This is why some people on the powerboat forums dislike me:

I am one messed up kid (at least thats what I think):

Here is my story:

I was born in russia, and I was adopted at 1 yr old, but prematurely. My mom and dad brought me to NY where we live on Long Island. I lived up as a normal kid... when I was a little kid, I played with my toys, with others, made lots of friends, and had an easy life. This was up to kindergarten. When I moved to another house in Manhasset, I went to elementary school, in kindergarten. There were many changes for me, and I didnt like any one of them. We got a live-in au pair from Paris, and we lived in a new neighborhood. I had trouble in kindergarten, and I got frustrated with many things outside of school, that I punched my teacher in the face... and in 1st grade, I had alot of trouble with focusing, and in 2nd grade, my parents tell me that I have a hearing problem, so I get a special device or something to help me. In 3rd grade, I had learning problems (math dyslexia and other learning issues and all this time, I had adhd, behavior problems etc, and this lasted up until 5th grade. In 6th grade, I got weird. Kids hang out with me from time to time, but no one talked to me. I was the one who was quiet, but manly enough. This was when I started to get interested in Cigarette Boats. In 7th grade, lots of girls talked to me, but most of the boys became immature and called me "Gay" and one boy wanted me to ask another boy out, and people called me "not normal" and asked me uncalled for questions. I joined track/cross country, to only be bullied more by the boys and the girls made me do weird things, like ask me "do you think he's hot" (talking about a boy that I should like). I finally got that settled, got the message out that no one should mess with me. I started joining internet forums. My worst experience was when I thought I wouldn't get in trouble for doing something. I impersonated Skip Braver, CEO of Cig Racing... i did get into trouble and Skips lawyer threatened to sue my family or something if this got too deep. Then, other sites banned me.... also, around 7tg grade, my parents and doctors think i might have aspbergers (sp), a disorder for something.... and I got medicine and stuff....
well... here we are... im in 9th grade now, 15 years old, and am becoming a better person,
but this is why I think im stupid:
-i ask too many girls out directly
-i forget something i learned in school even though i learned it 2 seconds ago
- i post up useless stuff (sometimes)
- i cant remember stuff sometimes
-i cant control my self sometimes

And this is what annoys me here:

-when people dont respond to something I ask like "who has more pix or info on this boat

-I give somebody advice and they dont take it

- I post up a cool thread with a cool boat I found, and no one responds

- I post up a thread about finding how many models of a Cig were built (46 RR) and nobody helps me out or takes it seriously.


-------I hope you people understand how hard it is for me sometimes--------

-this is why I am not always my best on forums.

_ I'd like all of you to respect and help me when I ask for it.


-SAM

sam maybe your too young to be on this site. Check out Disney.com This site is geared more for adults

SAM, let me tell u ,,,,,,,,this frum is not just about U ,,,,so dont get upset about some people not answering or even takingyour advise.
Also u are 15 ,,,,,,alot of us have more knolige then u ,,,,some dont ,,,agree. LOL ,,,,,,,,but al in al in the whole world its always about others and i found that out the hard way ,,,,so u got to deal with it ,,,but not on the boards.
The ride i promised u on my boat ,,,,,on the other post ,,,(somewhere),,,is still waiting.
I kind of like kids like u ,,,that are intressted in boats and allthe stuff that comes with it,,,,maybe because i am the same way ,,,or atleast was,,,and sometimes still am ,,,,,what ever ,,just stay focused and dont lie or steel and never judge the other person your dealing with about what they say or do,,,,,if u dont know them personaly,,,,and that will make u better then most of them in all the forums.

Scott

sam, a lot of us admire your passion for powerboats but you have to understand that you are 15 and just about everyone on these forums is your fathers age, we dont hang around with kids in our neighborhoods and we dont want to hang around with kids on the internet. please dont take offense, you seem like a good kid with a great sense of humor (and imagination)

Dont let the kids at school bother you, keep doing the right thing and they will eventually leave you alone. good luck

being a teenager sucks!!!! One week your cool, the next your a jerk.


we all went through that!!!! Your motivated and that's good, soon you'll learn how to focus yourself in a way that doesn't annoy people. It's called growing up.....that's why your not considered "grown up". I suspect you'll be very successful as an adult once you put it all together.

Piece of advise I was given many years ago. God gave us one mouth and 2 ears....use them proportionately!!

I quess all of us are not grown up in some stuff ,,,but yes listen to what we have to say ,,,but think about it befor u do what we said,,,,even grow ups can be mest up .LOL

MBBC, I was a friggin train wreck as a kid, hell I flunked kindergarten. your in a great spot, you love fast boats, and your doing all you can to learn as much as possible about them. you have a dream of having one someday, use this as motivation to kick azz in school. see if your school has college prep/equiv. courses, take a class or 2 at a CC at night. ignore the jackasses at school and study. it wont happen overnight, but soon you will have a degree, a decent job, and a nice boat while most of the guys giving you a hard time in school will probably still be working at the local car wash.

Well said...

I can also relate; your time will come, but maybe not as soon as you would like. Patience and don't ever give up on your dreams. Good luck!

I respect you for throwing all that out there to a bunch of people that don't know you. I am closer in age to you (21) then probably 90% of the members, and after a while, you will realize they are mostly (from what little I know) good guys. Keep your head up, high school is what you make of it. I personally loved just about every minute of high school. When I was younger, about your age, an older friend of mine told me the one thing he wished he did more in high school/university was date. I took that to heart, and it has been one of the greatest things I have ever done. When you say you ask too many girls out directly, do you mean on dates or as a gf? I've always been a numbers person, the more girls I take out on dates....well you get the idea!

I'm sorry you don't feel so good about yourself, but it could be a whole lot worse. You did say Manhasset, didn't you, that's millionaire and billionaire territory. I think I could find some other people your age that wish they had it as bad as you. Location wise, I'm pretty close to you and I think I could help. Do some research and look me up. Brett