Can you describe a time where you have felt different or out of place and how that made you feel?
When I was in middle school, a group of girls who I considered my “best friends” all suddenly told me they did not like me in this odd chain of messages. It made me feel even more ostracized than I had before.
Then years later, a few of them actually direct messaged me and told me it was because they were jealous of my confidence.
What is something that you know now, that you wish you could go back and tell yourselves elf at 10 years old?
I would tell my younger self not to shrink for anyone else’s comfort.
People would always tease, saying I was an overachiever or “did the most” in school/ extracurriculars, and for a brief moment in my life that made me feel like I should tone it down.
But as I continued to prosper in school and competitive life, the same people who picked on me became cheerleaders. When we all mature and become secure in ourselves, we all want to see each other win.