RE: High school sucks
September 4, 2012 at 11:55 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Jackalope.)
(September 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm)Cinjin Wrote: I've been out of high school almost 20 years, but I remember a couple of iffy days during that blissful time of life when you live for free, have no bills and you can still decide to do whatever you want in life.
Trust me pal, you'll never be 17 again. You have no idea what you currently hold in your hand. Don't let these stupid little problems blind you. The world is yours.
@OP
You know, even though my school years were pretty shitty for a variety of reasons that I'll not elaborate on here, I have to say I agree with Cinjin 100%. I wish I had continued with college and made the most of my educational opportunities. Instead, I left home at 17, still managed to finish high school, joined the army, did two years of junior college, and worked my ass off and today, 26 years after graduating high school, I've made a halfway decent career for myself. I made it harder for myself because of choices I made, and have succeeded in spite of my choices.
I was impatient to get out into the adult world, and my pride led me to do it on my own, without assistance from my parents or other family. I'm not suggesting that's the situation you're in, but rather that my experience might be something you can learn from.
It'd be nice to be able to go back and do it over again, this time with the wisdom learned through the school of hard knocks. If only I knew then what I know now...
The assholes that hassle you? Don't let them get to you (yeah, easier said than done, trust me, I know). Ignore them, laugh at their ignorance (even if only on the inside), stand up for yourself if you have to - but do not react. Above all, be true to and love yourself.
In a couple of years, you won't have to associate with them or anyone else you don't want to. It probably seems like a long time, but you will come through it stronger.
There are many assholes in the world, and while we cannot control what they do, we can control how we feel about it and how we feel about ourselves.
Follow your dreams, avail yourself of whatever educational opportunities you have, and don't let the bastards of the world keep you down or let anyone tell you you can't do it.
(September 2, 2012 at 9:05 am)Faith No More Wrote: High school was tumultuous for me, to say the least, because I had deep depression. I went into my first psychiatric hospital at the age of 16 during my junior year, and that kind of solidified me as the kid with emotional issues when I returned to class. Never, ever got picked on after that.
Heh. There are advantages to being thought crazy at times.
