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2) My mom sewed my 'achievement' patches on my jacket, and my desire to not hurt her feelings meant I would wear said jacket to my bully-infested school.



Nice. Reminds me of soccer camp when I was 12, that may as well have been called Fight Club. Then some do-gooder asshole tells me "cheer up - the strongest trees don't grow at ease. The stronger the breeze, the stronger the tree." He was right.