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Post by gaz on Dec 22, 2007 5:24:43 GMT -5
I remember the first time i felt truly hurt. It was at school, and i was 5 years old. It was our Welsh version of Valantines day which is called ''Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen'' ( Saint Dwynwen day) which falls on the 25th January. She is the patron saint of love in Wales. Anyway our teacher put a box which we were supposed to post cards in.....All the popular guys got heaps but I did not get a single one  Anyway that's my story, hope you enjoyed it ;D |
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Post by Paulinus on Dec 22, 2007 6:36:19 GMT -5
I am so glad we never did anything like that at school! Anyway now I can't resist the urge to say "I Choo Choo Choose You"  |
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Post by annaa on Dec 22, 2007 11:32:38 GMT -5
That happened at my school too; every year we had a Valentines Day Post Box. I never got one card when the other girls did.
You know what's even worse? When you pluck up the courage to send a boy you like a card, only to watch him rip it up in front of your face; your seven-year-old heart breaks into as many pieces as the card being ripped.
Ah, I love scarring childhood memories. ;D
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Post by annaa on Dec 22, 2007 12:32:22 GMT -5
here's mine: we were doing a pollyanna for christmas in grade school. ....and the teacher put everyone's name in a basket. the girl who picked out my name went eeww! and put it back in the basket. her friend asked her who she got and she said my name. how awesome is that? made me feel real good about myself. Aww that's not nice at all.  While we're having this group therapy session/pity party, here's another little gem from me. In a class of 30 kids, at the age of 11, I was handed a list of 15 names of all the people who were making fun of me behind my back. I know it was probably true because the girl who gave me the list included herself on there. 3 of them didn't shock me, but the other 12 I thought were my friends.  But it's ok. I'm not as bitter about it as I was. |
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Dec 22, 2007 14:02:20 GMT -5
This doesn't go on too much in the past 20 years or so because of all the equality crap. Parents would buy the boxes of Valentines for the class and write one for each child in the class so everyone got one.
I recall in grade school the Valentine exchange and I never got any either year ever and then in Junior high when I was 12 they had where people buy crappy carnations for people they liked and I never got any and then some mean girls attacked me and put cheese in my hair and I punched one of them back and I was the one who got the paddling at school.
Ya know I am older and can count many slights that have happened over the years but why the hell should I even be bringing this stuff up 30 years later? It is rather silly in the scheme of things to be bringing this up.
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Post by skyhint on Dec 23, 2007 14:26:26 GMT -5
Uhm the rules at any descent school were that you give a Valentine to everyone in the class Guys and girls. It didn't mean you were in love.
In high school all the boys got blue hearts from the teachers and all the girls got pink hearts and then you gave them to the guy or girl you liked and at lunch break the guy and girl who had the most hearts from the opposite sex was crowned Mr. or Miss Irressistable.
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Post by annaa on Dec 23, 2007 20:29:57 GMT -5
Anyway now I can't resist the urge to say "I Choo Choo Choose You" Haha.. I thought of that too. ;D I don't know about Wales, but it's definately an English tradition to send only one card to someone you like which is supposed to be anonymous (though most people do sign their name), which is why such cruelty is allowed to happen.  |
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Post by Outcast on Dec 23, 2007 23:18:34 GMT -5
I dreaded those kind of things in school. Even in college, i knew no one wanted me when there was any group projects. I really had no friends to hang out with even then. That's why after school, i usually hurried home. To my sanctuary.
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Post by Rose on Dec 23, 2007 23:34:11 GMT -5
Aww, that stinks Gaz. I (luckily) don't have any sad valentine's day childhood/school memories to share. I was pulled out and home schooled, probably before those kids could get too evil. Some church kids picked on me a lot tho.. but that's another story. |
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Post by k151 on Jan 20, 2008 3:26:41 GMT -5
I don't have any scarring valentines day stories. In fact, girls in general didn't purposely hurt my feelings. They didn't really pay me any attention, but it was the guys that really fucked me over. So much for girls being psychologically evil and boys being physically evil. Through 8 years of elementary school, I don't think I was physically bullied even once.
Outwardly, my school seemed to be the perfect example of a bully-free atmosphere. Yeah...bullshit.
Social exclusion, bullying etc does plenty of other harm though. I still hate the asshole that was the "head guy". In fact I can't wait until my high school reunion when I find out he's in a menial job so that I can make fun of him. Yeah, I'm still extremely bitter about it. If I had the power to, I would really, really make his life suck. Have his wife/kid/dog die in the same day. Something like that, I would really like that.
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Post by lennythegiant on Jan 20, 2008 14:37:57 GMT -5
The rule at my school was that everyone gets a valentine from everyone too. Sometimes I kind of wonder if that's the right way to go, though. Maybe it is a little too much like sheltering the kids from rejection. Maybe some kids (myself included at that age, I was never Mr. Popular), needed to learn about rejection a little earlier in life so they can develop that backbone a little earlier so they can be stronger and blow off bullshit like Valentine's.
If it seems like I have petty anger over Valentine's now, I'm sure it will build up and eventually boil over in the coming weeks. ;D
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Post by Sweet Pea on Jan 20, 2008 15:36:12 GMT -5
omg...the dreaded V word!  |
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Post by annaa on Jan 20, 2008 17:45:39 GMT -5
If it seems like I have petty anger over Valentine's now, I'm sure it will build up and eventually boil over in the coming weeks. ;D Ditto! Perhaps we should set up our own "SU valentines message sending thing"... it probably won't turn into something meaningful, but it would be nice to pretend. *I'd like to point out that I am almost serious about this. |
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Post by HybridMoment on Jan 21, 2008 12:41:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm still extremely bitter about it. If I had the power to, I would really, really make his life suck. Have his wife/kid/dog die in the same day. Something like that, I would really like that. Wow, that is extremely bitter. Wishing you could get revenge by killing an innocent woman, child, and dog. The Russian mafia would probably like you. |
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Post by Sweet Pea on Jan 21, 2008 13:49:19 GMT -5
If I had the power to, I would really, really make his life suck. Have his wife/kid/dog die in the same day. Something like that, I would really like that. i understand the sentiment, but truly...hatred like that does way more to harm you than it does the person you're hating. don't let haters turn you into one. |
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Befriend the trees...they are good listeners. ;D
