The Setback I Never Saw Coming Sunday, September 3rd, 2017, 5:43 p.m. I was hanging out with a friend when my best friend texted me saying he received naked pictures of me via social media. How on earth could a guy thousands of miles away from me in a different country have inappropriate photos of me when I don't even like to stare at my body, let alone have the courage to take pictures of it in the nude? It's funny because Kwajalein, my home for over fourteen years, just started utilizing wireless internet the April of 2014, and it was through wireless internet how I was notified that "my nudes" had ended up in the state of Washington. The third was the longest day of my entire life. "What should I do," I asked myself as tears trickled
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I felt as if I had not only failed myself, but also my family. Why was I was being targeted with such a significant life changing setback if left untouched? Why me? Well, the problem wasn't with me, it was with society. My best friend received the naked pictures from a kid in my class, who thought he could get away with spreading lies about me because so many people in this day and age send pornographic pictures on the daily. So, Abigail might as well, right. Nope. False. Wrong. I have never or will ever send anyone "nudes." I have enough respect for myself to not tarnish my reputation. If any good can come from this experience, it is that I know how to self-advocate. Another person was mistreating me and instead of letting it continue to happen, I stopped it. I picked up boxing, so if a guy wants to mess with me, I'll prove him wrong. All the pain this incident has caused me has been fueled into a drive that makes me want to be my best self. I have stopped listening to what others say about me because what truly matters is how I think about myself. I won't stop being the sporty self-driven young lady I am. I will not let this kid have any power of me. I did nothing wrong, and I will continue to live my life with
I felt as if I had not only failed myself, but also my family. Why was I was being targeted with such a significant life changing setback if left untouched? Why me? Well, the problem wasn't with me, it was with society. My best friend received the naked pictures from a kid in my class, who thought he could get away with spreading lies about me because so many people in this day and age send pornographic pictures on the daily. So, Abigail might as well, right. Nope. False. Wrong. I have never or will ever send anyone "nudes." I have enough respect for myself to not tarnish my reputation. If any good can come from this experience, it is that I know how to self-advocate. Another person was mistreating me and instead of letting it continue to happen, I stopped it. I picked up boxing, so if a guy wants to mess with me, I'll prove him wrong. All the pain this incident has caused me has been fueled into a drive that makes me want to be my best self. I have stopped listening to what others say about me because what truly matters is how I think about myself. I won't stop being the sporty self-driven young lady I am. I will not let this kid have any power of me. I did nothing wrong, and I will continue to live my life with