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| Jul 13th, 2006 08:48 AM | ||
| Sethomas |
I was the only person in a theater once to see a movie of which I only wanted to see the first five minutes. I was far more distressed as to why I was the only person there as to care about the social stigmae of being in a cinema alone.  Yeah, right about now my parents see me as a total failure, but in my case it's a sweet and sour mix. I had to explain to my father why I'm doing poorly in an average-standards state school while I was pulling my weight quite sufficiently at a school ranked in the top ten by The Economist and feared by all as being harder than any of the Ivy Leagues. His response was exactly what I expected: "I don't care at all when someone says he's got a Harvard degree, it's all the same to me." That I scored almost three hundred points higher than my sister (who is almost done with medical school right now) meant nothing to him, even though it was the highest score in my class. (That doesn't say anything at all, I did terrible on it by my standards and my high school had no standards whatsoever.) It was just the fact that I heard him flat-out tell me that nothing I've ever done in my life has impressed him (admittance to top-tier schools, admittance into Mensa, becoming an Eagle Scout, a place in an honors wind ensemble, yadda yadda), which I already knew, that bugged me. BUT... the fact that I did tell him off for it did get his mental gears turning, and he eventually came to more or less see things closer to my way. I guess the lesson is that ugly communication episodes can have potentially beautiful results. Another thing that sticks out in reading your post is that you probably lack direction. What this does subconsciously is that you revert your uncertainty about your personal future to all other facets of your life, hence you begin to covertly dislike your friends because you wonder if they're the "right" people for you. Friendship can have roots in common interests and beliefs, but at the heart of it all when it becomes worthwhile it should transcend such things and you chill together simply for the sake of each other's company. If it's genuinely they're company that you dislike and not merely they're preoccupation with things that disinterest you, then maybe you should begin to look elsewhere. Fuck if I know. |
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| Jul 13th, 2006 06:32 AM | ||
| Seven Force |
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| Jul 12th, 2006 12:54 PM | ||
| maggiekarp |
Willie, I scrolled past your picture and my brother asked "who is that angry child on the internet", so you may be right about the beard If you really were the only guy in the theater then, that could have been awesome. You could have talked and walked around and yelled at the screen. Fun times, y'know? I suck at advice, but it's a damn shame for a cool dude such as yourself to be all unhappy. |
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| Jul 12th, 2006 08:02 AM | ||
| Krythor | Okay you can drop the mr. show references now sevenforce. | |
| Jul 12th, 2006 01:26 AM | ||
| executioneer |
i really dunno what advice to give but i agree you're better off not wasting your life playing mmorpgs 
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| Jul 12th, 2006 12:20 AM | ||
| Seven Force |
I disagree with everyone in this thread. Grow a backbone and be more assertive. You OCD having gameshow hosting motherfucker. |
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| Jul 11th, 2006 11:37 PM | ||
| Terra |
willie you have the prettiest eyes i have ever seen in the whole WORLD! i shit you not |
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| Jul 11th, 2006 11:00 PM | ||
| executioneer |
LESS-HORRIFIC PICTURE: of course it is also about 4 years ago so THAT DOESNT HELP ANY |
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| Jul 11th, 2006 10:52 PM | ||
| executioneer |
 lol |
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| Jul 11th, 2006 10:49 PM | ||
| Terra | i couldn't imagine you without a beard willie | |
| Jul 11th, 2006 10:48 PM | ||
| executioneer |
i look like i'm nine without a beard
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| Jul 11th, 2006 10:47 PM | ||
| Terra |
i dunno you wear a beard so well oxygen is way overrated |
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| Jul 11th, 2006 10:45 PM | ||
| executioneer | no way dude | |
| Jul 11th, 2006 10:41 PM | ||
| Terra | ya willie. shave and breathe man. let the o2 course through the gray matter | |
| Jul 7th, 2006 06:01 AM | ||
| DamnthatDavid | Its the beard. It eats brainstems to live. | |
| Jul 7th, 2006 03:38 AM | ||
| executioneer |
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| Jul 7th, 2006 12:10 AM | ||
| Marc Summers |
