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"That's Why You Don't Have Any Friends."

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Re: "That's Why You Don't Have Any Friends."

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The author's observation about high school is exactly why my kids, by default, will be home schooled. If they decide they want to go to public or private school at some point, I'll let them. Unlike a lot of kids that end up getting bullied, they'll know that their attendance is completely optional. I'm not looking to shelter them from the real world, only the fake miniature society that exists at school.

Re: "That's Why You Don't Have Any Friends."

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Interesting. I learned during my tenure in college (still here) that everyone is weird.. has their quiddities and more over it's more or less isolated from what is really going on outside of it. You really aren't lonely, as per say. You always have the opportunity to connect to people who aren't similar to you, but quality over quantity I say. :)

Re: "That's Why You Don't Have Any Friends."

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Slightly off-topic, but still relevant: a great quote from Alain de Botton: "Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone - and finding that that's ok with them." https://twitter.com/#!/alaindebotton/status/1924914438840115...

That is now one of my favorite quotes of all time. What a great start to my day reading that.
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