Growing Up

Growing up I couldn’t wait for the teen years, they were going to be the best! I was so wrong. Sixth grade I had been homeschooled due to bullying in my younger years, but I never thought that it would get worse in high school. Seventh grade I had been quiet and isolated, that was, until I became friends with a few girls who I thought were just like me. Over the years, these girls became the worst thing to happen to me, all but one, who I am still good friends with to this day. The “leader” of our group, brought us all down, especially me because of my innocence. By the time I got to high school, I was no longer the girl that I had remembered, I hated who I had become. Our “leader” got us to see the world in a different way, to me, I went from seeing the world as this amazing place where I was beautiful and could do anything, to seeing the world as a cruel drug addicted hell. I hated myself, was told to lose weight, told to wear makeup, and I obeyed. The pain hasn’t left me and I still struggle with bullying on a daily basis, but I’m getting better, and I hope you do too.