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Elessar Zappa

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9. Things were bad in decades past.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2024, 03:03 PM

Aug 24

I grew up in the 80s and 90s in the same small town I live in now and there were several groups of youth gangs who would terrorize the town, graffitiing everything, shooting guns into people’s houses, etc. Now, there’s none of that anymore and the kids just in general seem nicer and more polite. The good old’ days weren’t so great.

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Sheesh, I'm having some horrible flashbacks about childhood bullying. [View all] LuckyCharms Aug 24 OP

I don't have any helpful words, dear friend. All I can offer is hugggggggggs niyad Aug 24 #1

Thank you, niyad. But maybe in some ways... LuckyCharms Aug 24 #2

We can certainly think of any number of ways in which it influenced niyad Aug 24 #3

I'm so glad you survived and are telling your stories. erronis Aug 24 #4

Hugs to you LuckyCharms. I would think those experiences made you a kind, gentle soul. LoisB Aug 24 #5

Glad you survived XanaDUer2 Aug 24 #6

we've been violent since we climbed down from the trees. Kali Aug 24 #7

Thank you for sharing. alwaysinasnit Aug 24 #8

Things were bad in decades past. Elessar Zappa Aug 24 #9

Your sister's boyfriend was right, he did you a favor JoseBalow Aug 24 #10

Hugs to you. HeartsCanHope Aug 24 #11

Peace to your heart. quaint Aug 24 #12

That wonderment at still being here... Harker Aug 24 #13

Lucky, True Dough Aug 24 #14

I am so sorry you had to go through all this. BlueKota Aug 24 #15

This has so many layers Lulu KC Aug 24 #16

As I'm reading this, Lucky Niagara Aug 24 #17