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My life only got better after I quit school at 15. At the end, I had so much outside distraction, that I couldn't put up the front at school anymore. I just nee
by costanzaDynasty 3y ago
My life only got better after I quit school at 15. At the end, I had so much outside distraction, that I couldn't put up the front at school anymore. I just needed sometime free from chaos.
- solarmist 3y agoQuitting school wouldn’t have helped me. It would’ve locked my into that life for myself. The chaos I had was mostly at home. School was my calm place.
- dmvdoug 3y agoThis is something I hear startlingly often. It's not the majority of kids, by any means, but I've had a number of students who fail classes so they have to go to summer school, just to escape from home.
- solarmist 3y agoIt wasn’t that intense for me or even a conscious choice. For me it was neglect and a chaotic environment. (Think growing up as a “roommate” of a depressed nonfunctional alcoholic) Similarly, I had enough positive attention that I wanted to continue and make it to college. Edit: bad-> intense. I need to stop minimizing what I went through.
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