33
The only reason I think he could have become sick is because he was a victim of bullying.
Neoma
May 2014
#36
He'd recently seen a psychiatrist and was prescribed Prozac just a few days before.
Blue Diadem
May 2014
#55
My 12 year old, is dealing with the bulling in school, and the school doesn't help
Heather MC
May 2014
#10
The "Zero Tolerance" policy is an excuse so that school adminstrators do not have to stop bullying.
greatlaurel
May 2014
#18
When our city went to a 4-grade high school after having been 3 grades forever,
tblue37
May 2014
#53
I think kids now have a script in their head, due to so many school shootings. This seed is planted
Pisces
May 2014
#30