Real Teens Speak Out

Changing like Seasons

I had been brought up nicely by my parents and my family, they treat me well. You see… we could not expect everybody to treat us that way. It started when I was in 2nd grade,I was so silent that no one would have noticed me. Some of my classmates would give me intimidating stares, do mean gestures and such. I concluded then that not all people are good, I remembered an accident where I was accused for being involved in. I remembered seeing my classmate running around, she tripped right in front of me who was just standing and her nose had bled. I remembered being called out by her older brother, by her group of friends. I didn’t remember what they had told me, I was too naive but for sure I was hurt. The bad experience of being an outcast continued. After that… when I reached 3rd grade, my classmates would then call me names… tease me because of my dark complexion, my weird behavior… It continued till 8th grade. I knew most of my peers thought I was fine… that the words they throw to me didn’t hurt at all… the things they called ‘jokes’. The bullying never stopped. I had suicidal thoughts.. I thought so negatively of the world that I started to get numb of things. Gladly a friend of mine made me realize that I should not think so negatively.

I was being bullied for being silent, for being dark, for being weird… for being unlike them. But now, I ignore the bad things… I changed my perspective in life. I became an optimistic person. But negativities…stayed… I had stopped showing my so called skills… After some bad experiences and comments from my teachers and classmates. I did not stand up for what they had done… I let things like those pass.

To all people out there… Please do understand me.

Bullied for being a tomboy

My name is Valerie, but I go by Val. The bullying started in 3rd grade. I was picked on by other girls for being a tomboy. I liked sports, ate pizza, and collected action figures (WWE to be exact). It got worse in 4th grade. People started calling me “mud monkey” and “redneck”. In 5th grade, I was thrown in mud by a group of girls. I no longer trust anyone and I’m currently heading to 10th grade.

2 Real friends and Eminem

i don’t have 30 friends, but those that i have are real, they never betray me. On that final exam,in my country i had a low score, couse i don’t care about something that don’t help me, instead, make me feel pain, that’s why i didn’t care. I want to become a digital artist, so i focus on that. I entered high school, all classmates were smoking, something that i hate. I didn’t talked with anyone, they all asked me the same thing: ” Why you don’t talk with us?” , i didn’t ever responded to that question, in middle of the year i became paranoic, whole school knew my name somehow, 2 of my classmates took photos of me, i don’t know why. in the second semester i started watch anime, i really like it, i searched anime related to anxious people, i started to understand me and my situation very much, and i also realised that it wasn’t my fault, i don’t have to change to be accepted, they have to change to be accepted by people like me, because they are wrong. I started listen Eminem, he’s been in coma from bullying, so if he survived from a coma, i can survive too, i will get tough situations, i will fight for my ideals, i will show them, i already know what i believe, i am more powerful than anyone, and i will prove that, they can bully me, but i will stay up, for my ideals, for my friends, for my life.

Bullied for Hearing Loss

I hated middle school it was the worst. I am supposed to wear hearing aids but don’t because I got bullied. I read lips and was and still am very good at reading lips. I know sign language and can read braille. I got bullied for wearing my hearing aids, so I didn’t wear them. I got called Helen Keller and a ton of mean things and got smart remarks from peers. Other students would make hand movements and move their lips and ask what they were saying. They told me that if I were to die no one would care. I would get called annoying because I would ask WHAT a lot because I would not be able to see their lips and I wouldn’t be able to hear them. I wanted to just die. I felt like no one cared and no one did. My mother just told me I had thin skin and need to thicken it and would smile trying to make me feel better, but instead I felt worse a lot worse. My boyfriend was supportive and he helped me through it all. My one friend that was in high school tried to tell me she would beat them up and made me feel worse. I knew she was trying to help but didn’t. I still don’t wear my hearing aids because I’m a coward and I am scared to wear them. I could really use them though because this August I will be a Freshman in high school.

Nightmare came true

It all started when I was in 9standard. I had to change my school as we moved into different city. I have always been a topper for my whole life and I was pretty good in making friends too. When I came to school first time some students in my class asked me to objectionable dares for which I refused then from that day they started bullying me. They asked everyone to not talk to me and isolated me in my new class. They passed explicit comments, snatched my things, pushed me, teased me for my disease. I always thought that this was ‘their’ way of friendship.
Even one day a guy of my class threatened to tear my clothes. I couldn’t tolerate all this. when I complained to higher authority I was asked to be strong enough to tolerate all this!
I was told that I’ll get worst people in my life. I was shattered to the core but didn’t had courage to share with anyone. I tolerated this hell for whole one year and then I asked my parents to change my school because till then I was already into depression and I knew I cannot tolerate anymore . Changing my school did help me save from bullying and bullies but their memories still haunts me to give sleepless nights. I want to tell everyone to not take this thing casually and take action against it.

It isn’t easy being smart

Most kids at my school love sports, which is a terrible thing if you hate sports and are terrible at it like me. After a mistake I made involving the most popular girl in school she started spreading rumors and talking behind my back. My best friend and I were both victims of this, we went to the teachers seeking help but the situation remains unresolved.

