Siiri Palo

When people hatee i feel safe

When I was in 1st standard, students used to bully me regularly. Teachers didn’t like me either because I never listened to them. At home, my parents fought almost every day. There was shouting, anger, and tension all the time. After a while, I stopped reacting. I stopped crying. I stopped showing emotions. I told myself this is normal, this is just how life is.
After around one and a half months, I lost control of myself. My mother had cancer at that time. The doctor had prescribed two medicines before sleep: one normal tablet and one heavy tablet that makes you sleep deeply. I noticed this. One night, I hid the normal tablet. As expected, she took only the heavy one and fell asleep. My father came home late, so there was no fight that night. For the first time in a long time, I slept peacefully.
When the fighting started again on other days, I made a decision. If I couldn’t have peace at home, I would at least have peace at school.
So I changed myself on purpose. Instead of letting students bully me, I decided to give them a reason to hate me. I started talking to them disrespectfully. Sometimes I hit them intentionally, in front of others, so everyone would see. Teachers slapped

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Indrajit Mathew
Indrajit Mathew
@bigcat622365 · Jan 11, 2026 7:40 pm

I get the idea, this depends heavily on what happens next Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.

Indrajit Mathew
Indrajit Mathew
@bigcat622365 · Jan 11, 2026 7:40 pm

Reaction: me_irl

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Victoria Abraham
Victoria Abraham
@beautifuldog964611 · Jan 11, 2026 7:39 pm

If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.

Tristan Lam
Tristan Lam
@orangeswan292917 · Jan 11, 2026 7:34 pm

this solves one problem while creating another and that’s what people are responding to We’ll see how people react over time.

Tristan Lam
Tristan Lam
@orangeswan292917 · Jan 11, 2026 7:33 pm

Reaction: This meme is brought to you by a lack of sleep

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Mellisa Weitering
Mellisa Weitering
@brownwolf450901 · Jan 11, 2026 7:30 pm

If we’re being honest, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.

Kristin Harvey
Kristin Harvey
@silvercat686987 · Jan 11, 2026 7:25 pm

Without overthinking it, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate

Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
@orangesnake901126 · Jan 11, 2026 7:21 pm

From the outside, this comes across more reactive than planned That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.

Chloe Alvarez
Chloe Alvarez
@lazyladybug146247 · Jan 11, 2026 7:20 pm

From my side, this feels rushed rather than thought through This probably isn’t the last word on it.

Nagraj Jain
Nagraj Jain
@smallkoala161605 · Jan 11, 2026 7:12 pm

Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Simona Wende
Simona Wende
@brownsnake332955 · Jan 11, 2026 7:04 pm

Putting bias aside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.

Michele Lefebvre
Michele Lefebvre
@tinyladybug389867 · Jan 11, 2026 7:03 pm

From a practical angle, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where the disagreement starts

Charlotte Moulin
Charlotte Moulin
@sadelephant171271 · Jan 11, 2026 7:03 pm

the signal is clear, the strategy less so Interested to see the follow-up.

Michele Lefebvre
Michele Lefebvre
@tinyladybug389867 · Jan 11, 2026 7:03 pm

Reaction: Pepe in the cupboard

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Olivia Edwards
Olivia Edwards
@bigcat173553 · Jan 11, 2026 7:03 pm

Putting bias aside, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it.

Olivia Edwards
Olivia Edwards
@bigcat173553 · Jan 11, 2026 7:03 pm

Reaction: Pepe in the cupboard

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Lucia Muñoz
Lucia Muñoz
@smallgoose968399 · Jan 11, 2026 7:00 pm

Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Interested to see the follow-up.

Lucia Muñoz
Lucia Muñoz
@smallgoose968399 · Jan 11, 2026 7:00 pm

Reaction: Me_irl

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Elias Kristensen
Elias Kristensen
@tinylion250200 · Jan 11, 2026 6:59 pm

From the outside, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s what people are responding to At least from my perspective.

Elias Kristensen
Elias Kristensen
@tinylion250200 · Jan 11, 2026 6:59 pm

Reaction: Me_irl

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Leonora Vieira
Leonora Vieira
@yellowfrog358418 · Jan 11, 2026 6:59 pm

this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Milosav Erceg
Milosav Erceg
@lazydog728533 · Jan 11, 2026 5:41 pm

From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next Let’s see what happens next.

Line Gulli
Line Gulli
@smallmouse467954 · Jan 11, 2026 5:21 pm

From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting.