Me being weirdლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)
Saul Zarate
Backhaus
English
9/18/13
My Letter W
Have you ever felt shunned from society? Well I have, it’s the most horrible feeling in the world. Now a days being ignored or being frowned upon is normal because our society is so corrupted. You’re probably wondering what the letter W stands for, the letter stands for weird. The word weird has been part of my life for many years, no matter how much I wanted to change and be a normal kid, the weirdness always found me like a lion chasing a gazelle. In elementary school I was always the unique one because I saw school subjects in a so called “fun way”, even though most of the times I would fail projects and test I found learning about them fun. Most of the kids called me weird and picked on me, but I would just brush it off and move on like any other kid. In class I was called the teacher’s pet because I would always be the one raising my hand to help. Most of my friends in elementary school were my teachers; I would always eat lunch in their classrooms and feel safe from the bullies. When the time came for me to leave elementary school, I felt that I could change my self and become normal and fit in with everyone else.
When I moved to middle school, I hoped for a positive change, but everything just got worse. The first day of middle school was a nightmare because I knew no one there. When I tried to introduce myself people would just laugh and walk away. I remember we had to do an assignment were we had to bring 3 objects that represented us, for that project I brought a pokéball, my DSI, and my perfect attendance award that I had won in 6th grade. When I introduced the 3 object that represented me people started to laugh at me because I liked Pokémon. It was hard to find friends with the same interest but I did find one friend. When I left middle school I was happy to be free from that hell of a school!
Over the years I have learned to stand up for myself and to ignore the people who call me names. I learned to accept myself of who I am and not to be so insecure about it. I feel proud that I overcame my fear of being called weird. At the end of the day, you have to just forget what people say about you because they don’t matter.
Backhaus
English
9/18/13
My Letter W
Have you ever felt shunned from society? Well I have, it’s the most horrible feeling in the world. Now a days being ignored or being frowned upon is normal because our society is so corrupted. You’re probably wondering what the letter W stands for, the letter stands for weird. The word weird has been part of my life for many years, no matter how much I wanted to change and be a normal kid, the weirdness always found me like a lion chasing a gazelle. In elementary school I was always the unique one because I saw school subjects in a so called “fun way”, even though most of the times I would fail projects and test I found learning about them fun. Most of the kids called me weird and picked on me, but I would just brush it off and move on like any other kid. In class I was called the teacher’s pet because I would always be the one raising my hand to help. Most of my friends in elementary school were my teachers; I would always eat lunch in their classrooms and feel safe from the bullies. When the time came for me to leave elementary school, I felt that I could change my self and become normal and fit in with everyone else.
When I moved to middle school, I hoped for a positive change, but everything just got worse. The first day of middle school was a nightmare because I knew no one there. When I tried to introduce myself people would just laugh and walk away. I remember we had to do an assignment were we had to bring 3 objects that represented us, for that project I brought a pokéball, my DSI, and my perfect attendance award that I had won in 6th grade. When I introduced the 3 object that represented me people started to laugh at me because I liked Pokémon. It was hard to find friends with the same interest but I did find one friend. When I left middle school I was happy to be free from that hell of a school!
Over the years I have learned to stand up for myself and to ignore the people who call me names. I learned to accept myself of who I am and not to be so insecure about it. I feel proud that I overcame my fear of being called weird. At the end of the day, you have to just forget what people say about you because they don’t matter.