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CellarDweller:
Hello!
It's been a crazy busy day here at work, I assume because it was the first of the month.
However, I managed to stay on top of everything, and get all my work done! ;D
I even cleaned out the two refrigerators today, and they were gross. There was food in there with an expiration date of 6/2010.
Ewwwwwwwww!
dejavu:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on October 01, 2010, 03:53:34 pm ---I even cleaned out the two refrigerators today, and they were gross. There was food in there with an expiration date of 6/2010.
Ewwwwwwwww!
--- End quote ---
Ewwwwww is right! :o
At least it wasn't 10/2006!
CellarDweller:
Well, I intended to make a run through of my video, but I can't get my webcam to work. LOL
Apparently when I had the computer clean, they wiped out the software for the webcam, and I can't find the disc.
I'll search around tomorrow and see if I can find it. If not, I'll buy a new webcam and load it onto my computer.
Here is a draft of what I plan on saying....let me know what you think.
Hello everyone,
My name is Chuck. I’m 41, and I’m gay.
I’m recording this message because in the past month 5 young lives have been ended, by their own hands, because they were outed, teased, tormented and bullied for being gay.
I know there are many other young people out there who are gay, and may be considering this action as well. When I was your age, I did the same thing. Please don’t, because it gets better.
When I was in my teens and early 20s, I was verbally and physically abused by others both in and out of school, and finally the day came where I felt I could take no more, but I changed my mind, and I decided to be true to myself and learn to hold my head high, and love and respect myself.
Make no mistake…there will be people who will continue to give you trouble. There will even be those who will attempt to tell you that “It Gets Worse”. They are lying to you. As someone who has been there, and walked in the shoes that you’re walking in now, I can promise you that it does get better.
Before I was someone who was afraid and alone, only leaving the house for work or school. After coming out, and giving people the chance to know the real me, things have improved greatly. I have a great career in the banking field. I’m out to all my coworkers, and work for a company that supports their gay employees, marching in the NYC gay pride parade and offering benefits to same-sex couples.
My social network has increased by hundreds, and I go out to shows, plays, clubs, parties, and anything else you can think of.
I’ve traveled to about 16 states, and been to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England and Italy.
I’m currently single, but I’ve had some great, loving relationships. I know a number of gay couples who have been together for 10 years or more, and have had commitment ceremonies.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said “He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.”
Respect yourselves, and never forget all the great things that you could accomplish.
Don’t let those who hate bring you down, because you are better than that, and never forget that you are not alone!
Mandy21:
Chuck, I'm proud of you for taking action and making this effort to do something positive to help change the world. I hope you're open to a bit of constructive input, as well as praise? I love the gist and the sentiment and flat-out honesty of what you're saying, Chuck, but I don't think it really reflects your true personality or your love of your life. You fought so hard to be the man you are today, and your life has been blessed and broadened ten-thousandfold since you came out. I'm not sure you put enough emphasis on the positives You have one of the most dynamic personalities EVER, but if I didn't know that statement was from you, I wouldn't have had the first clue that you were the one that wrote it. Give it some of that Chucky sparkle that you've enchanted us all with. Also, just a thought, you might want to go into more detail of the specific thoughts that were running through your head when you considered doing what some of these kids are considering doing. Maybe that will help them relate to your message. After all, kids today don't really listen to grown-ups, do they, so you've got an uphill battle to grab their attention.
I was going to just PM this to you, but when someone asks for thoughts, I presume they want all thoughts. Hope that's okay.
dejavu:
Chuck, as I said on DCF, I really like what you wrote. It's well-worded and gets across the positive message you are trying to send.
As Mandy says, maybe you could work on it a little and try to personalize it more with the "downs" that came before the new "ups," but I like the flow that it has right now.
Also, I think when you are actually recording it, the important thing would be to not just read it, but talk right into the camera and speak like you're really talking to the young people. I believe you can do that; that's where the spark of your personality comes in.
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