This is my story

My story may seem pretty mild but it still affected me and hurt me. During Primary School from the ages 7-12 i was the target of bullying. It wasn’t majorly bad but I dreaded it when a certain person came near me. She was the leader of the girls in our class and controlled what everyone did and what they were allowed to do during break and lunch. we were only young and naive but i really hated the way she controlled everything. the other girls didn’t mind but i was an independent person and wanted to do what i wanted to do so i did and wasp really hated that. she wanted to lead the girls. she was also jealous of me, of what i dont know. anyway we had these events that we all got together with, all the people in the school and their parents and did a kind of market day in the school. I really hated these days because she would follow me around when i was on my own and call me names and laugh at me. she would sometimes do this to me at school. any way i did tell my parents and they helped me put up with this. all she wanted was a reaction and i didnt give her that so she soon stopped. the thing that really bugged me was that she would pretend to be my friend. as i go to a private school we go on buses to the school as it is about 40-50 mins away. the girls on my bus really hated me and gave me problems all journey long. they didnt as much say things but when i tried to join in they cut me off and made sarcastic comments to me all the time. it took ages to build up a relationship with them and the relationship is very fragile and one word wrong and they would be at me again. they still talk about me behind my back now but it isn’t as bad…it’s just catty jealousy, i dont bother about them anymore. it was terribly hard those first few months with them. my parents really helped and we invited those girls round together to build up a relationship. there were 3 girls, 2 were sisters and the other one was a first cousin to them. they were fine when i was with just the sisters but when they got together with the other girl they were horrid!!! then when i was 12 and just started senior years the 2 class bullies, lets call them “1 and 2” decided that i was going out with half the boys in my class. this was not true as i didn’t even have a boyfriend!! they pestered me all day long and in the end i told my class teacher. they really hurt me. my class teacher was really good and i haven’t had hassle from them since i told the teacher. if i get it now i just laugh it off with a joke. it doesnt hurt much now. IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED TELL SOMEONE!!! ITS THE BEST THING TO DO! STAY STRONG DONT BREAK DOWN THATS WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO DO. TAKE COURAGE…..AND BE HAPPY! SMILE, HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH, BE CONFIDENT!!

Grade School Bully

The bullying started when I was in 4th grade. I was always the Gracie’s set kind in school and I knew it, I always had a low self esteem and a low self confidence. I had come to school in a pair of shorts one day that I really liked and a girl in my class came up to me and called me a fatty and told me I was so ugly that I needed to just go home. I ran into the bathroom and hid for an hour before the teachers finally found me. The same bully taunted me and called me names and would whisper with her group and get others to laugh and yell fatty or freak as I walked down the hallways. That continued until I was in 7th grade. When I reached 7th grade the bully left the school, but one of her friends continued to bully me and took her place, this bully didn’t stop at name calling though. No, she went on to stalk me online and cyber bully me. I thought it would never end. When I reached high school I was so thankful to be going to a good school with no bullies and the best part was, none of my past bullies were at the same high school I was attending.
When I really think about it now, I realize what a good person it made me (I am still scared by all of my bullies, trust me) but, it also helped me to be more respectful of people and their feelings and it taught me to be a good person. I have helped 3 other girls stand up and get rid of their bullies now.
You can overcome being bullied, you will make it through I promise you!

Beyond the waves

I was a small little girl, happy as can be running around,laughing and smiling.. until I reached 3rd grade it all became a nightmare.. Words.. Actions and fists were all I saw.. I continued to grow causing the bullying to hurt me more… 5th grade arrived I was happy for my new year.. until the words.. “Small brat” “Tiny UGLY human” “Alien”.. they grew deeper through my heart. All I could do was tell my parents so I did.. immediately they talked to the principal.. she did nothing.. this bullying continues to happen to me during school each day..i continue to grow smarter but I never give up.. Ive never had suicidal thoughts and I never plan on having them..

bullies everywhere and can be anyone

Ever since i was grade 1 i was regularly teased because of my appearance and being anti social no one wanted to talk to me ,other kids call me names and scream them in front of my face especially boys but i would just regulary ignore them until i met a girl and a boy  they are transferies on other schools and the very first persons to ever talk to me and i felt so happy but due to my cold behavior and the gossips that the other kids was telling them they decided to seldomly talk to me but she explained the reason and i understand i dont want the 2 of them getting teased because of me they were sometimes being teased to due to skin color and height i just dont want to bring them more burden because of me

When i turned grade 2 i decided to tell my mom about my problem but she just said to ignore them , because of i felt like no one understands me i would always cry in the classroom my teacher always comfort me but the same things just happens very often until my teacher decided to talk to my mom about it and my mom told me to ” fight back” that word engraved in my head until one of the boys called me a name that was so annoying that i cant control my temper anymore i decided to ” fight back” by slapping him and kicking him but he fought back to which i lost and hitting the ground well some of my classmates reported it to my teacher and called for a meeting the bully s parent were there and saying sorry and he would not do it again but i just happens again and again and again and even worser i decided to be so cold that no one would even dare to approach me until it was flag ceremony and i was in a very bad mood due to the teasing again someone was touching my hair and playing it actually it was more like someone was fixing it but i thouth it was the bullies again so i decided to hit the person behind me even if i havent checked who it is well i was schocked it was vina every fixed there gaze on me felt so guilty hitting her the way i hitted her was so hard it even sounded loud enough for the whole people around us to turn around but she didnt even cried but she was just holding her tears back and she explained in a sobbing manner that she was just fixing my hair and the guilt even swallowed me more because i just hurted the one of the only person who ever talked to me and yeah another meeting was called and her guardian said that they forgive me and dont ever do that again good thing her guardian was a very nice lady and still lets her approach me but i never talked to her due to the guilt and the bullies even telling everyone to stay away from me because i ll punch or slap them but a few months later she still wanted to talked to me but i only give them cheap reply until i just decided to say sorry and they understand well they accepted me and we became best friends ironic isnt it ?