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Dear Jellybean,
Last year I was teased by a guy from my school. He'd make fun of everything about me. My nose, my skin, my hair, my glasses, they way I acted around people, the problems I had with my parents. He even hit me by the end of the year. But the thing that was the worst of them all was that he was constantly calling me retarded. But not as a joke, he ACTUALLY meant I look like a retarded girl. He used to tell me 'You look like a retarded girl' or 'Me and my friends think you look like a retarded girl'. My 'friends' from that time didn't defend me, because this guy was one of the popular and rich ones, plus they were friends with him. One girl actually ended our friendship because I called him a jerk and a midget.
Now I've changed schools, I have new friends, my parents and teachers from the old school know everything, and I don't see those people anymore. But sometimes, when I remember about this time, I start to cry or I get really angry. Sometimes, when I see my photos or videos, I think to myself 'I actually look like a retarded girl'. I start to think that my old friends felt bad or ashamed for me because I look like a retarded person. I was teased with this for over 3 years, so I suppose it's hard to recover. I felt betrayed by my friends and my self esteem was falling apart because of this guy.
How can I start to see myself as the cute, normal girl that I am? How can I start to think about myself as a good friend and an interesting person, even when the people that I called friends dropped me to be friends with such a jerk? What can I do to recover from this experience and be stronger?
Thank you,
Girl that Can't Forget