Ya, I do love my parents (not unwillingly). I do have a good time when I visit, which is why I do it. However, I'm probably going to ask them to stop nagging me about every last detail of my life next time they bring it up. And ya, I do probably need to get laid I saw a Brazilian flick last night at the independent movie theater. I didn't know anything about it, but it was the only movie that wasn't about global warming, electric cars, or futuristic thought police. It ended up being pretty good, and there was sex everywhere, and then there were a few barfights. It was kinda cool, and I made damn sure that the fact that I was literally the only person in the theater not get me down. Then I came back to find my 3 roommates still playing either WoW or Guild Wars (neither of which I play nor am interested in), and realized that I'm probably the only person who leaves the apartment at least once a day. So I guess I'm not hopeless after all :/ |
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| Jul 6th, 2006 11:18 PM | ||
| Terra |
Dude. Look, your pretty awesome. Don't listen to your fucking family when your own self esteem is going to be up for barter. As much as they love you, they'll run your life down if you allow them to at this age. Take what they have given you, good or bad, at face value. As much as it sucks, the way your family treats you is going to be pretty similar to the way the world treats you. That means that it is all life lessons. The moment you take it out of that context and learn from it is the moment you can overcome it. The ONLY thing your family has for you, in their own dysfucntional way, is that they do LOVE you and the world won't give you that. Time to move onward and create your own path. Oh. Go get laid, too. Man, that will change your whole outlook. |
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| Jul 6th, 2006 01:46 PM | ||
| Fathom Zero |
I genuinely love my mother but I have a hatred for my father and I'd tell him to fuck off if I didn't feel obligated to love him. You know that you should tell them to leave you alone, but at the same time, you feel that you can't. I hate that feeling. |
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| Jul 6th, 2006 12:18 PM | ||
| MetalMilitia |
I kind of know how you feel in that I also never think I'm good enough for anything. But I think most people feel that way. If you are not living at home, why bother visiting your parents? I mean if they cause you that much stress you may as well distance yourself from them for a while. Show them you can get along just fine without them. However I think an alltogether better solution would be to confront them. Tell them you are tierd of their constant criticism and belittlement. What's the worst that can happen? They'll get mad at you? Fuck it. It's not like you depend on them to feed and shelter you anymore. |
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| Jul 6th, 2006 09:24 AM | ||
| AChimp |
Show your parents that you have balls by telling them to go fuck themselves in front of a whole bunch of people. 
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| Jul 6th, 2006 04:11 AM | ||
| executioneer |
grow a beard it worked for me 
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| Jul 5th, 2006 10:58 PM | ||
| Marc Summers |
I am on my own, and in college, but my parents refusal to pay a cent has caused me to, well, be in debt. Both of them wonder why I don't go to the community college back at home and just get a shitty job there, but at the same time they don't want me freeloading :/ I still visit and crap, but they still don't treat me any differently than they had when I was in high school... |
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| Jul 5th, 2006 10:41 PM | ||
| DamnthatDavid |
Aye, move out. Use those awards you recived in band to get into a school that focuses on the arts. If that doesn't work out, go join the military. For military hang-ups. WHO GIVES A SHIT. It will get you the hell out of the house. And 4 years (or longer depending) isn't that much of life. If you invest money wisely, you won't be in a shithole when you get out. The world is full of possiblities, and sometimes you have to take the shit to get to the gold nugget that damn leperchan just crapped out. College money in some places. Go join the military band. |
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| Jul 5th, 2006 10:12 PM | ||
| Pub Lover |
You're 20, you're no longer a teenager. I know in your fucked up country that 21 is the adult age, but 20 is not teen. You couldn't do something because your dad was there?  I agree with your parents. Grow some balls.  If your family is always down on you, like you say, then move out. Oh, and that thing about you being beaten up by your uncles is a shitty thing to have happened and you probably have emotional trauma or something. P.S. Please disregard my life when considering this advice. 
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