It's Impossible to Forget...

Not many people know this about me, but I was bullied every day; before, during and after school, from the 1st grade up until I graduated high school.

I would curl up in a ball against the bus window, find the farthest seat away from everyone in my classrooms, walk different routes through the school corridors to avoid people, changed my appearance and was extremely withdrawn. On my way to Sunday school, my classmates would make fun of me and run off all together to leave me walking alone in the middle of the street hoping a car would hit me so I wouldn't have to face them all again.

Years later, living in a bad section of a city finally brought out the anger inside me, and I learned to stand up for myself. I wouldn't take crap from anyone. It wasn't until I had become a manager of an art store that I realized I was a strong person with strong emotions, and I had a LOT of friends. Real friends. I swear it saved my life.

Bullying will destroy a person. It hurts people down to their core, until they believe they are nothing, completely worthless. People die from the intolerances and bullying of others. A part of me died long ago, and although I'm a stronger, more aware person now, it's impossible to forget the horrible way I was treated, and the way that I felt about myself.

Respectfully yours on Spirit Day,
*Aster Crow

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Please watch this short video on bullying. I cried at least 4 times. [link]