tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post5563245922464241755..comments2024-03-29T08:57:06.280-04:00Comments on BLOBBY'S BLOG: School for ScandalBlobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-53395279690419234062010-09-05T08:59:34.803-04:002010-09-05T08:59:34.803-04:00Yeah, I was taunted before I really knew I was too...Yeah, I was taunted before I really knew I was too.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-90485706364140874702010-09-02T11:46:29.374-04:002010-09-02T11:46:29.374-04:00For what it's worth, my son is not gay (so far...For what it's worth, my son is not gay (so far; I know the jury's out until mid-20s or so, but no signs to the contrary). I think it was simply an excuse to bully a kid who was small, thin and wouldn't fight back. It's a terrible, inexcusable reason, and I think that the "gay" tag was why it was not stopped. It doesn't matter that it wasn't true. There is no excuse for allowing the attacks or even the atmosphere in which they could happen.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-77626804425178472592010-09-02T11:19:07.143-04:002010-09-02T11:19:07.143-04:00So sad, and so systemic. We need to encourage a c...So sad, and so systemic. We need to encourage a culture where being gay is not something you'd need to keep from your parents.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714733610486469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-64420916448483744022010-09-02T09:25:28.711-04:002010-09-02T09:25:28.711-04:00"...even I didn't know I was a homo back ..."...even I didn't know I was a homo back then." I didn't either, but everyone else sure did. I didn't figure it out for myself until 8th grade.<br /><br />@Birdie - I'm so sorry for the pain your son went through. I never told my parents either. How could I? If I did, they would be disappointed in me, and I couldn't risk that. Perhaps your son had the same fear.Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659801291785890663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-31912322962945524312010-09-02T08:41:32.998-04:002010-09-02T08:41:32.998-04:00My son was systematically bullied in middle school...My son was systematically bullied in middle school and never told us. We learned later from a counselor that he was accused of being gay, things were written on his locker, and he was tripped and punched by strangers in the hall. How did the school express their "zero tolerance?" They gave him one day's suspension for wearing a rubberband on his wrist. He was beaten up in that suspension room.<br /><br />It was that three years' experience that led him to drugs and violence. He is much better now, but I would give anything for him not to have had the pain. We have to teach the children to speak up when they see it happen and hope the adults have the sense to stop it.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-34019065083040203072010-09-02T07:45:32.782-04:002010-09-02T07:45:32.782-04:00This is a tough one. I was a kid who was teased m...This is a tough one. I was a kid who was teased mercilessly. I see how it formed me into the person I am today. I HATED IT! But I would not be the person I am now without it. <br /><br />I did have a moment of revenge, though. I was at a Pizza Hut with my father and one of my tormenters was the waiter. He was asking what was happening in my life. I said, "I am a psychologist with the state of Illinois! And I see you are a waiter!"BentonQuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007300481037924684noreply@blogger.com