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I'm currently 14(nearly) and have been constantly bullied for nearly 2 years. It all started when I went to secondary school. The first month or so were ok, I had my best friend, made a couple of new friends everything was going fine, until a group of boys in my year group started to pick on me because I had braces and talked with a lisp, they made fun of my voice, shouted abuse at me whenever I tried to respond and threw food and hard sweets at me(which left me a painful lump on my head). I'm generally a shy person and don't talk much, but my best friends(or former best friends) are really confident, outgoing and aren't afraid to speak their mind, so they started to become popular and make other friends who automatically didn't like me and thought I was a shy wierdo and gradually more and more people started to judge me as a freak and dislike me. My parents are from a different country so my name isn't a common one, and that has been one of the major targets when people pick on me. I am SICK of people walking past me, or sitting next to me, saying my name in a wierd/funny voice and talking to me as if I was a 5 year old!!!!!!!! When I had an account on MSN, people from school used to post abuse too(cyberbullying). People have also called me fat and ugly because i have large hips and thighs. I started to self harm myself last year, slitting my wrists with sewing scissors and deliberately sticking a toothbrush down my throat and throwing up out of depression and not wanting to go to school. I even have problems with some older people, saying they knew me from when I was like 7 years old at primary school and they make fun of me(as usual). When I accidentally left my school planner in a classroom, I went to get it back at reception and found it broken, ruined and graffitied with the most threatening insults, such as "dirty fat slut, go back to your own country" By the start of this school year, the bullying had started again(even though my head of year last year had spoken to some of the pupils who were bothering me) and has gotten worse throughout the year. I now have no friends(the only ones I had have now become popular and ditched me) am still getting lots of bullying and abuse and one of my former friends has now started to turn particularly nasty. My parents have spoken to my current head of year, tutor and as many teachers as possible, but nothings changed and the bullies still continue. in short: almost the whole year group and possibly many other students hate my guts and think I'm just a quiet geek who likes classical music and studying and I'm strongly hurt by this because I'm NOT any of those things, just because i'm good at schoolwork doesn't make me a geek, classical music annoys the crap out of me and I can be loud and talkative when I want to, but if i try that in school people just roll their eyes at me, look at me wierdly or whisper abuse. I tried to be friends with these girls who I thought were nice to me, but every time I try to sit with them, talk or hand around with them, they run away as if they think I'm stalking them when i'm just trying to be friends. So at break or luchtime, I just wander round the school alone sick, and sad. I REALLY BADLY wanna get homeschooled but my parents won't let me :(. Is there a way I could easily get taught at home and still do all my G.C.S.E's in future because I am sick of getting uncontrollably abused at school(not just one person but many people targeting me) and I don't want to ruin my education, so I really want to find out if it's possible to be taught at home by someone, and if possible, what's the best option.

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I can't take it anymore!!!!!(why me?)

