right. guys, gonna have to push to the point here. everyday, i am bullied and harassed by kids in my class. i get called out for the fact i like animals, for the fact i like marvel and star wars, for the fact i like 'boy' sport. constantly copping comments from my peers like 'i'm glad i'm not you because you have no friends' and 'dude your life is sad'. constantly i am down. i am socially anxious and have really bad anxiety. i am constantly worried about what people think about me. i don't have any friends in my year. actually, i'm friends with the grade 11s and 12s. but i worry i will lose them. my roommate, who i thought was my friend, was actually talking behind my back and making false rumours and negative stories about me. she made my new roommate so uncomfortable she actually cried when she found out i was her roommate. now, i didn't know this at the time - that my ex-friend was lying and talking behind my back - but i felt so guilty and angry with myself. and guess what? when i told my ex-friend (old roommate) how i felt, she just replied 'cool, i don't care and don't have to apologise.' she actually almost ruined my acquaintanceship i have with my new roommate. then it hit me, late last night - why am i having to deal with this? everyday its the same. get up. have breakfast and sit with my older friends. go to school. run into those mean kids (literally 95% of my class, and they have no respect for the teachers, either!) stand up for myself / or friends. get pushed down and my words and concerns drowned out. namecalling, harrassing, bullying via words - all of these are happening to me. the saying goes, 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me' - well guess what? - they can. and they hurt a lot.
