Personal Essay: Bullied In Middle School

Personal Essay All middle school I would get bullied by these 2 girls, they would spread rumors about me and called me the worst things. It’s true that words do really hurt you not only that but start to change you. Every year the bulling got worse till I ended up getting punched at the end of 8th grade. They pushed me to a next level and I told myself, “I had enough.” This experience changed me because I’m not afraid to tell the teacher if I have a problem, I learned to speak up for myself and not let anyone treat me like their servant. In middle school, I was too afraid to tell my teachers if I had a problem with something. My teachers would always see me cry in the hallways and when they would ask me what was wrong I would tell them it was nothing. When 9th grade started I would hear people talk about me during class because I would hang out with some guys I knew in Elementary. I would start thinking about the past and was scared this year would be the same as the years throughout Middle School, so I started isolating myself from everyone. One of my teachers started noticing and asked me why I wasn’t talking with anyone, …show more content…
They spread rumors about me and gave me a nickname “Jehovah girl.” I was in class where a guy asked me what was my religion, I told him I was a Jehovah Witness and he started making fun of my religion saying how it sucks that Jehovah Witnesses don’t celebrate birthdays or holidays. He took it too far when he started telling other people that were annoying for waking up early just to go preaching. I told myself, “No, I’m not going to let this happen again,” and screamed out to him, “Is my religion such a big deal for you? You don’t hear me making fun of you because you’re gay, I respect you and you should do the same with me.” He was so embarrassed because he thought I wouldn’t stand up for myself and then