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TendayslaterIwassittingintheassistantprincipals
officediscussingwhatIhaddone.IwashonestandtookresponsibilityasIlookedatthe
anonymousletterthatcontainedmyerrorofjudgement.
Mytweetwasaboutmyauntwhohappenstobeateacheratmyhighschool.Wehavethe
samelastname.AsIsattherelisteningandansweringquestions,allIcouldseewerethe
tearsinmymomseyes.Ihadletherdown.
Familyisntalwaysperfect.Ourshasitsflaws.Ididntthreatenher,Icalledheraname.I
calledherabitch.Mytweetwastheresultofninemonthsofwatchingmyaunttearapart
ourfamily.Within20minutesofmytweet,myauntwasonthephonehurlingthreatsthat
shewouldruinme.
MymomandIwerebothtoldthatbecausethistweetwassentduringtheholidays,itwas
sentfrommyphoneandwastheresultofafamilyproblemthatitwasnotasuspendable
offense,but.Whyisitthatthewordbutisusuallyfollowedbyadeepsigh?Webothknew
whatwastofollow,weknewwhotheyweredealingwith.MyfirstquestionwasamIgoingto
getkickedoutofBuhach,andthenextwasisthisgoingtokeepmeoutofcollege?Ihad
neverbeenintroublebefore.
IwastoldmyIntradistrictTransferwouldnotberevokedandtoldthatthissuspensionwould
notbeputintomyrecords.SowhyamIrevealingitonmycollegeapplication?Iamrevealing
itbecauseitistherightthingtodo.Iamanhonestkidthatmadeamistake.Idontwantthat
mistaketocomebackandruinme.
IhopethattweetdoesntruinmychancestobeaGael.Ihopethatthenexttimemymom
hastearsinhereyesregardingatweetitisbecauseitreads,
#GodisaGaelClassof2019IamgoingtoSMC!