A story my friend wrote about what footbag has done for me.

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A story my friend wrote about what footbag has done for me.

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A friendless young man who was picked on and bullied at school created his own life in video games where he was always accepted. Kyle would wake up to his virtual world, and go to sleep in his virtual world to avoid the pains real life caused him. In video games Kyle was in control and could avoid the bullying and rumors that he faced every day at school. As time went on, the bullying got worse and the rumors increased until even Kyle’s virtual world couldn’t keep the pains of reality out. He became more and more depressed until he finally transferred schools. There he started fresh and made new friends, friends that introduced him to footbag. Footbag would save Kyle’s life.
Kyle always wears his hair a little longer. One day at school one of the popular girls started talking to him and running her fingers through his hair. Pretty quick she was playing his hair and “fixingâ€
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This may be a stupid question but is this just a story or is it based on fact? Either way I thought it was a good read, a good motivational story
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Touching.
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Awesome story :D
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very good man, we share some similarities according to that story.
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So in real life do you behave in the same way you do on modified?
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No. I like Kyle in real life.
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david wrote:No. I like Kyle in real life.
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I didn't think the writing was all that great, but it was a pretty good representation of the good qualities of footbag.

And I'm with David.
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Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you found footbag.
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