Dear all,
I'm going home tonight after work. Originally, I had meant to leave you with something more positive - but I stumbled across this yesterday and couldn't NOT share this with you...
Death by cyber-bullying
13-year-old Megan Meier hangs herself after being dumped by a "16-year-old boyfriend" on MySpace.
Text @ St. Charles' Journal An
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*sighs* Truly makes you lose faith in humankind, doesn't it?
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Yeah kids can be cruel. They have an excuse - they're kids. A boy who made my life a living hell when I was 13 wrote me a letter to say he was sorry for what he had put me through. Why? Because the boy was now a man and realized he had acted badly. What excuse do these adults have other than they are sick, disturbed and pathetic?
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Unfortunately, adults rarely act like they should ~ and how can you expect kids to grow up to be responsible with the examples they're shown?
*goes to dig for her "misanthrope" shirt* ;)
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***huge hugs back***
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And while this is one of the truly horrid examples of how twisted people can be, I can't help but think that we ultimately get what we deserve if we stop caring for each other's feelings.
Adults at least should be able to reflect on the consequences of their actions...
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Maybe this is only the bitterness of the former victim speaking here, but for me there's a huge difference between accidentally stepping on somebody's toes and doing the same thing on purpose with a clear intention to hurt ( ... )
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But while it hurt me, and made me feel bad ~ it also helped shape me and made me the person I am now. The feeling of self-worth that comes from yourself and your achievements (as opposed to the opinion of others alone) is something that no one can take from you. It's difficult to teach that to a child, and I realized that only later... But I'm less angry and, um, bent on revenge now that I've made my peace with it and am safe in the knowledge that I am appreciated for who I am and what I do, rather than for what I wear and whom I cheer for ( ... )
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Seriously, that "misanthrope" shirt of mine is not going out of style anytime soon, I'm afraid.
*hugs*
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