Speak.
"Are you different? Weird? an outcast? Do you like to be yourself, to be an individual? Does it make you happy to express who you are? And do narrow minded people drag you down because of it?
It's been a while for me, since the days when people bullied me for being "weird" when I was just being myself. I faced up to it, stood up for myself and stoped letting it control me. Since then I like to think I've become a stronger person, a better person from having experienced that. But its not the same for everyone, some people don't know how to break free and it ends up hurting them more than anyone can see.
It's not fair. We were born with the right to be true to ourselves. Personally I enjoy my oddness, I love that I'm a freak who talks to much. I love that I've got the confidence to be completely random, and you know what? My friends, my real friends, love me for all my crazy and that's how it should be for everyone.
But I remember what it feels like. I remember the times I wanted to die because it seemed like the only way out. I've watched my friends sink to their lowest points because someone felt like spreading a rumour or posting something horrible online. Hell, I've been there myself. I'm sure we all have at some point, even the people to do the bullying.
I just felt like, because Tumblr is so different to Facebook and people can actually express things on here, that I should post something with merit. Something that addresses a real issue.
And I'm really pissed off because my older sister has been through hell and back over the past few weeks. The father of her children went to jail for hurting her and even though he was a totally dickhead she needed him. She's never been ok on her own and now there's this woman. Yes a random woman, an adult in her late twenties, sending her threatening messages and telling people horrible things in this really, really small town because my sister dated her boyfriend SIX years ago.
It's pathetic.
I want to take a snow shovel and hit her in the face with it.
Repeatedly.
Bullying is not ok, at any age. I feel sorry for the people who choose to bully because honestly, how small and worthless must you feel to need to hurt people in that way?
Words do hurt.
If anyone is reading this and they know exactly what I'm talking about then please believe me when I say that what your feeling isn't all there is. You need to find happiness in the little things in life, and don't let immature, narrow minded wannabe's hold you back.
Be a weird and be damn proud of it. Normal is boring and we're better than that."
