Posted by Sandeep Dhami on January 30, 2011 at 9:09pm
Sandeep Dhami01-31-11A&A10Being bullied around because you are different is no joke. Being skinny as a twig and getting punished for it is no joke. Getting teased from my friends to strangers that I see is painful. Since childhood I was a very shy person and I just went along with what everyone else did and I felt like I didn’t’ have an opinion of my own and I just wanted to fit in with the rest of the crowd. I felt like I didn’t belong in this world and I felt like I stood out. Not knowing if who I am was really who I wanted to be just because I stood out.People laugh at those who stand out but don’t notice the ones that are all the same. Since elementary days I have been looked at “differently” and made fun of because of my limp, when I walk. Since those days all I ever wanted to do is fit in and try to be the same as everyone else. I never have taken the time once to think what I want, I go along with others and I feel like I don’t have a say in anything, or more like I don’t want to have a say in anything. My opinion doesn’t matter to anyone and I feel like everyone is watching me and talking about me. Sick to the stomach feeling occurs when I walk pass people, knowing they are talking about me. “Look at that girl, she walks so weirdly” or “Look at her, don’t her parents feed her anything, she looks like a twig.”To be the girl everyone called different, it’s good sometimes to fit in because at the end you have no option at times. Trying to be myself never worked out, and at the end I just fit in with the world and how they wanted me to dress, act, walk, and talk. Walking around brain less and letting others decide how I should be and act.Why do I do what I do? to fit in with the rest of the world.
I think it's great to be different:)you are special,unusual and extraordinary! People who achieved big things in this life were very unhappy with themselves-their looks/walk/talks/body/environment, etc.and it motivated them to be noticed not for being overweight or skinny but for their ideas,ability to overcome complexes and fears and inspire others!:)
I am sad that the society today has created this image that we must fit in with a certain crowd, or fit into certain clothes to be cool or whatever. I remember my parents always telling me that being different was good, but going through middle school and high school with the media telling all teens that the must be a certain way definitely pushed me more towards the mainstream.
Comments