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Be nice
2004-10-18, 2:00 AM #1
So, there's this girl at my school who is horribly mistreated for no good reason. She's talented, good looking, and very nice; she just went out with the wrong guys over the past couple of years. Here's an example of how cruel people are to her (this is from her blog):

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I look over at Aaron and he mouthed the words "Dumb whore", laughed as if it was the funniest thing he had ever said, and then re-affirmed to Josh asking if that was what Josh wanted him to stay. I've been at this game of "lets see who can annoy each other more" for a couple weeks now, since that was the only route I could think of to keep my sanity. But that comment was totally below the belt, completely uncalled for. Even more so because I'm really insecure about being called both. Some know of my issues in past as far as guys are concerned, its too long of a situation for me to explain. And the whole dumb comment.. , I work my *** off to keep my grades at what they are, and Ive always had a little voice in my head tell me I'm dumb since sophmore year, so hearing that hits really deep. REALLY deep. My strength suddenly went to some foreign place I couldn't see, and tears just came. "Is she crying?" he says, in that way he does when he tries to make it something to laugh at to look cool. I glared around the room to possibly hear someone defend me. Maybe "That's ****ed up" or something. Nothing... I covered my face and stifled any sound till I could eventually breathe it out and get distracted by the work we needed to do.

On Monday night, her house got attacked.

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I stop talking to people, I completely isolate myself, I try to be non-existant basically and it depresses me, I never had to be anti-social before. I'm the freak to be laughed at by all the people who are otherwise civil to me when I talk to them, well some are. No matter what I do, people still hate me, I can't just not exist or be someone people ignore all the time, thats just at school. Apparently, I'm a "*****" to them... well, thats what my carport tells me sprawled in ketchup and toilet paper at midnight when my brother wakes me up to help him clean the yard. Among that was at least 2 dozen eggs all over the yard, syrup in the rocks, ketchup on pads on larger rocks with more pantiliners stuck to the walls, toilet paper EVERYWHERE, even the 30ft palm tree, and a bush completely tee-peed and saran wrapped, mailbox filled with ketchup, mini sausages and sardines, front door mat with a torn apart sardine, and the empty containers to show me exactly what they used. I wanted to puke, and being the emotional psycho that I am I cried. You would not believe how degrading it is to spend 2 hours with your brother cleaning, and then having the owner of the house which is my grandma have to realize people are vandalizing her house because her grand-daughter is a freak who is hated by a lot of people at school. I don't know who did it, I know everyone in this house badgers me about who did it, I can point fingers all I want in who I know avidly hate me, but there are too many to narrow it down, how sad. You win, OK?! IS THAT WHAT YOU ****ING WANT TO HEAR YOU SICK ****S?! ****in vandalize an old lady's house, you sure are something special aren't you? I bet you feel really good about yourself, because you went beyond personal in this matter, you found a way to totally rip me apart and make me realize once again, for the fifth time this year, that I'm nothing. thanks. what the **** did I do to you? Is there something so horrible that I did to you that would make you want to disrupt the lives of not only me, no no this affects everyone in my grandma's house, they have to deal with it too. Does my presence bother you so much that you take time out of your life to make me miserable? JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! I LEARNED TO LEAVE YOU ****S ALONE, WHY DON'T YOU DO THE SAME?!

My friends and I found out about this, and realized things had completely gone to far. We had a plan. We were going to make and decorate signs that said nice things about her, write her supportive notes, and get some candy and leave it in front of her door for her.

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My 5 day happy-packed vacation with Matt ended, arrived home Saturday night to see a bunch of papers taped to the wall of my grandma's house by the side door, the first thing that came to mind was "no no no no no not again" , I walked to see what they all said, expecting the worse, but it wasn't bad. There was about 10 colored, decorated papers with compliments and letters of encouragement to assure me that "There are many people, including me, who honestly care for you." Also saying things like "Karen es muy muy inteligente" and "Karen has a beautiful soul." And I walked into the house with two others on the counter with candy on them (I found out the next morning my mom took those ones in the house to avoid ants). WOW. You know? There were a few people out there that took the time out of their lives to make sure I knew confirmedly that I'm cared about. You can probably guess I cried, lol. I needed that so bad, I felt like it was a hug when you sob into someone's arms and feel better for talking about why you're upset. And my mind can't even try to say "everyone hates me" with notes like that. It means so much to me, and its something I can't forget, and wouldn't want to. Its a lil' loophole and my ticket to happiness, and I don't have a clue who did it, but I think its ok that I don't know; I'll have a positive cloud of knowledge to fight my typical mental issues when they strike, and there's no thank you said from me that can level how much that helps.

