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Told off this girl today.. And it felt ohhh so good.

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If you don't mind me asking, what problems have you had with teens in you "school/work history" that warped your perspective to the point you can stant MOST teensagers.
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Working in a high school would do it. I was amazed at what some of my teachers went through and how they seemed to let all the bad stuff slide. I know if I was in that job I'd end up getting angry with all the idiotic teenagers and not remember the good kids or the nice things that happened that day.

The teenage years are a tough point in most peoples development and even good kids do remarkably stupid things, both to teachers and each other. I couldn't handle a teaching job in a high school, that I'm sure of....

Tec699: Just live and learn. It doesn't really help to yell at the idiots of this world and the satisfaction of it goes away quickly. As long as you remember this incident and figure out how to deal with it in the future, your doing good.
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: jonmullen
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Christ almighty, how could I have worded it any better?

I said SOME. MANY or MOST probably would have been accurate as well, but I stayed with SOME.

And yes, I was a teen a very short time ago - I'm merely 20 now. My perspective is a little warped due to my school/work history, which is probably why I can't stand most teenagers. When you're 20 you'll likely feel the same way.

Viper GTS
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I know, I am sorry I just quoted you as an example, like I said I just felt like the thread was going very anti-teen and wanted to provide another point of view.

If you don't mind me asking, what problems have you had with teens in you "school/work history" that warped your perspective to the point you can stant MOST teensagers.
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It's not that I had problems with them. I was in college full time at 14, my peer group got artificially shifted. I learned quickly that as long as I acted like an adult, I got treated like one - Nobody asked any questions. Same thing where I work - I started here at 17 (full time), & have been here almost 3 1/2 years.

I have a hard time relating to someone who is supported by their parents, attends high-school, and their greatest worry is getting laid before the end of the year.

Nothing wrong with any of that, it's just not a life I've ever been a part of (or wanted to be a part of).

Viper GTS
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I can some what relate, I mean I was the the first to start working and have a hard time relating to most of the kids in my grade, thats why I mostly hang out with people i know from work or seniors and older kids who seem to have the priorities more in line with mine, which is not of the "must get laid by the end of the year" group. I for one think its pretty neat that you were in college full time at 14, how did you manage that.
 
Originally posted by: BatmanNate
I think I'm going to agree with her assessment. I don't care what you drive and how much money your dad makes, you are still an ass.
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Have some empathy for the guy, he didn't react well, but do you when someone starts insulting you? I admit at work you have to manage your emotions but in a social setting, I'd probably start talking back too.

It wasn't the best response, but as long as he learns from it....

 
"I'm better than you because my daddy makes over 100,000 a year."

Your argument is null and void after playing this card, I hope it feels good to point out the shortcomings of others to their faces. She may have started it, but you've proved yourself nothing but her equal for finishing it.
 
The telling off I could understand, but why was it necessary to bring materialistic items into question?

Having said that, you'd been 3rd degree'd whatever you used 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Dezign
You were both wrong. Her for being an immature little brat, you for thinking that the fact you: "have a $2,000 computer.. I'm in a University and I'll be graduating soon, my dad makes over $100,000, I drive a new car, my sister works for Harvard, and on and on..." makes you a better person than her.

I know some very successful, very intelligent, very "non-loserish" single mothers. None are 16-17, but still. I think you would have been the better and bigger person by keeping your mouth shut, or going about the situation differently.

Two wrongs don't make a right.
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I have to totally agree with this post. Not sure about the non-loserish single mothers, but you basically bragging your crap around (especially the 2k computer, i laughed hard on that one and surprised she didn't)

Your intensions are right, but like this poster said. you could have gone through the situation differently

HOWEVER it doesn't matter what I think, nor what this Off-Topic Forum thinks. All that matters is how you felt about it all since it did happen to you. If you felt great, than great.

danny~!
 
