Four long years
May 28, 2020 Uncategorized 4 comments jharris20
Welcome to Realization
My first day of highschool was a big step for me, I was so ready to start a new time in my life praying that all my friends would stay around and that I would have the time of my life, and oddly enough I believed it would be like highschool musical. Well it was not at all like that, and I had to learn the hard way. This is what I have to say to all the future highschool students. Do not worry about what people think of you, it is the least of your worries, and I wish someone had told me that.
I had spent most of my highschool mornings trying to find the perfect outfit to wear to school to impress people who I wish I never did. I spent the days thinking that everyone hated me, and that I did not fit in. I let that take over my entire body, including my mind. As the days came I started to get bullied, either on the way I looked, what I said, my weight, or the people I hung out with. I let that control me, I started focusing more on the drama and that caused my grades to drop. I started falling behind in school and social life. One day I was told some horrible words, I had left school crying and missed some of my most important classes. I was a mess and I wish I never let any of that bullying control me, and I wish it did not take me 4 long years to realize that.
I believed that if I looked good, or had a bunch of friends that it would make school easier, when in reality it was the other way around. Although I was being bullied at the same time I let that control me, I begged my mother somedays to let me stay home because I was afraid. I missed days, which caused me to be behind in school. After I missed those days it was quite hard to catch back up on the work that I missed. I spent too much time worrying about what could have been instead of what it was, I wish I knew back then what I know now.
Eventually, I realized what was more important than caring about what they say about me. I stopped caring about all the snarky comments I was getting, and I started focusing on what was more important and that was graduating! After four long years of being bullied and letting it control my every move I finally figured out what really mattered. I wish that someone would have told me the changes and importance of high school before I started my journey. Finally as my year of graduation rolls around the year of 2020, I want to share some words with on comers and that is never worry about how to act, or look, or dress, it is not nearly as important as school was. I hope that future high school students do not have to take four years to realize what is really important when it comes to school.
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4 Comments
I totally agree with this. High School can be a very challenging time when people are bullied for looking, thinking or doing things differently and it can be very hard to work through that. I also had days where it was hard to go to school because of bullying or difficult situations.
Throughout the experience in high school what they tell you is very true, time truly does fly and for most or some individuals it can be something hard to go through, and a lot of the things people tell us about high school, some are true, and some aren’t it all depends on ones experiences throughout high school. It’s important to find yourself to truly realize what is actually important.
I agree with this, high school is judgmental and hurtful sometimes, we have all been through these things. Your writing is pretty well written and I’m sure some underclassmen will see this and be inspired!
This is amazing, I love it. Your growth from caring to not giving a dang about your stature (yes, i got that one from stupid membean) is amazing and I hope everyone can just stop trying to impress everyone but instead focus more on their happiness and mental health for high school.