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I Hate Insensitive People

I happen to be in a debate class, and we had some spare time at the end of class so we were sitting around bullshitting and talking about if religion should be forced on someone. The following conversation takes place:

Me: "It definitely shouldn't. The psychological effects are damaging. For example, I have a friend who's had religion forced on him his entire life by his parents and he attempted suicide over the summer."
Class: "Oh man"
Me: "Yeah my summer kinda sucked. I had two friends attempt suicide. Go me!"
Teacher: "That's enough about your personal life, no matter how interesting it might be."

Now, this is a really sensitive topic for me. I've been suicidal multiple times in the past and actually nearly killed myself last year. The two friends who attempted suicide are kids I've known for a while (once since pre-school and we're best friends, the other since 2nd grade,) and both told me that they were suicidal but I didn't do anything, so I really blame myself.

I don't expect people to walk on eggshells around me, especially if they don't know it's something I'm sensitive too, and I'm aware that the teacher was probably just uncomfortable with the topic and wanted to change it, but I felt it was incredibly insensitive. He made me feel like no one cared at all, and basically said "shut up, no one wants to hear it." If someone is talking about something as serious as suicide or loss, whether or not it's making you uncomfortable, you don't shut them down like that.
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My teacher yelled at someone in my class for being on her phone.
This was understandable, but the girl recieved a message saying that her friend died. The teacher scolded her for wasting time, even after she told the teacher.

She was not allowed to go to the bathroom or comfort.

I met the person who died the day before.
She shouldn't get calls in class. It is up to her parents to decide whether she should be interrupted in class for something like that. Now you have turned it into something else....like as if her teacher doesn't care if someone died and I am sure that is not true. There is a bigger picture ...
rabbitlover12 · 22-25, F
@lovelldo: her friend fucking died. I would damn well expect my mother to call me to tell me that. Hell, if my brother or sister got into an accident, I would want to be caller.

The teacher clearly was in the wrong. Someone's friend has just died and he's not only continuing to scold her for being on her phone, but then not letting her excuse herself to compose herself!
rabbitlover12 · 22-25, F
Hell, I have this one really strong attachment to a coach, I'd want someone to tell me as soon as they knew
@rabbitlover12: How do her parents feel about it? Do they feel she was wronged too? I just don't know what else to say except that I think it is highly unlikely that it couldn't have been cleared beforehand by talking to parents staff and teachers.