There's been a story making its way
around the internets about a young 22 year old chick named Louisa
Manning from Cambridgeshire which its safe to assume is in England or
something. She got revenge against a guy that used to bully her when
she was in junior high. For those that don't know, junior high is
where you learn to be an asshole. Its the training ground for
figuring out what kind of human you will eventually become in terms
of personality. I can't think of someone I thought was a terrible
human between the ages of 11 and 14 that became an incredibly nice
person.
So Louisa is out and a guy likes what
he sees. He talks to her and asks her out to dinner. So the day comes
and she stands him up. Instead she has a letter that the waiter
delivers to the guy. This is what the letter said to him. She also
posted it on her Facebook page.
“Hey, so sorry I can't join you
tonight. Remember year 8, when I was fat and you made fun of my
weight? No? I do – I spent the following three years eating less
than an apple a day. So I've decided to skip dinner. Remember the
monobrow you mocked? The hairy legs you were disgusted by? Remember
how every day for three years, you and your friends called me
Manbeast? No perhaps you don't – or you wouldn't have seen how I
look eight years later and deemed me fuckable enough to treat me like
a human being. I thought I'd send you this as a reminder. Next time
you think of me, picture that girl in this photo, because she's the
one who just stood you up. - Louisa.”
People cheered and praised her for her
revenge against this guy who made fun of her, made her life
miserable, and eventually wanted to go on a date with her. He wrote
her back online. This is what he had to say.
“Hey...for what it's worth, I was
actually here to meet up looking for a chance to make friends, not
because you are very good looking. I guess I had it coming though,
and certainly don't blame you for standing me up. I can't change who
I was 8 years ago, and I won't insult your intelligence by pretending
that it didn't happen, but I hope you believe me when I say I'm a
completely different person now. I can only apologise and wish you
the very best. I guess I won't hear from you again but I mean it when
I say that I hope you have every success you deserve.”
That is far more mature than I would
have responded. I would've been mad that I wasted my time. Looking at
her childhood picture she suffers from what many did: the past. Most
of us dressed fucked up, had no idea how to groom ourselves properly,
and chances are you treated someone like shit. I was talking to
Quinno a few days ago about how people behaved in school and while I
was mean as fuck to some people, I never started it. I'm sure they
still think of me till this day as a bully because over time we tend
to rewrite history. I'm bad at rewriting history. Otherwise I would
tell people I never rested from junior high and on because I was
getting mad pussy.
This mystery guy wished her well and
showed no ill will towards her for standing him up. He took
responsibility for being an asshole in the past. I hold on to shit
harder than many people. There are people I hated when I was 5 years
old that 30 years later still piss me off. But I don't want to get
revenge, play pranks, or make their lives any better or worse than
they are right now.
I was bullied growing up for a lot of
stuff (and have talked about bullying before), and while I would get pissed eventually I just stopped caring
because it was just how I was built and/or things I couldn't change
those things. I went from being too short, missing teeth, too fat,
the way I dressed, to my voice sounding “White”, terrible skin,
to being too tall and lanky, to my hair not making any sense. As an
adult people mostly talk badly about my eating habits, lack of social
interaction, or whatever mental issues I've not had diagnosed.
Even with all that having occurred and
more that I won't get into, I managed to not become a sociopath or
someone that looks to hurt others or get revenge. I don't even want
to powerbomb my father through a table anymore. I moved on by not
giving a fuck. I totally turned this about me. I can't applaud this
girl for doing this because even if it were the other way around it
would suck. I would've suggested she just ignore the guy or just say
“I used to know you and you made fun of me. I'm better now and
don't need to be around people like you that made my life hell.”
This whole public shaming thing makes her come across as a bully in
the present, and not like the one she endured in the past. Also, I secretly think this might all be bullshit.
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