[TexasSP]

I could come up with a million excuses to be a little hoodlum myself, but I don't. Been rich, been poor, life goes on. If your looking you can always find an excuse or place to blame. People are responsible for their own actions.

I was bullied in junior high and early in 9th grade. I grew a little though and toughened the exterior and people started screwing with me less. I can remember in 9th grade standing face (actually he was shorter so it was more like my chest in his face) with a guy bullying my friend. That was the last time I ever put up with that crap.

The last time I got bullied at all was in high school in 10th grade. I went to use the coke machine and this huge black dude was standing there. He told me white boys had to pay to use the machine. I laughed and said yeah, no joke, it costs 50 cents. He stood up in my way and threatened me trying to get me to pay him. At this point I was too high to really care anymore. I laughed, told him go for it, then proceeded to push him aside with my body and get my drink. He ended up walking off mumbling something along the lines of motherf@#king white b$%ch and left me alone.

I was just as poor if not poorer than he was at the time. In fact he had brand new designer shoes/clothes/etc on and I was wearing worn out second hand clothes. I lived with my mom who was single and struggling. Life was in the dumps, but I chose not to take it out on others. So what's the excuse there?