Bullying Sucks
A few years ago, when I was in fourth grade my mother had decided to send me to a boarding school. This decision was made to make me a more independent child and more responsible. The boarding school I attended was Good Shepherd International School in Ooty, a small hill station in South India. My first day at the boarding school wasn't as pleasant as I thought it would be since I was going to be away from my parents and at that age it wasn't something I was prepared for. As soon as my parents left, I didn't quit realize the distance but as soon as I went for my first meal and ate a meal from the school, I realized that everything has changed. I started missing my parents to an extent where I cried myself to sleep at night. I hated them for doing this to me. To me, this decision taken by them wasn't appreciated. It was rather a prison to me because I had no friends; no one to let my feelings out to or even have a conversation with. Then, things got worse. The bullying began the first day of my classes. As soon as I walked into my class a dictionary was resting on top of the door and as I opened the door, the dictionary feel on my head and all the students in the class started laughing at me. This obviously made me embarrassed and gave rise to anger. Being a new student I didn't know what to do, so I just let it slide. We all know anger doesn't go away, it stays with us and every time we think about the situation it flares up. My anger was the same, it didn't seem to vanish but every time I thought about the situation it would just change my mood. Bullying influenced me to get stronger mentally and physically and to also stand up for myself. I got back at all of the kids who bullied me. I made the all the kids in my grade turn on them, probably was not the best way to handle that situation but bullying made me so angry. After fulfilling my plans to get back at those who wronged me I learned to stand strong, to speak up and defend myself. I no longer allow anyone to bully me or disrespect me.