I read most of the comments left on this message board, and I had no clue that there are so many kids out there, who have gone through some of the same things that I have...I am nearly 21 now, and I was bullied for the longest time, try it starting in the 1st grade. The kids didn't like me, because I was bigger, I had more weight on me than they had, I had big glasses, and I didn't dress like they did. In all other words, I was different, and at the time, I wish I could of said that I was proud of it, but I never was proud of it. I wanted to fit in, but according to my mom, I wouldn't, I was very different from everyone else, and there was nothing to do about it. It continued on for a while, but things didn't get worse until I got to the 7th grade.I was the nerdy, not so cute overweight girl, who had really no friends, and sat by myself at the lunch table. I was talked about, pushed around, rocks thrown at my head,beat up on, used, and even more than a handful of times, signs were taped to my back. I met my now best friend that year, the only girl that was actually nice to me.I was 13 that year, and things just got worse, I was now on the path of self destruction. I cried myself to sleep for 6 years, coming hom everyday, locking myself in my room, and I would cut, and I became really good at hiding it, because my mom had no clue, nobody did until I had turned 18-19. That was when I knew that I was in trouble, but like they say,"old habits die hard" The point is that I've been there, I understand, and I'm always there for anyone that needs my help. Send me a message, if you feel like you can't talk to anyone else, I have an extremely open mind, and the last thing that I want is for anyone to hurt themselves in anyway, especially because some people can be too insecure and selfish to think about anyone but themselves, so they have to hurt people to make themselves feel better. You guys are so much better than that, and together, we can fight, and make them listen that they can't push us around anymore.
Much love, Lea.