Narrative Essay About Bullying

It only takes one bad experience to change your opinion on something. Imagine if you went through this same bad experience for months, or better yet years. Your whole personality, how you view yourself, and others changes drastically. This is what it feels like to be bullied. Bullying is a serious issue in America, especially among children and young adults. From kindergarten all the way up until my sophomore year of high school, I was a victim of bullying. Being bullied changed how I viewed myself and others, what my values and morals were, and it shaped me into the person I am today. Remaining a constant victim to bullying for 11 years significantly affected how I viewed myself and others around me. To most I wasn’t worth giving more than a single glance. I had a gap between my two front teeth, which was a primary target of ridicule. My clothes were “nice”, but they weren’t by the designer label everyone else was wearing. Not only did I dress and look ugly, I was also a black girl- a lighter skinned

I valued friendship growing up, because I never had any friends. Since it was “cool” to make fun of me, it was social suicide to be seen casually talking to me. No matter where I moved or what new school I went to, the kids would immediately jump into teasing me. Eventually, I learned I have to love myself and my worth. Everyone may not like me or respect me, but as long as I love and respect myself life would go on. Although, I was the constant topic of ridicule, I never let it affect my school work. My education was very significant to me, because I knew I would make a big impact on the world if I obtained a good education. My family was another important value to me, because nobody was as encouraging and supportive of me as my family. The most important lesson I learned over the years was that I shouldn’t let anybody have control of my life, except for