(17 May 2014, 9:05 pm)Marcus wrote I take my ticket book into school everyday, I was surprised at how people took to my hobby as well. Also, my best friend Rhys was born with severe brain damage, but got a lucky escape with his autism as fortunately he can speak, unlike many unfortunate, trapped, autistic people. We do everything together, and people see me as a good person for the way I care about his well-being (it's a bit like Del Boy and Rodney from Only Fools) and how he is seen in society. It's not that I try to make it look like a good deed, I genunily do care about Rhys, otherwise he wouldn't be my best friend. One kid was impersonating his lisp one time in an English lesson, so I fired a water bottle at his head.
People constantly ask to see how my collection's coming on, even some of the crummy, corrupt teachers. I suppose I am quite fortunate. To be honest, it's not like I 'came out of the closit' about buses and marched into tutor one day like I was about to announce my sexuality; people just began to notice my keen interest in the subject and things gradually sprung from there. I've never been bullied about it, and hopefully never will.
Yeah, I can get along with anyone, as long as they respect me, I'll respect them, regardless of any disabilities, skin colour or sexuality. I wouldn't judge anyone by the way they look. I don't have any form of ADHD, or autism, unlike many other enthusiasts though, as I do think most enthusiasts do have ADHD or autism, whether that be mild autism or not. Sorry, but that's shocking judging people and taking the mick out of someone just because they have a lisp. Good on you for throwing that water bottle of their head
But yeah, I'm a really calm person, and I'd imagine many people would kick off if they were being bullied constantly. It actually got to a point where I was considering moving school for a fresh start, but decided against it as I thought it'd be the same everywhere. While the bullying has reduced significantly, I still get bullied of some people, but don't give them a reaction, and try my best to keep away from people who tease me or make me annoyed. The bullying has also caused me to suffer with anxiety problems.