[ A joke, mostly, but a completely true one. Teenagers can get pretty mean, even to those who aren't already starting the social race with a few big handicaps. Showing weakness in a place like that...well, it's like being the wounded gazelle on the Serengeti.
If you want to get out in one piece, you get good at pretending it's no big deal, until you can't anymore. ]
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[ A joke, mostly, but a completely true one. Teenagers can get pretty mean, even to those who aren't already starting the social race with a few big handicaps. Showing weakness in a place like that...well, it's like being the wounded gazelle on the Serengeti.
If you want to get out in one piece, you get good at pretending it's no big deal, until you can't anymore. ]