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Every single teenager (and parent) should watch this video.

Oct. 13th, 2010 at 6:06 PM

This is maybe the most powerful "It Gets Better" video that exists. Joel Burns is from a small Texas town, son of an actual cowboy, and a current Ft. Worth city councilman. This guy is absolutely heartbreakingly awesome and I wish I lived one town over so I could vote for him on his next election. And he gets a standing ovation, too. In Ft. Worth (cow town, for those not familiar.) Texas.

Spread this one around, it's some powerful stuff.

Spock is:: hopeful

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rocketlaunching

Oct. 13th, 2010 11:13 pm (UTC)

Ahhh, I just saw this on Gawker and knew it would end up here. One of the best "it gets better" stories I've seen. (Not best, but you know what I mean)

(OT: but those short ribs were MOTHER-EFFING DELICIOUS. You's a genius Stoney.)

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Oct. 13th, 2010 11:35 pm (UTC)

thank you for posting this

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mockingbirdq

Oct. 13th, 2010 11:54 pm (UTC)

As a Fort Worthian (is that even a word ;) thank you for sharing this. I'm passing it around to everyone I know on facebook...

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Oct. 13th, 2010 11:56 pm (UTC)

I'm bawling my eyes out. Thanks for posting this.

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brunettepet

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:11 am (UTC)

Now I'm crying. Thanks for sharing this.

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enigmaticblues

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:17 am (UTC)

Wow. That was...wow. I'm speechless.

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Oct. 14th, 2010 12:21 am (UTC)

Thank you so much for sharing this. It is a powerful statement.

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Oct. 14th, 2010 12:28 am (UTC)

Im passing it along as well.

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bdbdb

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:36 am (UTC)

Powerful stuff... Thank you for sharing it.

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fiercy

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:37 am (UTC)

Thank you.

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flaming_muse

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:47 am (UTC)

So awesome.

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altyronsmaker

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:52 am (UTC)

And teacher! (in re your subject line)

Thanks for sharing this one Stoney. I'm sitting here, mascara running down my face. Great, powerful words from someone who's been there. I hope this reaches everyone who needs to hear it and that it gives them some hope.

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Oct. 14th, 2010 12:52 am (UTC)

Oh man. Thank you for posting this.

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darksideofstorm

Oct. 14th, 2010 12:54 am (UTC)

Signal boosted. And oh man, I'm entirely choked up.

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dovil

Oct. 14th, 2010 01:01 am (UTC)

I can't watch it. But I'm crying any way. Just so I can belong.

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Reading this? I'm just curious. Because that's really detail-oriented of you. Feel free to stop reading. But you can see that there's more here, so are you going to keep reading? Really? That's pretty dedicated. I'm impressed. No, really. I'm not being sarcastic, why do you get like that? See, this is the problem I have with your mother - yes. YES. I'm going there. It's time we put all of our cards on the table.

I love you, why are you doing this? After all we've been through? You don't have to be like this. You know, still reading. You could be baking a pie. And then sharing it with me.