Writer's Block: Everybody hurts
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I had a nervous breakdown. And in my case it wasn't just kids bullying me; although there was this one girl who totally did, but the teacher who bullied me, belittled me, and basically broke what little self-esteem I ever had.
That said, there was this other girl in that class who was kind of cruel to me; not horribly, but typically, if you know what I mean. She and I wound up in a couple of classes together in High School, and we sat next to each other in French class and we became friends.
That to me was the best feeling in the world. Letting go of that anger and pain and befriending someone who once hurt me felt good.
Some of my HS friends think I have rose-coloured glasses when I look back on those years, and I probably do, but compared to grade school and middle-school, High School was paradise for me. I had friends, I had activites, I finally liked who I was. That went a long way in 'getting through' the problems I had as a kid.
I had a nervous breakdown. And in my case it wasn't just kids bullying me; although there was this one girl who totally did, but the teacher who bullied me, belittled me, and basically broke what little self-esteem I ever had.
That said, there was this other girl in that class who was kind of cruel to me; not horribly, but typically, if you know what I mean. She and I wound up in a couple of classes together in High School, and we sat next to each other in French class and we became friends.
That to me was the best feeling in the world. Letting go of that anger and pain and befriending someone who once hurt me felt good.
Some of my HS friends think I have rose-coloured glasses when I look back on those years, and I probably do, but compared to grade school and middle-school, High School was paradise for me. I had friends, I had activites, I finally liked who I was. That went a long way in 'getting through' the problems I had as a kid.
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on 2011-08-29 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-08-29 05:01 pm (UTC)My mother tried very hard to HAVE something happen to her, but there was little she could do. She thought about suing the school, but her lawyer told her that it would probably wind up doing me even more harm.
I think schools do a much better job nowadays dealing with this sort of situation. Back then, especially that principal, it was all shrugs and 'what are you going to do?' They wouldn't even let me go into a different class.
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on 2011-08-29 05:27 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-02 03:07 pm (UTC)I just don't think it was 'paradise'...