grr...

[Big Haze]

I hate when people sterotype people who smoke weed. Today i was talkin to one of my old friend's. She never has touched any drug's, maybe some pills. I told her about me smokin weed and she start's talkin about addiction. Then she has the nerve to say im a loser because i didn't complete high school all the way. She didn't finish highschool either, but i suppose since i smoke a lil weed every now and then and like to get drunk on the weekend's im what she consider's a loser. :mad: some people piss me off. anyway..im off to relax and smoke a blunt..she stressed me out lol :rasta:

[Nochowderforyou]

Just tell that lippy bitch to fuck off and mind her own damn business. :thumbsup:

[BabyFacedAbortion]

When I dropped out (dropped back in last year) the minute I'd mention weed and the lack of schooling, I was automatically a loser. I feel ya, but there are many many people in this world who give weed a bad name, you m'dear, you need to say FUCK THEM and prove 'em all wrong. Don't fuck up, and if you don't think you're a loser, then you aren't a loser.

[smoke it]

whenever someone gives me bullshit about smokin weed (like addiction or its bad for me) i tell them 2 come over my place and smoke a joint, then tell me how much they give a shit about it bein bad 4 u

[birdgirl73]

Billion, you dropped out, too? I didn't know that, and somehow the news surprises me. Mind if I ask why?

I'm glad you plan to get your GED and hope you'll go further than that. You're plenty smart enough to finish both college and grad school, if you so desire. Y'all all are. I wish it were easier for young folks to stay in school these days. I know life sometimes has a way of changing your plans for you. But education makes such a difference in your quality of life later on.

[Gothen]

I didn't drop out, I went all through all 14 years of schooling. But, at the end of my senior year I was one credit short because I failed the second semester of my AP Writing class. I only failed it because I don't write first drafts. I sit down, write, and when it's done. I'm done. I don't make mistakes in my writing.

I always got 100's on the papers, but it didn't equal out because I never turned in rough drafts or first drafts.

Anyway, when I went to the summer school to make up the credit, they had 2 teachers there who didn't know my subject. One teacher even told me if I needed help, he didn't know what to tell me because he couldn't teach my subject. Then I open up a book with 200+ front/back worksheets and each and every one of them are from the first semester of that class. Not the second semester.

I had to get all 200 worksheets done and get at least a 90% on them, without any help. I said, "Screw this." and walked out. I got my GED and got...you guys won't guess..a 420!!!! I got high honors and my GPA is 3.8-4.0 now.

I got accepted into a college and I'm starting in January, moving down in late November/December.

When I tell people I didn't graduate, they ALL look at me like I'm pathetic. Even my brother who FLUNKED OUT OF COLLEGE called me a loser behind my back to my family (he thought I was sleeping in my room). FUCK those people! You don't have anything to prove.

If you want to get your GED and go to college, more power to you! But, are those things really necessary for you to believe you're not a loser? I don't think so.

[birdgirl73]

I think that's a good plan, Billion. You strike me as someone who would succeed in a college environment, and it's very different from high school, fortunately.

What about your school system was making you sick? And what year were you in when you left?

[birdgirl73]

I don't make mistakes in my writing.[/B]
You're a lucky man, Gothen. I've never known anyone who didn't at least make a few. I make them all the time, and I've done writing professionally for 17 years. Seems like the mistakes made me a better writer in the long run, though.

[Gothen]

You're a lucky man, Gothen. I've never known anyone who didn't at least make a few. I make them all the time, and I've done writing professionally for 17 years. Seems like the mistakes made me a better writer in the long run, though.

I didn't mean it in the sense that, "I NEVER make mistakes." But, what I do is that when I'm done writing, I go through and read the entire thing to see if there ARE mistakes. Most of the times they're just when I accidnetally put letters out of order and I have to go back and but them right again (:p).

[Gothen]

I had finished half a year of 9th grade. I planned on finishing that year, but I was just tired of it. I live in rural Missouri and the public schools near me are pretty questionable. I just disagreed with the way they taught, and had no more interest to be there.

No offense, but I think a lot of kids feel that way. I disagreed with so many of the polices of my school, and the teachers there, besides a select few, are just there for a paycheck. You can tell. Their methods just don't work anymore, ya know?

I think that is just the way it is.

[LuckyNiner]

You're right, people should not associate marijuana use with what some would consider bad choices, such as dropping out of high school. Many friends of mine were in the top of my high school class, and are now attending prestigious colleges such as Berkeley, USC, and UCLA. Incidentally, they all happen to be major stoners.

Of course, I have to agree with Billionfold; even if high school 'wasn't for you' or you simply screwed up, get your G.E.D. and, hopefully, go on to college. It's possible to succeed without a college degree, but without that general education, you're going to find it tough.

Also, @Gothen: I know what you mean. Writing comes easy to me, too, and I've always felt that there was never a need for me to revise my writing; I enjoy simply sitting down and pumping it out. Eventually, however, you'll realize that the best writers have overcome our obstacle, and they know that you will very seldom just write something out and turn it in. There will always be revisions, changes, and you can always make it better. I've only begun to understand this recently, in my English 120 class at my community college.

[birdgirl73]

I didn't mean it in the sense that, "I NEVER make mistakes." But, what I do is that when I'm done writing, I go through and read the entire thing to see if there ARE mistakes. Most of the times they're just when I accidnetally put letters out of order and I have to go back and but them right again (:p).
OK, I feel better now. I thought that's probably what you meant. You ARE a great writer, by the way. Always very able to say what you mean.

I'm still working on being able to do that . . .

Well, heck, guys, I'm sorry y'all didn't have better schools that could do right by you. I know there are plenty of bad ones around, and I know there are bad teachers, too. I taught with them occasionally. It takes a lot for a young person to overcome those challenges, I know. Best of luck to you in moving forward with your education, Billion. You, too, Gothen, and congrats on starting college in January. I'm sure you'll do great!