Drowning in Pain

Growing up I was bullied because my voice was deeper, I was taller then the other kids in my class. But a lot of the bullying surround my LD. I was born with a learning disorder called Non Verbal Learning Disorder. My brain was wired different than everyone else so it took my longer to learn things or to complete schoolwork. I had trouble reading facial expressions and body language so I would walk up to a kid and start talking to them not knowing that the kid didn’t want to talk to me at all. I walked into situations unaware of what might happen. I got called stupid, retarded. Kids would insult me and gang up and me and spread rumors about me around the school. It was awful and horrible. Everyday something new happened to me. But I came home every day with the same feeling of embarrassment and shame. I cried every day and begged my mom not to send me back to school. The bullying started in grade one and ended in grade nine. Being bullied made me become stronger and wiser.