Tag: anger
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Troubled teens and their charming manners.

I encountered a student the other day who was very belligerent. Though I do Work at a center for troubled teen boys, it is on the lighter end of the spectrum. Rare are the days students have to be restrained from hurting themselves or others. Rare are the days when students will cuss you out…
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seeing red
Respect! And the lack thereof. Like a spark to tender, brightly I burn. A red flare in the heart of a black calm ocean. Sputtering, spitting, committing to action, order, and chaos. Strike now, words barbed and dripping with the poison of spite. Regret makes its face known, baleful continence demanding a culling of pride. …