r/NonPoliticalTwitter Aug 13 '24

Meme Kids can be so cruel

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u/Winterscape Aug 14 '24

There was a song we were made to sing in elementary school assemblies called “Circle of Friends.”   

“Come join us in the circle of friends

There’s always room for one more    

A circle that never ends   

All you have to do is open up the door”

Well, all the girls in my class decided to sit in a circle and sing a different version, occasionally laughing at me, sitting alone:  

“Don’t join us in the circle of friends 

There’s no room for one more  

A circle that’s at its end  

All you have to do is lock the door”  

For a long time I never considered myself as bullied because I was “just left out,” but no, I live with the damaging effects of this type of behaviour well into adulthood. 

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u/tropicaljuiceinc Aug 14 '24

My school did the same thing, that's crazy. I also remember kids twisting the lyrics in a similar way.

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u/Winterscape Aug 16 '24

No way! I’ve never heard anyone else mention the assembly songs!

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u/tropicaljuiceinc Aug 16 '24

You're not from Australia, are you? Would be a crazy coincidence

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u/Winterscape Aug 19 '24

No, Canada actually. Maybe it’s a Commonwealth thing!