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so feelings are tough to deal with. we all have them. but how we deal with them is our own choice. it's not up to anyone else how you act. they can manipulate, do the reserve psychology thing, beat you down until your self esteem is gone, try to persuade or convince, shun you, threaten, get physical. but in the end it's all up to you. is it stupid to keep standing up for yourself if it gets you hurt? should you just say, ok, you're right or keep trying and stand strong. what if it does get physical? does that count for anything? for everything? is it really even in question whether or not you stand up for yourself? are people just born with the reasoning already set in their head whether or not they will. and sure it's possible to change and start doing the opposite of before but what if everyone disagrees? what's that tell an adult crap about? what if the person you're standing up to IS an adult? does it matter who they are and what they do? is age and slash or gender taken into consideration? should you even think about confronting an elder that the general old fashioned rule is to "respect your elders"? is that defying social boundaries and proving that kids are turning more bratty and disrespectful? is being outspoken the same as disrespectful or is their a fine line. maybe it depends on the person. some adults are more tolerant than other. that's true for people in general. this is no ageist blog i'm runnin'! sheesh. questions questions questions.