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fashion by Raina Tallent, Fashion Editor of The Boardwalk Journal Gilbert: I just wanted to say that I’m a nerd, and I’m here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds. I mean uh, all our lives we’ve been laughed at and made to feel inferior. And tonight, those bastards, they trashed our house. Why? Cause we’re smart? Cause we look different? Well, we’re not. I’m a nerd, and uh, I’m pretty proud of it. Lewis: Hi, Gilbert. I’m a nerd too. I just found that out tonight. We have news for the beautiful people. There’s a lot more of us than there are of you. I know there’s alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might’ve been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever felt stepped on, left out, picked on, put down, whether you think you’re a nerd or not, why don’t you just come down here and join us. Okay? Come on. Gilbert: Just join us cos uh, no-one’s gonna really be free until nerd persecution ends.—Revenge of the Nerds 1984 Hi, my name is Raina and I’m a nerd. I have and always will march to the beat of a different drummer, and I’m proud of it. Growing up, I wore big thick glasses, had a mouth full of metal, and was chubby. I was kicked off the softball team for “throwing like a girl” and for making my jersey into a crop top. I was told that I’d never be a ballerina because my hips were too wide and my boobs were too big. Tap dancing was an epic failure, and the instructor said that I’d never be a Rockette. I remember like yesterday, asking the popular girls if I could do the lip sync contest with them, and their response to me was, “The song is Simply Irresistible. Not Simply Ugly!” I remember the pit I had in my stomach from holding back the tears. I was so young, but even then I wouldn’t let those girls see how much they hurt me. The best part of this story is that I recently ran into one of those so called popular girls, and she was single, severely overweight, and missing teeth. Karma at its finest. I never went to prom, but I did graduate top 5 of my class. So what if there were only 5 kids in my grade! So here I am a mother of three and the only thing worse than being picked on is having to see your child go through the same thing you did. I will do anything to protect my kids from any type of harm. So my question: What do you do when your son is being bullied right in front of your face? Makes you wonder how mean kids must be when you’re not around. Do I care if my kids are popular? No. Do I care that my kids are the best athletes? No. I’m certainly not the parent that vicariously tries to live my life through my children. I simply want my sons to be able to go to school each day not worried if they have to sit alone at the lunch table, or whether they’ll be picked last for a team, or whether they’ll be made fun of. I want my boys to enjoy their childhood. I’m aware that kids are kids and they aren’t always nice, but that’s not how I raise my boys. Being mean is not ok. Real friends don’t Bully Proof Raina Tallent graduated from the University of Miami in 2001 and returned to Margate where she currently resides with her husband Mike, her three sons and five dogs. Although she graduated with an education degree, she had more interest in fashion and decided to open treat each other like that and it is important for kids to learn that at an early age. I’ve confronted the parents of children on numerous occasions and they turn around and say, “I can’t force my child to be friends with your son”. That’s not what I’m asking. All I ask is for your child to not humiliate my son. To have compassion and humility. I’m frustrated and I can’t fight my children’s fights. I’m so scared that my son will believe that he’s a “loser” because of the way he’s treated. I can buy him cool clothes and sneakers and spike his hair and try to boost his confidence—I look at him and all I see is this handsome boy that brought so much love into my life. However, I can’t make kids be his friend. I can’t buy him the confidence to stick up for himself. I remember being in 4th grade and crying because I felt like I had no friends. My dad tried cheering me up and he opened the newspaper to the classified section and said” Ok, Raina, lets buy you some friends.” At the time I didn’t understand the joke, but now I realize there was nothing he could do and it hurt him too. It was his way of trying to help me. Now, I’m in the same position. I’m not one of those fake people that make their lives out to be a fairy tale or claim that I’m always happy. My morning started out by me sitting on a pee covered toilet seat and ended Simply Fly Boutique in 2009 to bring some of her South Beach fashion sense and unique taste to the South Jersey area. Simply Fly Boutique continues to offer the latest fashion and trends while providing a fun and relaxing environment for all of its customers. with me falling asleep mashed between one of the dogs and my boys. I stub my toes, get parking tickets, get pimples right in between my eyebrows, can’t fit into jeans, and have nightmares. But nothing is worse than seeing your children unhappy. Even worse is feeling helpless. Bullying will never end. There will always be someone that feels like they must belittle someone else to make themselves feel better about their own insecurities. Instead of trying to target the bullies, we as parents must teach our children to stand up for themselves. To instill in them the confidence to believe in themselves. Remember the old rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? If only this were true. Words hurt and can stay with you forever. There is no way of taking them back. Nowadays, with all this technology, it’s hard to control the bullying. You hear of young teenagers killing themselves because of rumors and pictures posted all over the internet. What kind of world are we living in? So what does this all have to do with fashion? Being mean makes you ugly...period!! In addition, all this added stress is causing me to find happiness in baked goods and chocolate. You’ll be seeing me this summer plopped in a beach chair, wearing a moo moo, with my cankles in the ocean. FAMiLy LAw DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEARINGS RESTRAINING ORDERS CHILD CUSTODY / SUPPORT VISITATION SEPARATION AGREEMENTS Attorneys At LAw 18 | The Boardwalk Journal | May 2013 Kenneth M. warren Jr., esq. 1200 AtLAntic Avenue AtLAntic city, nJ 08401 (609) 345-5800 Best LegaL services - Silver - www.LeonardLawGroup.com
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