tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post9073851227976558509..comments2022-12-01T23:45:36.954-05:00Comments on CourtneyConover.com: What becomes of elementary school classmates?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-31109367796097640962015-01-11T12:52:37.291-05:002015-01-11T12:52:37.291-05:00Dakota, I could have written your second paragraph...Dakota, I could have written your second paragraph VERBATIM. As you already know, K and S are 1 and 3, respectively, and I am already bracing myself. Not because I anticipate that they will be bullied -- but because bullying is such an epidemic now that I know that it *can* happen to anyone -- for any reason not just the usual ones like jealousy. And there is no "off" button. The bullying doesn't just stop when they leave school. Social media makes it an ongoing thing. This $hi! scares me...<br /><br />With regard to your first paragraph, I thoroughly dislike fake people. Their loss not to have befriended you. They totally missed out. And I'll just leave it at that.<br /><br />xoCourtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-52267704911697689692015-01-10T23:40:39.828-05:002015-01-10T23:40:39.828-05:00Yep, I absolutely know what you mean. I was "...Yep, I absolutely know what you mean. I was "adopted" into a circle of friends but was on the periphery of a few more, and always felt like a loner. It stuns me that my High School Senior year so many people wrote that "oh you're so sweet," in my yearbook - because certainly they turned down my invitations to hang out so many times that I stopped trying. <br /><br />Bullying scares me, honestly, because as you say it's so far reaching now. I'm not even sure what I'll do if it happens to my kids, but I do know that it will be deeply felt and vehement. :P Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210061012692204752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-33654421480511763472015-01-01T20:25:45.147-05:002015-01-01T20:25:45.147-05:00Yep bullying sucks, and honestly even after living...Yep bullying sucks, and honestly even after living through it I have no idea how to stop it. Sadly!BritishMumUSAhttp://www.britishmumusa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-80571654806376941582014-12-29T18:46:19.418-05:002014-12-29T18:46:19.418-05:00Thanks, Ray. I appreciate your words much, much mo...Thanks, Ray. I appreciate your words much, much more than you know...<br /><br />I can't even imagine the pain your daughter endured. I can't possibly write anything that you probably haven't thought of/discussed already. Just know that I think we are both one in the same in that we both feel very passionately about this topic.<br /><br />Bullying sucks.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />xoCourtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-28203519512861363682014-12-29T18:21:33.244-05:002014-12-29T18:21:33.244-05:00Subtle yet deep. I was the brunt of school yard b...Subtle yet deep. I was the brunt of school yard bullying, it to was subtle. Being ignored, spoken about and refused seating at the lunch table. Made for some very ugly days. Thought I was done with it when leaving school, then I had kids. Fast forward to the oldest being a freshman, and a year of horrid torture for her and by the end of that year we had to pull her from school in order to save her from herself. (No lie) I still can barely think of it, and have not blogged about it. She owns that school now, and sticks up for many that can't find their own voice, she stand proud and we stand by her too. Here's hoping that Bennett found his voice and passion and succeeded in life :) Well written Courtney, it is a tough subject to tackle. You did it justice mate.BritishMumUSAhttp://www.britishmumusa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-10945397969597166412014-12-23T12:34:08.723-05:002014-12-23T12:34:08.723-05:00What a thoughtful and insightful comment, Dakota! ...What a thoughtful and insightful comment, Dakota! Thank you for sharing! You come to the table with a unique perspective, with regard to your homeschool-to-high school situation...<br /><br />I'm actually in lock-step with you with regard to not having a burning desire to track people down. Although I was senior class president, a cheerleader, an athlete, etc., I was somewhat of a loner in that I had friends in different segments of high school but I didn't "belong" to a particular clique, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />But with regard to elementary school, I think about the two kids I mentioned in this piece because of the route we took to Scotty's playgroup: If I didn't pass my old house regularly, I don't know if this would be the case.<br /><br />I certainly feel for anyone who was bullied, though; and particularly the kids who go through it in this day and age because what with social media, they never really leave school for the day, so the bullying never really ends.<br /><br />Happy Holidays to you and your family.<br /><br />xo Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-22034103694523209432014-12-23T12:16:46.737-05:002014-12-23T12:16:46.737-05:00This is an interesting question in this age of Fac...This is an interesting question in this age of Facebook (and being able to google pretty much anyone). Also, I didn't go to Elementary School (I was homeschooled through 8th grade) so all of my "where did that person end up questions" are limited to High School. Although I didn't have any particular beef with High School immediately on entry to college... some time and distance has given me the uncomfortable feeling that I didn't actually enjoy it very much. <br /><br />There's still a few people from that time period I stay in touch with, but most of them have gone about their lives and I've gone on with mine. I've no burning desire to track them down!<br /><br />I do feel sorry for Bennett though... my husband was bullied through most of school and it certainly did affect him. I hope Bennett's torment was limited and he has been able to move past it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210061012692204752noreply@blogger.com