I'm currently 14(nearly) and have been constantly bullied for nearly 2 years. It all started when I went to secondary school. The first month or so were ok, I had my best friend, made a couple of new friends everything was going fine, until a group of boys in my year group started to pick on me because I had braces and talked with a lisp, they made fun of my voice, shouted abuse at me whenever I tried to respond and threw food and hard sweets at me(which left me a painful lump on my head). I'm generally a shy person and don't talk much, but my best friends(or former best friends) are really confident, outgoing and aren't afraid to speak their mind, so they started to become popular and make other friends who automatically didn't like me and thought I was a shy wierdo and gradually more and more people started to judge me as a freak and dislike me. My parents are from a different country so my name isn't a common one, and that has been one of the major targets when people pick on me. I am SICK of people walking past me, or sitting next to me, saying my name in a wierd/funny voice and talking to me as if I was a 5 year old!!!!!!!! When I had an account on MSN, people from school used to post abuse too(cyberbullying). People have also called me fat and ugly because i have large hips and thighs. I started to self harm myself last year, slitting my wrists with sewing scissors and deliberately sticking a toothbrush down my throat and throwing up out of depression and not wanting to go to school. I even have problems with some older people, saying they knew me from when I was like 7 years old at primary school and they make fun of me(as usual). When I accidentally left my school planner in a classroom, I went to get it back at reception and found it broken, ruined and graffitied with the most threatening insults, such as "dirty fat slut, go back to your own country" By the start of this school year, the bullying had started again(even though my head of year last year had spoken to some of the pupils who were bothering me) and has gotten worse throughout the year. I now have no friends(the only ones I had have now become popular and ditched me) am still getting lots of bullying and abuse and one of my former friends has now started to turn particularly nasty. My parents have spoken to my current head of year, tutor and as many teachers as possible, but nothings changed and the bullies still continue. in short: almost the whole year group and possibly many other students hate my guts and think I'm just a quiet geek who likes classical music and studying and I'm strongly hurt by this because I'm NOT any of those things, just because i'm good at schoolwork doesn't make me a geek, classical music annoys the crap out of me and I can be loud and talkative when I want to, but if i try that in school people just roll their eyes at me, look at me wierdly or whisper abuse. I tried to be friends with these girls who I thought were nice to me, but every time I try to sit with them, talk or hand around with them, they run away as if they think I'm stalking them when i'm just trying to be friends. So at break or luchtime, I just wander round the school alone sick, and sad. I REALLY BADLY wanna get homeschooled but my parents won't let me :(. Is there a way I could easily get taught at home and still do all my G.C.S.E's in future because I am sick of getting uncontrollably abused at school(not just one person but many people targeting me) and I don't want to ruin my education, so I really want to find out if it's possible to be taught at home by someone, and if possible, what's the best option.

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My Husband Beats Me Up, What Can I Do?

I myself was an abused wife. My husband at the time would hit me and tell me if I had not made him mad it would not have happened. He broke my ribs,bruised me, locked me in closets, put me down in front of others, called me names and told me no one else would want me because I was worth nothing. He refused to let me cook, clean or do anything. Be cause he said I was not smart enough. This also happened in front of my sons. The beatings got worse so I had to leave. Now my life is better. I am going to collage and in a good relationship. My advice to you is to leave and get help repairing your self esteem. I can tell you from experience that it takes a long time but in the end it is worth it. You are worth more than letting a man beat you. If you stay it will never get any better no matter what he promises you. It is not your fault for what he is doing. I always thought it was my fault but learned through therapy it was not. He needs help for his problem. Unless he helps himself you cannot help him. I know it is painful to think of a life on your own but it gets better. The love of friends and family can help you. Good luck.

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I'll start off saying that I have no idea what to do with my life. I had aspirations to be a video game designer when I was 11 or so, but a few years later my Dad finally proved to me that going into such a competitive, fast paced field isn't the wisest move. Other than that, I've never had an overall goal for my life.

So now I'm almost 23, and I'm finally gritting my teeth making that big push towards getting my life going. I'm at absolute zero as far as life goes. Single, no debt, unemployed, clean record, average GPA, High School Diploma...so maybe that isn't exactly zero, but that's about where I'd place myself.

My current plans are to join the Air Force and take advantage of the GI Bill, which covers up to 4 years of college after serving a minimum of 2 years, or 3 years for full monetary benefits. It's at this point I realized I need a heading, a goal...and fast.

I have a considerably high IQ, I just never really applied myself to anything. I can't list much for my interests. I love the English language, reading, writing, poetry. I love philosophy and psychology, and who doesn't love technology and video games? But I don't know if I'm interested enough for a career in those fields. Basically, I wrote that out to help you help me, but please don't confine your ideas to those boundaries.

With the military, I can get a Bachelor's Degree. I think this is the most realistic end-game goal. Maybe I could push for a higher degree in the future, but I don't have to plan that far, and who knows what the future holds?

