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20 Sep 2010, 6:11 pm

When I think about it, the only people I have ever gotten along with are what could be considered pushovers. My bestfriend in kindergarden, first, second and fourth grade did extactaly what I said and I wonder if they were truely my friend or just afraid of me. If I couldn't boss other kids around I would refuse to play with them, yet if other kids tried to boss me around they gave up very quickly. I always had a dominate streak...perhaps even a God complex. If I was born into a meerkat mob or a wolf pack, I would be the alpha female as soon as I learned to walk. If boys were not afraid of me, they were usualy bullies and only the stupid ones gave me trouble post getting a lesson about leaving me alone. Even my friends today are brown nosers or extremely agreeable.


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20 Sep 2010, 7:26 pm

No but most of my friends had their own trips not necessarily pushovers. I know what you mean though as I have certain friends like that...



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20 Sep 2010, 9:35 pm

No, the opposite, my friends wouldn't let anyone tell them what to do. However, most of them also would not try to tell anyone else what to do.


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20 Sep 2010, 10:48 pm

I was the one, who was the pushover.


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20 Sep 2010, 11:49 pm

For some reason I never attracted pushovers. Only strong minded people. The only real close friends I had were not pushovers. I had other friends who sort of were.. wern't really "friends" and a lot of pushovers didn't have anything to do with me.



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21 Sep 2010, 12:00 am

I was the one who was bossy and I was used by them. Then when their interests changed, they stopped coming over. I also think some kids in my school were friends with me because they felt obligated just because I came out of special ed. Same as at my old school I was in special ed so some felt obligated to be my friend.

I don't think I had any pushovers.



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21 Sep 2010, 12:07 am

I was never leader, my friends were never pushovers. I often followed, but only so far as it suited me.



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21 Sep 2010, 12:41 am

I never really thought of it much of who is domanant in my friendships. most of my friends are very open minded and can think for themselves....sometimes alittle too much.
I dont draw wimps...just weirdos. I guess because normal people are weirder to to me than the weirdos. All people are nuts to some degree or another, normal people are better at hiding it.


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21 Sep 2010, 4:07 am

In most of elementary I was like that. I would just state my ideas and argue, forcing my opinions onto others; that was my way of communicating. The pushovers I 'played' with in this manner was always a girl and I never figured out whatever was happening then, I guess being forcefully yourself and having your misconduct and rudeness seen as playful teasing had something to do with it, that or they had a love for drama haha. Nowadays only my casual friends could be pushovers, not many 234 tops.


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