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I’m Still Unique
Dear Diva
It is scary hearing about the large number of youth that are being bullied. It seems like teens who dare to be true to themselves are looked upon as being different. I sometimes wonder how the ones doing the bullying learned to be so mean. They’ll do whatever it takes to be popular, noticed or to impress others. I’m a teen who’s a bit short for my age, a tad overweight, I can’t afford the hottest labels and I’m lousy at sports. No matter how hard I hold my head up, I get picked on, laughed at and called names. Most days I can laugh it off, but other days, I just don’t feel like laughing. Tell me Diva, why do they need to be popular if it means making someone else feel miserable?
~ I'm Still Unique
Dear I'm Still Unique
Dear I'm Still Unique
Good for you for knowing just how unique you are. What you have is something no wannabe popular person has — self-confidence and leadership. When a person must cause someone else grief, pain or public humiliation to make themselves look good, their actions really say a lot about their self-esteem or self-worth. He/she may feel good, popular or in control while all their friends are around laughing, but what they don’t understand is those same friends are also laughing at him/her. Why? Maybe because their friends know that because they can’t step to somebody their own size, they must find someone weaker than themselves to look big and strong. My advice to you is to let others know when this is happening. Tell your parents, teachers… tell someone. You do not have to deal with this alone.
~ Diva
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