There's always the idea of owning my own business when all is said and done. I've never liked the idea of people making money off of my work, but everyone has a price right?

I wanted to post this on this forum because this website is a great resource for job trends, but I don't even know what to type in the search engine, and I really want a 6 year projection. The job market is constantly changing and evolving, so where's it going?

What to do when your dog is victim of an unprovoked attack?

My dog was attacked by a pitbull mix last nite, who tied to a pole outside his hse on a 20 ft rope, unsupervised. My dog is a chihuahua and is very lucky tto be alive . He is going to be all right! We were on our way home from the park--my dog was on a short leash. the owners paid the vet bill and said the dog had never done anything like that before. They said he plays with the chihuahua across the street all the time. I hope they don´t leave him out like that any more. They said they just moved there. I plan on walking by (without my dog) to see if the situation has changed. they seem genuinely sorry, but I hope it doesn´t happen to some other unsuspecting dog. Why would this happen? Maybe new environment, or maybe being tied like that makes the dog feel vunerable? They also said their dog likes chase cats but has never hurt one---maybe he smelled my cat on my dog? They don´t seem like the type of people who would try to make a dog aggressive. They have a catahoula hound dog too and they have had not any problems between them. I would like any comments and discussion about this as this has upset me very badly!

R.I.P. mum. My mother was killed in a house fire. Drink won’t help

Hi Friends,
Not sure how to start this, as so stressed and struggling with the fact that I won’t see my mother again. Ever!
On 14th July 2011, (6 weeks Ago) I was sitting at home watching Sky News when saw a newsflash and interview reporting a huge fire in Glasgow. Over 80 people had been trapped in the 7 high block of flats.
I did not realise that the fire was in my mother’s block of flats at first. And then, within an hour, there was a further update from fireman saying that they had found a body inside a flat on the 5th floor at my mother’s address.
Oh my god, I thought, my mum lives in that block of flats. And also on the 5th floor.
I rang the police in Glasgow, and explained that I was watching news and concerned that mum lived on same floor as where fire was coming from. And when the news said that human remains were found.
After 2 to 3 hours, i got a call back saying that the body was found in Flat 5/1 which was my mother’s flat. I knew there and then it was mother, as she lived alone and never had anyone visiting her.
I quickly rang a friend to borrow some cash and get to Glasgow from Blackpool asap. As I had to see it for myself and get in touch with my sister.
It’s now been over three weeks and I have never wanted a drink so bad. To block out the pain. But I have managed to get through that stage and stayed strong for my young sister.
It was only yesterday that we managed to get a death certificate due to police and fire investigations going on.
I have just booked the funeral etc and never thought I could cope with it. But, as long I stayed away from that drink I knew I would manage, and have managed OK.
Why am I writing this on Wired In, when it hurts so much to write this?
Answer: To show that anyone struggling with anything major in their life, thinking a drink will help and that you can’t cope without that drink. You can!
I will never see my mum again, and have given DNA to police and gone through reading so many dreadful reports in the press and watching the news and media saying so much about the fire in my mothers flat. And it was so hard the last three weeks with being up and down to Glasgow for updates, to get my mum’s body released to me and get the funeral arranged.
I am back up to Glasgow on Tuesday for my mum’s funeral on Wednesday and hope it goes without too much upset.
So, my message is that if you are struggling and think you need that drink, please think again. As I know how much I want to block out that my mother was killed in a house fire. But there would have been no big brother there for my little sister. And nobody able to deal with funeral and giving DNA to police to identify my mother.
I know that the bottle may have helped short term. But I dont think I would have had the strength to go through another detox. As I loved alcohol so much, one drink would have not been enough and then going through another road to recovery would have been too much for me.
I would have drank myself to death this time, as last time I was given 6-12 months life expectancy. I am very lucky to be here with over 6 years sobriety. And my mother would have not wanted that.
So you don’t need that drink.
No matter how hard your day is.
R.I.P. Mum

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