When you are young, and bullied and want to fit in, there are always others who want to beat you down just to feel superior.
When I was a kid, the popular kid's bike in the early 80s was a BMX with synthetic rims instead of standerd metal spokes. The BMX bikes were far more expensive. I begged my mom to buy me a BMX one Christmas, but instead, I got a Ross with your standard spokes.
I got teased and bullied for not "keeping up". It hurt, but the truth was that the assholes who treated me like shit were not my friends. It was never about the things you own, it was always about whom had your back. My mom always had my back. The assholes who tormented me back then, I have not seen in forever.
When I was a kid, the popular kid's bike in the early 80s was a BMX with synthetic rims instead of standerd metal spokes. The BMX bikes were far more expensive. I begged my mom to buy me a BMX one Christmas, but instead, I got a Ross with your standard spokes.
I got teased and bullied for not "keeping up". It hurt, but the truth was that the assholes who treated me like shit were not my friends. It was never about the things you own, it was always about whom had your back. My mom always had my back. The assholes who tormented me back then, I have not seen in forever.
