Not an advice thread, but more of a motivational story one.
Today our salutatorian, a stuck up girl, was complaining about her bio on the school website. One comment she made was particularly funny, so I set it as my Facebook status. It wasn't something mean, but it was funny, like saying that she was going to save the ice caps when she's not really interested in that sort of stuff.
So I get home five hours later and check to see my account. There she left a comment along the lines of "Well, I'd say something about you, but you don't have a bio because you're number 6 in the class." Ouch. Now I've been working very hard in school and have been struggling to keep a top spot in the class. I had a shot at number 2 last year, but I had trouble in a class I didn't like. This was hurtful. So I responded by calling her a "pretentious know-it-all" and saying that maybe I would be higher up if it weren't for cheaters like her (we've caught her cheating multiple times.
One of her friends buts in and calls me a pretentious douche, but I shut him down quickly after inquiring why he was sticking his nose in our business. Then she posted this (with names changed):
XIIISwords, I believe the definition of pretentious is wearing [insert Ivy League College I'm Going To Here] from head to toe everyday (or using words like "flouting"). I also think that had you actually wanted to represent the school you would watch the way you speak to people. Blaming those more talented than you for your own inadequacies will not get you too far, especially at [insert Ivy League College I'm Going To Here]. And just for the record, I have NEVER cheated to get my grades, some people don't need to.
Yep, that's her own words. Do you see how she is so derogatory towards me? She's like this to everyone, and she's just bitter because she's salutatorian and didn't get into any Ivy League schools (actually she's not going to school next year so she can reapply next year) and I got into most of her favorites. She then asked how her "funny little remark" led to an attack on her integrity.
I was through. I sent back a seven part message addressing every point she made about me and showing her exactly how arrogant she sounded. Addressing the statement about me wearing my college apparel 3/5 times a week, I told her that I, like all my other classmates who wore college shirts, were not bragging, but we were proud of who we were.
I ended it like this.
That wasn’t funny, because I have worked hard to keep my place.
What do you want me to do, admit that you’re more talented and deserve some sort of special respect? I never will. You can keep on going with your degrading “funny remarks”- but you’re never going to get anywhere in life by doing so.
I also refused to answer her any further unless via private messaging because I didn't have time to talk to somebody who doesn't care about me at all.
I was proud that I had told her off, because she's such a b#tch towards everyone. What I didn't expect was the outpooring of kids from our class sending me messages telling me that they were proud of me, that I smacked her down, and that I found a classy way to put her in her place. She's been so nasty towards her whole school, and it seems that I'm the first one to tell her how it is.
So stand up for yourself, and don't back down just because of a person using a number to say they're better than you.
Not an advice thread, but more of a motivational story one.
Today our salutatorian, a stuck up girl, was complaining about her bio on the school website. One comment she made was particularly funny, so I set it as my Facebook status. It wasn't something mean, but it was funny, like saying that she was going to save the ice caps when she's not really interested in that sort of stuff.
So I get home five hours later and check to see my account. There she left a comment along the lines of "Well, I'd say something about you, but you don't have a bio because you're number 6 in the class." Ouch. Now I've been working very hard in school and have been struggling to keep a top spot in the class. I had a shot at number 2 last year, but I had trouble in a class I didn't like. This was hurtful. So I responded by calling her a "pretentious know-it-all" and saying that maybe I would be higher up if it weren't for cheaters like her (we've caught her cheating multiple times.
One of her friends buts in and calls me a pretentious douche, but I shut him down quickly after inquiring why he was sticking his nose in our business. Then she posted this (with names changed):
XIIISwords, I believe the definition of pretentious is wearing [insert Ivy League College I'm Going To Here] from head to toe everyday (or using words like "flouting"). I also think that had you actually wanted to represent the school you would watch the way you speak to people. Blaming those more talented than you for your own inadequacies will not get you too far, especially at [insert Ivy League College I'm Going To Here]. And just for the record, I have NEVER cheated to get my grades, some people don't need to.
Yep, that's her own words. Do you see how she is so derogatory towards me? She's like this to everyone, and she's just bitter because she's salutatorian and didn't get into any Ivy League schools (actually she's not going to school next year so she can reapply next year) and I got into most of her favorites. She then asked how her "funny little remark" led to an attack on her integrity.
I was through. I sent back a seven part message addressing every point she made about me and showing her exactly how arrogant she sounded. Addressing the statement about me wearing my college apparel 3/5 times a week, I told her that I, like all my other classmates who wore college shirts, were not bragging, but we were proud of who we were.
I ended it like this.
That wasn’t funny, because I have worked hard to keep my place.
What do you want me to do, admit that you’re more talented and deserve some sort of special respect? I never will. You can keep on going with your degrading “funny remarks”- but you’re never going to get anywhere in life by doing so.
I also refused to answer her any further unless via private messaging because I didn't have time to talk to somebody who doesn't care about me at all.
I was proud that I had told her off, because she's such a b#tch towards everyone. What I didn't expect was the outpooring of kids from our class sending me messages telling me that they were proud of me, that I smacked her down, and that I found a classy way to put her in her place. She's been so nasty towards her whole school, and it seems that I'm the first one to tell her how it is.
So stand up for yourself, and don't back down just because of a person using a number to say they're better than you.
This song is completely relevant:
http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixkWySH-sI
Edited by XIIISwords