tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10184379.post115371340756775925..comments2023-07-01T07:30:06.562-04:00Comments on The Lair of the Okapi: Left To My Own Devices - Part TwoCyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793279039656646748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10184379.post-58502989052919941312008-07-28T09:51:00.000-04:002008-07-28T09:51:00.000-04:00You should be so proud of what you accomplished at...You should be so proud of what you accomplished at a time when kids are in such a state of flux. High School is a challenging time for everyone, and it sounds like you were there, setting an example and opening doors for others.<BR/><BR/>No one can make the decisions for anyone else. I suspect that your group helped many.Lauren J and Acid Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571520880776384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10184379.post-1154792707211462632006-08-05T11:45:00.000-04:002006-08-05T11:45:00.000-04:00Thanks Val. I sometimes think about volunteering ...Thanks Val. I sometimes think about volunteering some time to a local gay youth group. I don't know how much it has changed, but it seemed like gay kids of my day got no support from straight or gay grownups. Now, I think that gay adults avoided offering help to gay teens because they couldn't face the memories of their own painful teen years.Cyrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793279039656646748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10184379.post-1153841347399680042006-07-25T11:29:00.000-04:002006-07-25T11:29:00.000-04:00You are probably right about your friend Cris. He ...You are probably right about your friend Cris. He may have held on longer because you were there and you may have kept others from following his example. <BR/><BR/>It's so hard to be different in anyway in high school and for your group it was really a problem. That you attempted to solve it at all says a lot about the group and that you succeeded for any lenght of time shows you were committed. <BR/><BR/>Teens typically lose interest in anything after about a month unless it really is important to them. <BR/><BR/>I'd say you did a fine job of trying to help yourselves and others.Valerie - Still Riding Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148433989184665687noreply@blogger.com