86/100⠀ ⠀ Eighth grade girls are possibly the most savage creatures on the planet. I went to a small Catholic middle school; our whole grade was one class of 30 people, and only a dozen girls. I had these friends, that’s what I called them, because I didn’t know any better. They were not nice people, they were the template mean girls. Some of the incidents that stick out were the time they hung up signs proclaiming their hatred for me (the teachers ignored), or the times the Queen B would shut me out for sport. Which was no different than all of the other times she would stop talking to me, which were less painful than the times she would corner me and tell me I was a loser who didn't deserve friends, let alone one as awesome as her. This was always in front of other girls. After a week or so of being soul-crushingly shunned, I’d be invited back in her good graces and we’d pretend that nothing had happened. The only way I knew I was forgiven for whatever misdeeds she’d invented for me was when she’d ask for a sip of my juice box then drink half of it. I gladly gave it to her. Because that's what 13 year old me thought friendship was. I had no other reality.⠀ ⠀ I am pleased to report I’ve not actually seen or spoken to this toxic bitch since 8th grade. I’m even more pleased to report that the friends I've made as an adult, the ones I proudly call mine, are the best, most amazing friends a person could have. I'm so grateful for them that instead of juice boxes, I share wine boxes with them. And they don’t judge me for it. ⠀ ⠀ #bitchesbetriflin #itgetswaaaaaaybetter #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2018 #the100dayprojectOP #objectpermanence #significantobjects #stuff #tradingcard #tradingcards #affinitydesigner #toxic #bully #virtualcabinetofcuriosities #art #autobiography #illustration⠀