I went to the same school he did, but the administration changed after I left. I actually had a wonderful experience there in spite of my outspoken atheism, because everyone was understanding and accepting of my different beliefs and welcomed the chance to have honest and open dialogue about things. When my brother…

Trolls bring out the worst in everyone, and posts about racism turn everyone into trolls. :/

Adults are so dumb sometimes. I sorry your brother (and his questionable haircuts!) went through that. :/

Yeah, he’d been friends with these kids since kindergarten and suddenly in 8th grade they all turned on him, largely thanks to the manipulations of the new principal’s daughter. I mean, yeah, he has kind of a dark sense of humor and he’s an atheist, but that’d been his personality for as long as he’d known them and…

Woah, they forced the Jewish kid to convert? That's intense. Our Jewish boy they just tried to educate.

Whether my feelings were hurt or not is immaterial. I have accepted your apology, and now we’re done here.

It's a gift. *hair flip*

Your apology has been noted. But I would also ask you to please realize that ”because internet” is not a particularly valid excuse.

Sure, insult my family. That’s cool. No way I'd take offense at that or anything.

I wonder if the boy has been bullied in other ways. My brother had an issue at our Catholic school as the lone atheist (I'd thankfully already graduated) where his “friends” turned on him and made really ridiculous accusations against him, and the administration demanded that he see the school counselor or be…

My Catholic school was considered “diverse” because we had a black girl, 3 Germans (all brothers), a Jewish student, and a Latina. None of them lasted longer than a couple of years.

Your comment has exactly 69 stars right now and I don't want to ruin it, but I want you to know that I'm giving you stars in my heart. ☆

I was in first or second grade on a weekend school trip into the mountains. We were driven up to basecamp about halfway up, and then they took us on several hikes and taught us survival skills like how to build a shelter and what plants are poisonous. I remember standing at the top of a ridge that first day and just…

Most drivers in Korea have dash cams, usually with both front and rear view. They've come in handy for us several times, like the time my father-in-law's car got dented in the parking lot overnight and the time my husband got backed into at a stoplight. If we ever go back to America I might consider just taking our…

OH MY GOD IS THIS A THING. Now I know where I’m dragging my college roommate next year.

We used to keep bread in the microwave for this reason, as we had a cat that just LOVED to eat the top off loaves of bread if you left it unattended.

It's the only kind of cheesecake in my family!

I have a bus story too!

This has been a thing for years in Korea. It especially bothers me when people do it to their toes because how do you wear socks and shoes?? (Answer: Open-toes or sandals. But what about when I just wanna wear sneakers?)

I love you for this.