I honestly can't think of the last time I felt this good. Being nice is awesome. We found out someone was having a rough time, and we made a move to help her.

Being mean is easy. Being nice takes effort, but it feels a hundred times better. So guys, go out and do something nice today. Even if it's something small, it can mean the world to someone.
2004-10-18, 2:08 AM #2
:(
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2004-10-18, 2:14 AM #3
'tis a good thing you did. Glad it helped her out. ^^
*insert some joke about pasta and fruit scuffles*
2004-10-18, 2:21 AM #4
Oh wow, poor girl. You are awesome. Straight to the top of my respect list.
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2004-10-18, 2:39 AM #5
Well done dude.

I had a interesting time at school, not as bad as that though. I can say that little things like that will help big time.
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2004-10-18, 2:40 AM #6
Heh, the point wasn't to make me sound good. The point was for me to influence you guys to go out and do something nice.

So do it already, byotches.
2004-10-18, 4:24 AM #7
Yeah, ever since I came to this town all I've been doing is being helpful to people. First of all, all my guitar students know that their progress is important to me, and that I value each and every of them. then there's a friend who's been shot down a by a girl (and real cheap shot too), and I'm just there, taking his mind off things, drinking a beer with friends and making him see other people.

People remember those kind of things.
"NAILFACE" - spe
2004-10-18, 6:04 AM #8
How did you find out she had a blog anyway?

p.s. good on you and all that
2004-10-18, 6:06 AM #9
I would imagine theres a damn good reason why everyone is nasty to her. Damn I've been with/known a few women who seemed mistreated, but THEY were the ones doing the mistreating! Although...

Bitterness aside, and accepting your take on things, yes, being good is awesome. Well done.
Lets just hope it dont come back to bite on the asscheeks, as it does with most of us.
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2004-10-18, 6:43 AM #10
Thats really nice....
/fluffle
2004-10-18, 7:18 AM #11
I have sympathy for that girl, I had to deal with pricks like that back in it middle school except they didn't trash my house. I hope her life gets better...

As for going out and doing things, I do it fairly often.
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2004-10-18, 7:24 AM #12
vinny r win
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2004-10-18, 12:55 PM #13
It was indeed a great deed you did. It's so much easier to be mean than nice. And being nice in such a way as you chose takes also courage.
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2004-10-18, 12:59 PM #14
Awwwww.

/me donates to the Red Cross
2004-10-18, 1:56 PM #15
you're a good man, vinny.
2004-10-18, 3:23 PM #16
now you need to raise a grand or so to come do that for meee!!

seriously, a lovely thing you did. are you friends with her at all?

The first boyfriend I had, I was 15 or so, and I remember on valentine's day all the girls in my school gossiping about the cards and stuff that they'd got. At lunchtime I called him and jokingly had a go at him for not getting me anything. When I got home, I discovered he'd sacrificed his lunchbreak to walk to my house (he went to a different school, up a huuuuuuuge hill from me) and tape a handmade card and one long stemmed white rose to my front door. Nice stuff waiting for you when you get home is awesome.
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2004-10-18, 3:28 PM #17
No, I wasn't really friends with her, I didn't really even know her that well. We just knew we had to do something for her.
2004-10-18, 6:17 PM #18
You are a great person, Vin. And regradless if this thread was meant to make you seem good or not, you still are. And Ruth, although that may be true, High School age kids can be mean for no otehr reason then because it makes them look cool, and this looks like that. There's no reason to attack someone's house like that, unles she goes around school punching people in the face. And, even though Vin says he doesn;t know her much, if she was that bad i'm sure she would have picked up on it. Agaain, good on you, vin.
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2004-10-18, 6:23 PM #19
I can't fathom that anyone would even do such a [nice] thing. You are awesome, and a much better man than I. I can only hope that as life comes at you, that your will to do 'good' isn't diminished. Bravo!

