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Here's to the kids.

The kids who would rather spend their night with a bottle of whiskey & Conor playing on their headphones than go to some vomit-stained highschool party.

Here's to the kids whose 11:11 wish was wasted on one person who will never be their for them.

Here's to the kids whose idea of a good night is sitting on the hood of a car, watching the stars.

Here's to the kids who never were too good at life, but still were wicked cool.

Here's to the kids who listened to Fall Out Boy and Hawthorne Heights before they were on MTV, and blame MTV for ruining their life.

Here's to the kids who care more about the music then the haircuts.

Here's to the kids who have crushes on a stupid lush.

Here's to the kids who hum "last chance to lose your keys" when they're stuck home, dateless, on a saturday night.

Here's to the kids who have ever had a broken heart from someone who didnt even know they existed.

Here's to the kids who have read the Perks of Being Wallflower & didn't feel so alone after doing so.

Here's to the kids who spend their days in photobooths with their best friend(s).

Here's to the kids who are straight up smartasses & just don't care.
Here's to the kids who speak their mind.

Here's to the kids who consider screamo their lullaby for going to sleep.

Here's to the kids who second-guess themselves on everything they do.

Here's to the kids who will never have 100 percent confidence in anything they do, and to the kids who are okay with that.

Here's to the kids.

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You've decided to do it. Life is impossible. Suicide is your way out. Fine -- but before you kill yourself, consider these facts:


[Suicide is not usually successful!]


You know a guaranteed way? Ask the 25yr old who tried to electrocute himself. He lived. But, both of his arms are gone.
What about jumping? Ask John. He used to be intelligent, with an engaging sense of humour. That was before he lept from a building. Now, he's brain damaged and will always need care. He staggers and has seizures. He lives in a fog. But, worst of all, he knows he used to be normal.
What about pills? Ask the 12yr old with extensive liver damage from an overdose. Have you ever seen anyone die of liver damage? You turn yellow. It's a hard way to go.
What about a gun? Ask the 24yd old who shot himself in the head. Now he drags one leg, has a useless arm and has no vision or hearing on one side. He lived through his "foolproof" suicide.

You might too. But .. who will clean your blood off the carpet or scrape your brains from the ceiling? Commercial cleaning companies may refuse the job -- but someone has to do it. Who will cut you down from where you hung yourself, or identify your bloated body after you've drowned? Your father? Your mother? Your sister or brother? The carefully worded "loving" suicide note is of no help. Those who loved you will never completely recover. They'll feel regret and an unending pain.

Suicide is contagious. Look around your family. You do have other choices. There are people you can help you through this crisis. Call a hotline. Call a friend. Call a doctor or hospital. Call the police. They will tell you there's hope. Maybe in a phone call this weekend. But what you're seeking could be just a minute, a month, or a day away.
You say you don't want to be stopped? Still want to do it? Well, then, I may see you in the psychiatric ward later. And we'll work with whatever you have left.

If you are reading this, steal it and put it in your site too. If you're seriously considering this permanent solution to a temporary problem, please find help. This isn't the way to go, you may think that everyone would just be better off without you, but have you ever seen a family who has lost a loved one to suicide? They're messed up, the parents usually get divorced, the siblings never talk to each other. This not only ends your life, it changes the lives of others around you, but not in a good way. There are people who love you, and people who have been through the same things as you, even though it may not seem like it at times. So please, seek help.

I hope you have realized that Suicide's not the way out. there are so many other safer ways of dealing with your problems. Maybe you think it's easier to just die. But think of what you are giving up. you're leaving your family, friends, and all the people who care about you and love you. And maybe you're not even that old yet, you have to experience life, find true love, that kind of stuff. Killing yourself isn't going to help. That's just running away from your problems, it's not solving anything, it's not making it better.

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_50 Fun Things to Do in an Elevator

1. Make racecar noises when people get on and off.

2. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your Kleenex to other passengers.

3. Grimace painfully while slapping your forehead and muttering, "Shut up dammit, all of you just SHUT UP!"

4. Whistle the first 7 notes of "It's a Small World" incessantly.

5. Sell Girl Scout Cookies.

6. On a long ride, sway side to side at the natural frequency of the elevator.

7. Shave.

8. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask, "Got enough air in there?"

9. Offer nametags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down.

10. Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.

11. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to pull the doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.

12. Lean over to another passenger and whisper, "Ever had a Wet Willy?"

13. Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you "Admiral."

15. On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go "plink" at the bottom.

16. Do Tai Chi exercises.

17. Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: "I've got new socks on."

18. When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back, "Oh, not now, damn motion sickness!"

19. Give religious tracts to each passenger.

20. Burp, then say, "Mmmmm..... tasty!"

21. Meow occasionally.

22. Bet the other passengers you can fit a quarter in your nose.

23. Frown and mutter, "Gotta go, gotta go," then sigh and say, "oops!"

24. Show other passengers a wound and ask if it looks infected.

25. Sing "Mary had a Little Lamb" while continuously pushing buttons.

26. Holler, "Chutes away!" whenever the elevator descends.

27. Walk on with a cooler that says "Human Head" on the side.

28. Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce, "You're one of THEM!" and move to the far corner of the elevator.

29. Leave a box between the doors.

30. Ask each passenger getting on if you can push the button for them.

31. Wear a hand puppet and talk to the other passengers "through" it.

32. Start a sing-along.

33. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask, "Is that your beeper?"

34. Play the accordion.

35. Shadow box.

36. Say, "Ding!" at each floor.

37. Lean against the button panel.

38. Say, "I wonder what all these do?" and then push ALL the red buttons.

39. Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.

40. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your "personal space."

41. Bring a chair along.

42. Take a bite of a sandwich and ask another passenger, "Wanna see wha in muh mouf??"

43. Blow spit bubbles.

44. Pull your gum out of your mouth in long strings.

45. Announce in a demonic voice, "I must find a more suitable host body."

46. Carry a blanket a clutch it protectively.

47. Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

48. Wear "X-Ray Specs" and leer suggestively at other passengers.

49. Stare at your thumb and say, "I think it's getting bigger."

50. If anyone brushes against you, recoil fiercely and scream, "BAD TOUCH!"

51. Hum the theme song to Mission Impossible while you walk into the elevator and walk over to the nearest person and ask them "Do you have the stuff". Then scan the elavator suspiciously then get out at the next stop