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Social Norms: A Short Story
I have been bullied by people constantly for my entire life, due to the fact that I fall so far out of social norms. I love video games, watch professional League of Legends, always grow my hair out, happy to be single, no Religion, thinks politics and government is stupid, not a part of any peer groups whatsoever, hates teenagers, and all of the other characteristics of the opposite of what society calls “normal”.

People call me all kinds of names, stupid, bitch, retard, if it exists, I’ve been called one. I have gotten to the point where nothing affects me. Try and threaten me? Meh. Cuss me out? Meh. I’m like a shield of not caring.

I have a kid at school, let’s call him… Bob. Bob and his friends love to pick on me, they are like a bunch
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