Life Changing Experience
Maria Drake
Life changing Experience
Have you ever been bullied at some point in your life? I have; Bullying is such a huge deal and it continues to affect many people to this day in our society. Based on my personal experience in the past, some of the effects that come from bullying can include: emotional distress, anxiety, lack of trust in other people, and low self-esteem. In some cases, bullying can lead to taking one's life, as well as hurting others. Being bullied as a child has been such a life changing experience in my life.
I recall moments throughout my elementary years in school where I had been bullied .One hot, sweaty and exhausting day during my last recess I was out on the black top playing handball with some of the kids at the school. I was suddenly approached by three young blonde haired girls with smirks on their faces. One of the young blonde hair girls had stood in front of me and violently pushed me hard enough to where I had fallen on my side. The other two blonde haired girls stood behind me laughing. I was so embarrassed because I had fallen in front of what seemed to be the whole school even though it may not have been.
As I slowly got back up on my feet and began to walk away, one of the blonde haired girls sarcastically called me a F.O.B. Embarrassed as ever, my face could have been as red as a hot tamale. Clueless on what the meaning of the word F.O.B meant, I had later gotten home to my tired and weary mom and asked her what the word or phrase F.O.B. meant. But because English is her second language, she herself was also clueless. So I continued on and asked my kuya (older brother) Lawrence, “Hey kuya, what does F.O.B. mean?” He then laughed at me and said, “What! Who said that?” I said, “Well the kids at school on the playground had called me a F.O.B.”Lawrence then said, “Sis, they are calling you a Fresh off the Boatperson.” He then laughed about it. Right then and there I felt really hurt because I finally learned what the
Life changing Experience
Have you ever been bullied at some point in your life? I have; Bullying is such a huge deal and it continues to affect many people to this day in our society. Based on my personal experience in the past, some of the effects that come from bullying can include: emotional distress, anxiety, lack of trust in other people, and low self-esteem. In some cases, bullying can lead to taking one's life, as well as hurting others. Being bullied as a child has been such a life changing experience in my life.
I recall moments throughout my elementary years in school where I had been bullied .One hot, sweaty and exhausting day during my last recess I was out on the black top playing handball with some of the kids at the school. I was suddenly approached by three young blonde haired girls with smirks on their faces. One of the young blonde hair girls had stood in front of me and violently pushed me hard enough to where I had fallen on my side. The other two blonde haired girls stood behind me laughing. I was so embarrassed because I had fallen in front of what seemed to be the whole school even though it may not have been.
As I slowly got back up on my feet and began to walk away, one of the blonde haired girls sarcastically called me a F.O.B. Embarrassed as ever, my face could have been as red as a hot tamale. Clueless on what the meaning of the word F.O.B meant, I had later gotten home to my tired and weary mom and asked her what the word or phrase F.O.B. meant. But because English is her second language, she herself was also clueless. So I continued on and asked my kuya (older brother) Lawrence, “Hey kuya, what does F.O.B. mean?” He then laughed at me and said, “What! Who said that?” I said, “Well the kids at school on the playground had called me a F.O.B.”Lawrence then said, “Sis, they are calling you a Fresh off the Boatperson.” He then laughed about it. Right then and there I felt really hurt because I finally learned what the