Essay On How Bullying Changed My Life

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I guess that I was always different from other people from the very start. I 'm not referring to my teenage ‘woe is me ' years, but since I was old enough to remember I was fundamentally unlike anyone my age. The way I thought and felt at that age was rather off. Much too intense and apathetic, yet I was still the best-behaved child in the household. I can 't recall much of my childhood and nothing at all from before the age of 6. All I do know is that I grew up loved and cared for. I had everything I needed, but was not spoiled, as we went through a rough patch financially in that time. I 'm grateful because I learned to appreciate what I have and to work hard for what I want. Nothing in life is for free and I 'm fine with that notion. It …show more content…
This was the only time that I would stand up and fight, no matter who the adversaries were. She was my only true friend. The only person that I felt was inherently good, despite her attitude and bad behaviour. I decided the second she started school, I would protect her with everything I had. I soon found out that I was not going to be needed much. That girl is a spitfire. She ended up being the one who protected me most of the time and now almost 17 years later, she still does. I love her more than she knows. Without hesitation, I would give my life for her. It 's my fault if she doesn 't know that. I have always been bad at expressing my …show more content…
Leigh Ann Schusler. "Not Leigh Anne with an ‘e '. Leigh Ann. Not Schuster – it 's Schusler. I 'm not Leon Schuster 's kid!" She drilled that into my head from the moment we met. I don 't exactly remember how we became friends. It 's as if she had always been there. I was a very naïve child because I was so introspective, but Leigh Ann taught me the value of friendship. She taught me so many things. We were besties up until we left for High School. Even though we went to the same school, our worlds drifted apart rather quickly, hers for the better and mine for the worse. I 'm glad she didn 't have to witness my fast

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