What is wrong with our culture!?!

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I don't understand, we all grow up being told that as long as you try as hardcas possible you can do anything, only to gain a few years and have that dream crushed, to learn that everything you were told counts for s**t! I don't know what it's like in other countries ( I'm in USA ) but, everything your told in school and by your parents, it all turns out to be a lie; if you are different, then your outcasted; if you look a bit off everyone avoids you; I haven't seen one person who has actually looked at me and not turn away as fast as possible, yet they don't care to stare at the rest of my family? I'm not handsom, but I'm not ugly, I have a really well proportioned body, I was told that people would love the color of my eyes for almost my whole life, I'm not expecting a line of people to stare at me or even one person, but to have them receed at the sight of me .... what is wrong with people? I always wondered how my generation would turn out, this is not what I want for my little sister to grow up in, an age where items, money, ect...... means more than a person. I don't even feel loved by my parents any more, I shed a tear and I'm considered a wimp, that's a load of crap; ( I'm a guy 15 ), I know life isn't fair, but it is not this; this is ridiculous! Am I the only one who see's our generation taking a bad path? I've tried some anger releivers such as breathing exersices, but I came real close yesterday from turning around and just ripping this person to pieces. Why is it we worry about what were wearing over the fact that someone is being abused, tormented, outcasted! It's wrong in so many ways, I may not get to fit in or be loved by someone in my life time, but why is it ok for it to continue on down the chain of ages?! !?

I kinda felt this way when I was your age. I guess I still kinda feel this way. I haven't really got over it, and I can tell you from experience is makes your life difficult, really difficult. You have (even though it's difficult) change your outlook on yourself and of how people see you. Most times people don't think nearly as negatively of you than you think. It requires a strong sense of feeling good about yourself, whether others 'confirm' it or not.

I know for me this is really tough. unless someone confirms something good about me, this trait doesn't exist, and yet it obviously does.




I think anyone who doesn't feel incorporated into a group can and will feel this way. I do agree that society is going a astray (my opinion due to my beliefs) but if you as an individual can feel assured about yourself, it will not matter or in any way affect you. getting to this point (as I am experiencing now) is the problem. I can see some similarities in our lives, so if you wanna PM about something, feel free to.

I couldn't vote, because all of these things have happened to me. Maybe not the physical abuse, but I've been mentally abused. It sucks. I used to deal with a lot of the same stuff at your age. It did get better for me, though. I've been on my own for a while and it doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to.

Hugs. :O)

create an all category and see how many choose that, because I can't pick just one of those.

edit: I agree with every poster here. I hate growing up in this generation (also in USA). If I try to make a friend I'm interrogated by my peers. then that person "runs" away overnight to never treat me the same kind way as they did initially. today is the 10th anniversary of Columbine High. (needed to point that out).

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All of those, except wasn't hit too bad with physical stuff. I had kids start fights with me now and then.

I'm sorry you're being ostracised and treated like crap. People can be so intolerant of any form of difference.

I'm pretty much the same as the other posters, everything except physical abuse.

America's youth is one of the reason's I'm not going to have children, kids and teens are becoming more evil each year. And they don't care about thing. They are our future!? If that is the case then we might as well forfeit this war and all future wars because these people aren't going to fight for it. They only follow what the media and their peers to them to like sheep.

All of the Above. Wish there was a button for that.
I was teased basically all my school career. The amount and severity varied. As a kid, it wasn't so bad. As I got older, it did become worse, though the amount has dwindled lately. I always react and I guess that's why they did it so much for so long.
I wasn't the most popular but I never quite fit in completely. I have felt acceptance, but never felt like I belonged. I was outcasted a bit, but I think it could mostly be me. I feel like an outcast today, but I really don't care much. With my friends, I do feel a bit like an outcast and it bugs me more with them than with everyone else.
I have only experienced the Verbal Abuse of this one guy who teased me 3rd-8th grade and from a few other people with the teasing. The worst was with my exboyfriend. He did emotional. Not nice. Still trying to get over it and recover. Not the most successful, but I guess you can say I have progress.
I don't really care anymore. I won't see them again soon. -Power Girl

Yeah, not more than a minute past by and I relized I forgot all, sorry, I don't know/ see the edit poll button but if it is all just reply with all. It sounds stupid and completely way out there however, I have had some spare time to " safegaurd my future " such if it is to be; Survival, clothes, weapons, food, and I have read many guides; I know it will probably never happen but I'm more content with it in place, funny too, my parents don't even know what I have done or where it's at, even though they helped me make some of them Aside from that yeah I have had all except physical abuse, I was lucky to be born with a ' barbarians ' body style so not many try to object tto me except my dad he has come close, but my mom stops him, not that he would ever do it, and for those who did oppose I used ' quick and painless take downs ' . It seems from what I have said I seem no different from the bullies them selves, however I can and hopfully will asure everyone on this site that if I could help u in any way I would, I help any one who needs it, I like to call my self wise, but I have not had life experience so the title shall remain in slumber until they day I can finally say I know what your going through. However it is nice to hear I'm not alone, this is almost like having face to face conversations with people for me so it builds my moral greatly!

Well I'm going to be off for two days here, I have been posting all of this with my iPhone, however I have another 12 hour drive to do so I'll be trying to sleep as much as possible

For all of those who have fallen into the depths of hell hang I'm there, I'm right next to you. Winston Churchill once said the following " If your going through hell, keep going ", the battle of Britain was brutal in the skies and never was so much done by so few men, he along with many other men I have taken to be my mentors, are very wise. If he says it's best to continue, then Damit I'm going to keep going, something must be on the other side