The subject of bullying is a sensitive subject for me but a subject that needs to be continuously spoken upon. As a teenager in high school I was bullied by girls. I could never understand why. I had all the latest clothing and I was apart of the “in crowd” and was very involved in my studies. I got made fun of for not being what other students felt was good enough by their standards. The end result was me becoming a bully and hurting others to somehow reflect what I was feeling inside onto others so that the pain I endured would somehow stop. It made me angry and I resulted to becoming physical in order to defend myself. Until one day I stopped and asked myself what was I getting out of belittling others? and what was I getting out of being violent ? I had become the people who tormented me. I made the decision to leave high school and go to home studies in order to separate myself from things and people who had nothing better to do then hurt people. I made it a point to become a person others can talk to , have someone they trust and to stand up for people who are/have experienced bullying. Its imperative that us as individuals , parents, teachers, friends and even strangers come together to be loving to one another.
Take a STAND
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Vontress Ortega is a woman in her transparency. Sharing her life's hardships and stories of overcoming adversity. Her writings have become her way of healing and unknowingly it has helped many other women along her journey. Vontress continues to empower women through her words and advocating for women's mental health and self care. View all posts by Vontress Renae'