Maybe I did make a mistake but at the time I thought I was doing the right thing. I was defending myself... or at least I thought I was. Hey if someone belittles you everday then guess what.. your going to explode. I'm not saying that she was degrading me on a daily basis, but it reached the boiling point. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to do something, because if I didn't then the incident would eat at me. It would just add to frustration that I sometime face.
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Dude, dude, look - YOU - have to be big enough to WALK AWAY from this kind of thing it is your RESPONSIBILITY as an ADULT. One thing I can guarantee you is that this is FAR from the last time you will be insulted by parents. It is part of the job at times. Maintaining you cool in these situations is practically a job requirement for a special ed position.

You had better hope that this chick is just as uneducated as you claim she is because if she is smart enough to complain about your triade, your ass is grass pal. If you are smart, that is THE LAST time you will ever do somthing like that again.
 
Originally posted by: DannyLove
Originally posted by: Dezign
You were both wrong. Her for being an immature little brat, you for thinking that the fact you: "have a $2,000 computer.. I'm in a University and I'll be graduating soon, my dad makes over $100,000, I drive a new car, my sister works for Harvard, and on and on..." makes you a better person than her.

I know some very successful, very intelligent, very "non-loserish" single mothers. None are 16-17, but still. I think you would have been the better and bigger person by keeping your mouth shut, or going about the situation differently.

Two wrongs don't make a right.
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I have to totally agree with this post. Not sure about the non-loserish single mothers, but you basically bragging your crap around (especially the 2k computer, i laughed hard on that one and surprised she didn't)

Your intensions are right, but like this poster said. you could have gone through the situation differently

HOWEVER it doesn't matter what I think, nor what this Off-Topic Forum thinks. All that matters is how you felt about it all since it did happen to you. If you felt great, than great.

danny~!
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Danny...

Actually I feel pretty bad about happened. But she got under... WAY UNDER my skin. And she kept it up for some time until I lost it and thats when I told her off. If I had to do it over again, I would have ignored her, but I didn't.

As I stated earlier you live and learn. I'm human and I'm prone to make mistakes.
 
i just thought it was funny that the 1st thing he said when comparing himself to her was that he has a 2000 dollar computer... 😛 hahhaahhaaha
 
You had better hope that this chick is just as uneducated as you claim she is because if she is smart enough to complain about your triade, your ass is grass pal.
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Tour....

I was a visitor so nothing will happen to me. If she complains to the Principal about what had happened then I would have to explain myself to my college advisor. But thats it.

And I'm not usually this nasty. She got to me and I exploded. I'll go on with my life and I'll finish college.
 
I hope it works out for you.

I know there are those moments - I really know - and I am sure it was sweet and satisfying to tell the chick off. Be careful about that huh? Those kinds of things don't look or sound good on a resume.
 
i think the girl deserved it, but next time if you want to prove you're not a loser, don't start off talking about your computer 😀 😉
 
ummm good story.

But YOU should have taken the "Parent" role in this situation and went over and asked the young lady what was so "loserish" about you; that they conclude you are a undersexed loser. I have feelings like that too when people just talk when they don't know me well enough. I usually just pass it off, it does not bother me of what they think I am. Don't waste your time with people like that.
 
Anyways, I bet that if he said that he didn't tell her off and just walked away while she's saying how much of a loser he is, a lot of people would be saying that he needed to 'grow some balls'.
 
Hopefully that rattled the few brains the girl had into finding some sense. If you're going to viciously insult a special education volunteer, then you bloody well deserve whatever words you get back in return. Being a 17 year old single mother is hardly an excuse.

It does sound like this kind of thing happens a lot to you - might want to evaluate why that is. And, uh, probably a good idea not to brag about your computer anywhere but at these forums. 😛
 
Have you explained the 'gay males make great parents' comment? Just wondering what you're basing this on.
 
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Anyways, I bet that if he said that he didn't tell her off and just walked away while she's saying how much of a loser he is, a lot of people would be saying that he needed to 'grow some balls'.
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Point taken, however why would that comment differ from the comment that young women were talking towards him in the first place.

In his case... he flopped out his balls... and gave a little of what was on his head.
 
Stooping down to the "hick 17 year old level" and bragging about it? Sorry, but this deserves very little props...your about to graduate with a degree, and your telling teenage moms off?

Even mentioning how much money DADDY makes!!! Pathetic, looks like she was right.
 
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