Honestly I was born in Denver and raised in Littleton and as pretty as it is there’s nothing really to do that’s very honeymoonish

Exactly.^^  Not a shitton to see and do.  It’s pretty much a placid (aka boring for some) place to live, work and consume.  It’s perfect senior retirement territory too. The community that lives there go elsewhere in the surrounding area to seek out memorable getaway experiences most especially out in nature, the mountains, etc.   

Different anon than the last but honestly, my wife isn’t into true crime at all and agreed on a “late” honeymoon to Littleton on the 20th anniversary. It will be a road trip. So idk I don’t think it’s that weird lol.

Never mind the wife. Eric and Dylan would think you’re weird to choose Littleton as a honeymoon destination for couples. lol    But all joking aside, I’d say you’ve got a pretty unusual situation. And since your wife is not into true crime, as you are, I’d imagine she’s just straight up pretty chill about deferring to your pick of places to visit as the “honeymoon”.  

Being bullied isn’t an excuse and even less so when they were bullies themselves.

They became the ultimate bullies because they had been on the receiving end of being bullied. Simple as that. Should we minimize the sort of bullying they experienced?  Hell no.  Should we minimize any sort of bullying that anyone ever experiences no matter how “much” or “little”, relative to peoples’ perspective and tolerance ? Nope.  So, while you say ‘being bullied isn’t an excuse’ what really needs to be said is excusing bullying isn’t an excuse. Period. For anyone.  Make no mistake, bullying may not have been the only causation in creating Columbine but it most certainly played a foundational part in fucking up those boys self esteem and mental health. It set a precedence as to what was to come. What Eric and Dylan did didn’t just happen out of the blue.  They didn’t kill others and themselves for shits and giggles. Unless of course you simply refuse to see the truth of the matter.  Bullying creates a toxic climate, it begins a vicious cycle where those who are picked on and denigrated begin to feel disempowered. Those who are victimized begin to hate themselves. Some, not all of course, cope by taking their power back by hating on others weaker than themselves. They become the bullies in order to displace feelings of deep sadness, anger and rage.  While others, such as Eric and Dylan, prefer retaliation before destroying themselves. Karma was a bitch in this particular case. Hurt people hurt people. But honestly, it’s not rocket science.  Again, I say, excusing bullying isn’t an excuse.  In the extreme, the result of bullying, depending on resilience of the individuals on the receiving end, creates victim-bullies, suicide, homicide – and in this particular case, both. 

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teenage–terror:

Goodbye boys…

i always feel so sick when i watch these.

This is probably reading into it too much but Eric still has a bounce in his step, as if he’s still eager to carry on whereas Dylan is practically dragging himself up the stairs as though he doesn’t even care anymore

Eric’s sprinting back up to the library in hopes that they’ll get to witness the bombs in their cars go off (set for noon) and Dylan is meh, trailing lethargically behind, and aching to reach the finish line of this life. 😦