Food for thought -

[kyburg]

If you aren't reading theferrett, do. Do it now.

One for the guys....

And one for the girls....

The topic? Middle school bullying.

He's having trouble getting through the comments on the latter post.

Comments

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I told. Anyone who would listen. I TOLD.

It didn't make me popular, but I didn't put up with any crap.

People got interesting - really interesting - after I got into college.

Before then, I hung with people MUCH older than me. Like, I was 15 and they were 30. Or older.

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

*nods* I'm not necessarily proud of it, but in my own ways, I didn't brook shit either. One time was enough to give me a door to walk through, and I was a pretty heinous asshole of my own volition for the next 12 years or so. I still don't trust people of my own age group overmuch, and am far more inclined to not give them the benefit of the doubt, but I have at least learned to control myself in regards to others' actions. And like you, I've spent most of my time with older friends by way of my brother or sister or some organization or another. I'm quite happy to be on LJ for that reason actually... Never really worry about someone's age... it's more an after thought to getting to know the person.