Yeah - it's what kept me out of direct helping professions with
   kids; I knew the structure would drive me nuts and at the time I
   was going to go into it full time (mid-1990s) was the pedo
   paranoia time so... single white male working with boys?

   Yeah. I'd be watched like a hawk all around. Not that it would
   matter to me, but I was talked out of it. "You wouldn't want the
   stress" "bad environment for men to go into right now".

   They were probably right and no regrets here. But still there's
   always the 'what if" factor. Well, I help outside of the system.
   I entertain/educate on Vine [1]http://vine.co/kenneth.udut -
   just being myself, randomly weird, and no structure. Just
   crossed 10,000 followers and almost 1/2 are under 18. Mind you,
   they're not SUPPOSED to be on the service, but they are. They
   find me entertaining and so I use it as an excuse to
   occasionally do "ManRules" / "LifeTips" - stuff like that.

   I focus a lot on cyberbullying, how to be yourself in the face
   of conformity; and when conformity isn't necessarily a bad
   thing... stuff like that. I'm like a "Face from far away" and I
   take the role I found myself in seriously, while appearing
   ridiculous.

   Since I'm 'outside the system" I keep my nose clean too. I stay
   public, don't respond to private, I don't get involved with
   their problems - I stay on this side of the glass. But I'm quick
   with like emoticon "great job", "keep up the creativity" and
   stuff like that.

   So in the end, I found a way to help. Wish it paid money but eh,
   at least I'm making a difference. Thanks I'm considering
   finishing up school one day and perhaps going into behavior
   therapy/cogsci/psychology or something like that. or something
   like that. Who know. I just take life day by day and help
   whenever I find myself. I tell people (of any age) I'M NOT A
   ROLE MODEL, because I'm not a role model.

   But I'm a case study. I'm being myself, encouraging others to do
   the same, be confident, learn to "spot the bullshit", don't be
   mean, you CAN get through this. [school, work, divorce, whatever
   might trouble someone] - stuff like that.
   Thanks for the encouragement; I might have gotten talked out of
   doing the work earlier but then I wouldn't have had amazing
   opportunities later. I like where I am now and what I do, so I
   have no regrets. And if I decide to pursue that old career
   again, I won't hesitate smile emoticon

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