I am simply awestruck.
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2004-10-18, 6:28 PM #20
Wow... you like... anti-owned her. Awesome.
2004-10-18, 6:59 PM #21
Now step up again and hang out with her at school and make her feel special consistently and in person. That's how you change someone's life for good.
2004-10-18, 7:20 PM #22
An inspiring story. I try to do things for people everyday, even if it's just offering advice or constructive criticism, or simply lending an ear. It does make one feel great, and there's nothing like helping someone or lifting their spirits, when you're feeling down yourself.
2004-10-18, 7:34 PM #23
People like you are the good things about humanity.
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2004-10-18, 7:41 PM #24
Give her an UZI for her birthday. :D pwnage!

Anyway, Good work!
2004-10-18, 8:03 PM #25
Dude, people like you make others double-step when it comes to self-image, and I love it. Like Brian said, make her feel special in person, too!
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2004-10-18, 8:11 PM #26
Yeah man, you've easily won her over once you let her know who did it, if you know what I mean. ;)
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2004-10-18, 8:45 PM #27
*adjusts the ironsight on his carbine* God, if only wanton vigilantism was legal
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2004-10-18, 10:01 PM #28
Well, she already found out who we were and so I talked to her. All the people who attacked her house feel miserable and each apologized individually. The girl who was mainly responsible for it had a two-hour peer mediation with her in which there was much crying on both sides and now they're friends again. All of us have said we'll tell off people who bug her, and we're going to invite her to join our little bowling club. She's not really familiar with any of us, but we're just letting her know she's welcome.

Stop telling me I'm nice. I know I'm nice. Go be nice yourselves.
2004-10-18, 10:22 PM #29
Excellent work, I just read this whole thread for the first time

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone was nice?
-Lame, but so very very true.
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2004-10-18, 10:25 PM #30
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Originally posted by Kieran Horn
*adjusts the ironsight on his carbine* God, if only wanton vigilantism was legal


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2004-10-18, 10:33 PM #31
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Originally posted by Brian
Now step up again and hang out with her at school and make her feel special consistently and in person. That's how you change someone's life for good.


He speaks the truth
Pissed Off?
2004-10-18, 10:39 PM #32
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All of us have said we'll tell off people who bug her, and we're going to invite her to join our little bowling club. She's not really familiar with any of us, but we're just letting her know she's welcome.


Like this, Avenger? :p
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2004-10-18, 11:30 PM #33
I tried to be nice once, in 1998. It didn't work out.

Kelly, you've created an opportunity for yourself; don't let it go to waste.
2004-10-19, 12:18 AM #34
I was nice enough not to push an old woman out in front of a bus this morning.
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2004-10-19, 12:47 AM #35
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Originally posted by Freelancer
Like this, Avenger? :p


Yep, that'll do it ;)
Pissed Off?
2004-10-19, 1:02 AM #36
I tried helping someone. Didn't work out too well. Haven't tried too hard since then, but I'm working on it.
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... I thought I had won."
2004-10-19, 1:17 AM #37
You are awesome Vince....I'm temporarily modding my signature to spread the word.
2004-10-19, 8:29 AM #38
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Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet
Give her an UZI for her birthday. :D pwnage!


:D

Anyways, I'm glad eveything turned out alright for her, wait to go Vinny!
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2004-10-19, 9:52 AM #39
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Originally posted by Vincent Valentine
All the people who attacked her house feel miserable and each apologized individually.


Feeling miserable isn't enough, not until me and Kieran get to break some heads.:mad:
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2004-10-19, 10:03 AM #40
Vinny, you are truly greater than Jesus. But seriously, that was a very inspiring thing you did, and manages to meep my faith in humanity from completely melting away. Good Job. It is always nice to know there are people willing to do good deeds for the sheer sake of making someone better.
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