tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post1211465818062361428..comments2024-03-22T11:32:57.801-07:00Comments on The Alien Next Door: The Mark of a Genius by Nina MunteanuNina Munteanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-54945408342235995212007-09-21T00:24:00.000-07:002007-09-21T00:24:00.000-07:00sorry try heresorry try <A HREF="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/09/18/pink-tshirts-students.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740609774694632574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-37873282050624201202007-09-21T00:23:00.000-07:002007-09-21T00:23:00.000-07:00Great story. Thanks for inviting me to read it. I ...Great story. Thanks for inviting me to read it. I came across this related news story:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/09/18/pink-tshirts-students.html?xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740609774694632574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-4422937659549875402007-09-18T09:03:00.000-07:002007-09-18T09:03:00.000-07:00Thanks, Joel. It's something I feel strongly about...Thanks, Joel. It's something I feel strongly about. I really think that bullying is a physical manifestation of fear...fear of those who are different and who can make a difference. On a nationwide scale one could draw the parallel with imperialism and intervention...With the exception, perhaps of the French, we do not celebrate our uniqueness as individuals overly...(particularly in our schools, where it is most important).Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-92126230609207361552007-09-18T06:12:00.000-07:002007-09-18T06:12:00.000-07:00Wonderful story.So many of us feel different in so...Wonderful story.<BR/><BR/>So many of us feel different in some way. We want to be recognized and loved for our uniqueness, not for pretending to be just like everyone else.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756141178640416502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-27279555643712233742007-09-17T09:39:00.000-07:002007-09-17T09:39:00.000-07:00That's a tough one, Kathleen...You're farther alon...That's a tough one, Kathleen...You're farther along on that one (e.g. sympathy for the adult bully) than I am. Bullying of children by adults is one of the most appalling things we can do as a species. It is like stomping on life.Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-18419913364069820612007-09-17T06:01:00.000-07:002007-09-17T06:01:00.000-07:00Excellent story, Nina. The psychological and physi...Excellent story, Nina. The psychological and physical damage suffered by the victim is vivid, and as documented elsewhere, often indelible. Sometimes when I'm reading cautions for parents re: children, an article will mention how allowing a child to act as the bully stunts him or her.<BR/>An adult bully attacking a child is so vicious I can't quite work up sympathy for the bully, though in familial relations I guess I have, with effort and time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-55858626520589262982007-09-15T13:55:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:55:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comments. Yes, bullying has and li...Thanks for your comments. Yes, bullying has and likely will always be with us. Driven by fear, I think...like a lot of things, I'm afraid (pardon the bad pun... :)Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-71157011486595959522007-09-15T08:58:00.000-07:002007-09-15T08:58:00.000-07:00Beautiful story, just awesome!Beautiful story, just awesome!Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-58734011045137919822007-09-15T07:04:00.000-07:002007-09-15T07:04:00.000-07:00Bullying is a tough thing, Nina. Many of us have g...Bullying is a tough thing, Nina. Many of us have gone through it at school.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.com