Humor saves lives-Rickia

When I was a teenager, I was the smallest kid in my neighborhood. I got beat up, pushed around and joked on all the time until I learned how to tell jokes and make everyone laugh.

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-11-17 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Negative
  • Who should know about this? Everyone

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Boynton Beach
  • Age: 51-60
  • Gender: Male

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? They just did it, no reason
  • My story relates to: --
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? Upbringing, yes, but also a choice
  • The lesson in your story is: Take the good, lose the bad
  • In my story, problems are solved by: --
  • My story teaches us to: --
  • My story teaches us that: The community has total control
  • My story teaches us that: --
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