About me:
Some people claim to be Christian. It says in the Bible not to judge, God is the only one that should judge. So tell me...Why did people treat Josh Shipman like gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe? I don't know. Josh may have been gay and had a religion that wasn't too common, but he had every right to be the way he was. He was the best person i've met in my entire life because he was always willing to help others. He was different, that was for sure. His smile was one of the whitest smiles I have ever seen. He could brighten anyone's day. He was a happy kid. At least that's what I thought. One day, we were walking down the hall at JCHS and I could hear people yelling "Gay, Faggot, Devil Worshiper," or just about any name you could think of. It was making me mad, but I could tell it was hurting Josh. The principal of our school even put Josh in a boy's home because they claimed he was "causing too much trouble." Last time I checked...Isn't the person that wants to fight is the one who wants to start the trouble? I didn't think it was fair. Josh was treated like crap. Me and my friends stood up for him, as much as we could. But Josh suddenly moved away, in August of 2006.
It wasn't even 2 months later that I had logged onto my MySpace, saw a bulletin that was titled "To Josh Shipman's Friends And Family." I opened it, finding out that Josh had killed himself. (It was on October 6th, 6 days before he turned 16.) It took awhile to sink in. But when it did, I cried for about 3 weeks straight. Could I have said something to stop him? I don't know. But I wish he was still here. Josh, if you can here me, I want you to know that I love you, no matter what people say about you. You were the best person. May your spirits live on. <3
And may I also say that if ANYONE adds this page and then bashes it, I will delete you. No bashing allowed. Show your respect for him. Find it in your heart that other people are still saddened by his death. <3
With much love,
Chelsa Bowman ♥
Who I'd like to meet: When I die, I want to see Josh's face at least one more time. <3
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I read your "about me." When I was in high school I had a friend who was gay, but none of us knew. He came from a Catholic family, and he believed his homosexuality was a sin. And it didn't help that my friends and I would make gay jokes all the time. Well, he committed suicide, and revealed his orientation in his suicide note. I think that was the turning point in my life where I learned to judge people by thier character, not by thier race, religion, sexual orientation, or whatever. Unfortunately, it took the death of a very good friend for me to grow up.
This is so sad it breaks my heart. Every one should make this page better and leave some comments. Just get on here and spill ur guts i didnt' know josh well i only knew him for a short period of time to be honest but he was one of the friendliest people i knew and he was so bright and didn't care what other people thought. He was treated like dirt and didnt' deserve it. If u just talked to him or seen him u never would know he was depressed. Sorry to every one who was close to him and knew him well it was a tragic loss and every one who treated him like dirt should burn in hell. LOVE U JOSH
