You seem highly skilled at blaming your parents
and everyone else around you for the fact that you were a horrid little bully.

Your parents didn't beat, rape or starve you. They put you in a school where you didn't speak the language. They rectified their mistake and spent years trying to make amends - home school, PTA, etc. Yet still, you've taken their error as a cue for a lifetime of moaning.

I'm glad your teacher helped. I know that we're not all wonderful, charming, adorable children. But I think less navel gazing and playing the victim card would help you. I also think you could at least accept some responsibility for the fact that you probably ruined a few years of your parents' lives, your teachers' working lives and your classmates' school days.

Get over it and be nice to your parents.
(littlemissmischievous, Thu 9 Oct 2008, 10:24, 4 replies)

You're being terribly harsh.
He probably has undiagnosed aspergers.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 9 Oct 2008, 10:36, closed)

Hee hee.
For once, that meme made me laugh...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 9 Oct 2008, 10:38, closed)

Not even that...
I agree with most of this. Some children are a bit irritating. That's because they're children. They grow out of it. That's because they're children, too.

Not speaking the language is odd, too: young children are very good at gabbling to each other, and will, as a rule, not be phased by language barriers that (by and large) they never really notice. Guess what? That's because they're children.

EDIT: At risk of flogging a dead horse, being an irritating 6-y-o does not constitute a "dark period", ffs.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 9 Oct 2008, 10:37, closed)

I don't think his post is 'moaning' at all
It's an eloquent and insightful piece of reflection. If every arrogant person, bully etc spent a little time looking at themselves and the world around them, the world might just be a better place for it.

He doesn't seem to be making excuses or playing the blame game, and admits he isn't proud of his actions. Read it again - he looked inside himself, saw what was wrong and tried his hardest to make it right. Sounds like the right thing to do.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 9 Oct 2008, 11:22, closed)

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My parents may not have gotten it right first time, but they put a lot of effort into getting it right in the end, which I appreciate. I've not been spending a lifetime blaming my parents - I just decided to turn over a new leaf and move on. At first, I didn't stop and reflect - I just looked to the future and took any opportunities for improvement I could take. It was only many years later once I had a greater understanding of how the world works and how the mind works that I stopped to reflect. I had a window into the past where I could view long forgotten memories and make sense of what was happening using insights I had gained over the years. While I've always been thankful for my parents for helping me get through those troubled times, it's only recently that I've been able to imagine exactly what must have been going through their minds.

For a long time, I've had a very positive attitude towards life. I often encourage people to have faith in themselves to escape from quagmires of hopelessness they may find themselves in. I just thought this would be an opportunity to share part of my life story in the spirit of what the QOTW is all about.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 9 Oct 2008, 12:47, closed)