tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699743796204238002.post3271184546036209490..comments2023-04-17T06:01:22.565-07:00Comments on Grrls Just Wanna Have Fun!: On ostracismBeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01342992207721126087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699743796204238002.post-9099034414204601832009-04-28T03:37:00.000-07:002009-04-28T03:37:00.000-07:00Keera, I remember the "popular girls" (who decided...Keera, I remember the "popular girls" (who decided who THEY were? I was never sure) having "fun" by picking out an occasional victim to shun for no reason whatsoever. I would refuse to go along with this cruelty which made me an outcast in some schools, a tolerated oddity in others!<br /><br />I enjoy my life now despite its overabundance of crises, since I'm getting a bit too old to live entirely for The Future ;) I do have a few unmet goals that I REALLY REALLY WANT and I'm hoping I will live long enough to achieve them...not sure I will but there is always hope!Beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342992207721126087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699743796204238002.post-12528125802280255242009-04-25T00:28:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:28:00.000-07:00What you describe, Beep, is common bullying behavi...What you describe, Beep, is common bullying behavior among girls. It's the hardest form of bullying for a school to get deal with because, unlike the physical violence boys do to each other, it is hard to spot by the casual observer.<br /><br />I sat by myself so many times that I, like you, have gotten used to being a loner. It also took me quite a few years not to get paranoid when another female asked me a personal question. (You know, personal info makes for great ammo when trying to hurt a person.)<br /><br />I sometimes wonder about the long-term effects of years of bullying. There seem to be quite a few. Then I get depressed thinking about that and so I remind myself that life, after all, has turned out well. I wish for you that you too will get to experience a life that, after all, has turned out well.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699743796204238002.post-67239999125912961172009-04-24T21:03:00.000-07:002009-04-24T21:03:00.000-07:00Your comment is full of so many insights. You hav...Your comment is full of so many insights. You have a rare gift for being supportive and caring; thank you for sharing it with me!Beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342992207721126087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699743796204238002.post-32494232148891421292009-04-24T02:39:00.000-07:002009-04-24T02:39:00.000-07:00Ah, this post almost made me cry.
I can not believ...Ah, this post almost made me cry.<br />I can not believe that you had friends in childhood that treated you this way. You write that they were "close" friends which is really not what they should have been at all. They did not deserve to be called even your acquaintances, if they gave you the silent treatment and even consciously persuaded others to do so.<br />I feel such a compassion for your experiences; as a child of emigrants know how it is to be te odd one and left out. I too had my shares of loneliness. <br />I would like to tell you, that no matter what you see around you, there are many people feeling the same way you do even the most happiest, prettiest and most successful people have their shares of fear and troubles<br />I only wish, that there are hopefully few, even if only one person, in your vicinity who loves you and appreciates you for the wonderful person you are.Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.com