Emo cutter?

[RaeNose]

That's all my sister calls me now.
She saw my cuts today after school.
"So, what's with you cutting yourself, you emo cutter?"
Keep in mind that she's twelve.
Then she told my other little siblings.
They were calling me an "emu" and an "elmo" in the grocery store.
I don't think my sister will quit.
She has a tendency to bring up these sorts of things right at the moment that make you uncomfortable and incredibly self-conscious.
I can't just "stop cutting" because I've already stopped.
She saw scars.
I can't hide scars.
It's 95+ degrees where I live.
No long-sleeved shirts for me.
*sigh*

[SLABBS]

wow. sorry :[

[AllThatIsLeft]

i really hate that stereo type.. ignore it.
she will get tired if it doesn't affect you

[RaeNose]

The problem is that it does affect me.
She doesn't even know anything!
She doesn't know how hard I've worked to be a good role model for her and our siblings.
She doesn't get that this hurts more than anything that she's ever said. Ever. And she has the worst mood/temper of anyone I've ever met.
Plus, she's not the only one to ask/ judge my scars this week.
She's the third, or maybe the fourth.

[AllThatIsLeft]

well pretend it doesnt affect you.
with kids that's the only way.

i'm really sorry to hear what you are going through, but be strong, and try cover them up with something like arm warmers or jewelery

[RaeNose]

Thanks, Paula. :)
Let's try to fins something that isn't conspicuous in this pre-summer heat. *slight chuckle*

[SLABBS]

i'd just teller her that shes being a anti-semetic by insulting your (way of life i guss yo could call it) i still dont even see why its even still leagle to insult self ahrmers. teller her what she is doing is wrong. becaus it is. that behavior is extremy inappropriat. just mkae sure she knows.

[RaeNose]

She's in seventh grade. She doesn't even know what that means. She watches the Disney channel every day and has a stronger connection with my bf than she does with me.

[Truth]

............

[Project Delta]

Guys i'm so glad i live in the uk now, highs of like 70 degrees. yay. makes it easier for me.
Anyways, on to you, just try and ignore it, and if that doesnt work tell her that its wrong and lie say she could go to prison for it. that should make her stop hehe. Nothing like a litle white lie

[katytruthteller]

i know its hard when little kids find cuts or scars yesterday my little brother (6) found my healing cuts and he wouldn't stop asking about them i mean i understand with the heat part to its been really sunny down here for a few weeks and i dnt like being covered up in the heat i feel faint otherwise but my advice to u is to just try ur hardest to ignore what she says and if that doesnt work tell her something like ur upsetting ur big sister and thats not nice dunno if that helped i hope it did :) keep ur chin up :)

[RaeNose]

I don't know. I haven't really been home all day (went to sushi and hung out with Sam and a lot of my friends), so I haven't been around her much today.

The problem is that I don't lie, nor do I show her any sign of weakness. She's like a hacker, once she finds a hole in the firewall of your emotions, she reeks havoc on you until you crash. She always does this, once she finds something to get on you about, she will until finally she accidentally says something in front of my mother. Then she gets owned.

I miss the 70's. Today we had 68 degree weather with wind, so it made it super cold. I swear, we're having the most freakish weather.

[Project Delta]

Lol 68 degrees is nice weather, i'd kill for that in the winter over here!

[RaeNose]

it's not winter, though. 85 degree weather is the best. it's sunny and you can do just about anything without it getting too hot or too cold. Plus, you can wear a light jacket if there's a subtle breeze.

[Triceratops]

I always wear bracelets to cover my scars - always. I've done this for over 4 and a half years and no one suspects a thing as I keep them well covered with LOTS of jewelery.

Even if these things that are being said DO hurt you, you need to pretend and act like they don't. If they think you don't care they will get bored, as do most kids. In the end, they are the ignorant ones who hold such little knowledge of this type of thing. And to be honest, I used to get so offended by people saying shit to me about self-harm but now I am so used to it that I just don't care anymore. They can think what they want, it's NEVER going to change the way I think or the way I am, and they aren't the ones who are going to bring me down - no matter how hard they try.

Show them that you aren't going to be brought down by what they're saying. :)

[RaeNose]

...ok.

[Char_x]

Aaw, hope it all gets sorted.

I sort of know what its like cos a couple of months ago me and my sister where arguing and all of a sudden she goes "oh go cut urself emo". I was well shocked and hurt cos i thought that was so heartless and hurtful of her to say that. For 1 im not an emo, the absolute opposite, im 1 of the girliest peeople you cud meet so i think that shows how wrong people can be with stereo-typing and 2, my sister is 16 so at that age you'd think she'd know better than to say something like that =/.

[zdallasz]

where i live we have temp "swings" ha ha. and as for they problem i cant say i have experience with this but don't listen to her or anyone else. and since u don't just tell people that you stopped awhile ago :)

[RaeNose]

Aaw, hope it all gets sorted.

I sort of know what its like cos a couple of months ago me and my sister where arguing and all of a sudden she goes "oh go cut urself emo". I was well shocked and hurt cos i thought that was so heartless and hurtful of her to say that. For 1 im not an emo, the absolute opposite, im 1 of the girliest peeople you cud meet so i think that shows how wrong people can be with stereo-typing and 2, my sister is 16 so at that age you'd think she'd know better than to say something like that =/.

You would think she would have the decency not to hurt you like that. I guess that just goes to show you how immature we all are, you know? I mean, you could kind of consider me "emo" considering the music I listen to, but it's still incredibly offensive because she doesn't follow me around school day in and day out. She doesn't hear how annoying she is when she complains and screams at everyone in our family. She has such a bad attitude that she had to go to a therapist. I guess that she's not accustom to not having all of the attention focused on her.