It gets better… Trust me

I always had problems with bullies throughout my whole school experience. It started in kindergarten and worked itself up all the way to my worst year ever… 7th grade. It was a new school and I had to adjust to the different rules and such. I had no problems making friends. I’d just walk up, introduce myself, and we’d go from there. Well, one “friend” in particular turned her back on me and really showed her true colors. Her boyfriend at the time did the same and so did all the other girls who I thought were my friends. I remember her saying rude things about me either behind my back or to my face and all the other girls laughing and egging her on. Also, her boyfriend had the same class as me and he would start with the name-calling and such. Well, I didn’t do anything or say anything back to any of these people because I was intimidated by them. I did have to contact some adults about  behaviors towards me and those did stop. But I simply did not let myself get intimidated anymore.  I now know that those same people that tried to make me feel bad about myself were only just trying to deflect the attention off of themselves. Looking back I am grateful that I experienced everything that I went through because it would have never made me the person I am today. I now wonder why I even cared so much in the first place! Maybe it has to do with the fact that I was young and less mature. Well, I now have ALL of my confidence back, I am in a much better school and environment, and I found my true friends. So, thank you bullies!