Constatine (cool name...hehheh)
This post is in response to the previous comments and a "extension" or so to say, of a reply to those comments. Ever seen I've began attending OCS, I started to remember why I didn't like it there - the people. Even if there were people at Ward that I didn't like, I could easily avoid them or spend the least amount of time with them as possible.
For example, I believe it was Friday, in World Issues, I wasn't sure where to sit, so I sat down where I had the previous day. I knew it was the same seat because of the guy who was sitting behind me, and because, well, obviously I could remember that I sat there. Then, this...*cringes* girl, comes over to me with this attitude, going:
her: Excuse me, this is my friends seat. She was sitting here.
me: *caught off guard* What?
her: You're sitting in my friend's seat.
me: I was sitting here yesterday. (Thinking: And even if I wasn't, I wouldn't give a fuck - what are you, 12?)
her: No you weren't, she was sitting right there. That's her seat.
me: Well that's impossible because I -
her: You WEREN'T sitting there but whatever.
And with a flip of her high head she turns away and retreats back to her seat. Later on I hear her bitching to her friends about how I stole her friend's seat.
(Shit, I just wrote more stuff, but I deleted it by accident. *tries to remember* Okay.)
Suddenly the feeling of being trapped in children's clothing pressured down on me, and the other kids didn't know that. I am lower to them, on a different social status.
Now let's get into why. There are many unfair reasons to this, ones that I'm sure you all know. Like stereo-typing, or like how the strong walk over the weak. (Like how I appear to be, a silent, timid girl a.k.a LOSER) But it goes deeper then that. I'm sure my close friends know that this stereo-type isn't the case. I'm sure you guys would say that I'm actually very open and what not. Of course, that's because you guys know me, and the others only see my "wall".
My wall has existed ever since I was a child, and when it came up I don't exactly know. What I do know is that I was not always like this, and that the amount of teasing I recieved was enormous. Pretty much I was the class loser, outcast, one-to-be-picked on. I think this wall slowly developed. I remember as a child other kids taking advantage of me. The popular girls used me as their lackie(?). Memories come to mind at how many times I was being teased and taken advantage of. It continued on and on, even to St. Kevin's, the ele. school I graduated from. Is this around where it started, I wonder? Maybe by this time it was just getting worse. By grade 8 I think the wall had almost been finished being built. Around this time I grew a hate for the stereo-typical "popular kids", and gained my own stereo-types, avoiding that group all-together. In fact I was a rebel who had been outcasted by the popular group. Something I'm sure their ring-leader doesn't even remember today. Call me childish for holding onto to this, but even if I didn't want to, I still do. Some things you can't control how they affect you, how they shape you.
The walll was pretty much made because over time I clearly learned something: people don't like the REAL me. Constantly I was stepping out of line with how "open" I was, constantly I was slipping up and managing to embarrass myself. This made me have to start to control myself, and if everything I did was such a slip-up, then I would shut-up all together. I would place this false wall in front of me, or maybe it's better to say that I live inside a box, one only my closet friends can enter. By now, after all these high-school years, I am completely inept on making friends, on knowing how to open myself without that fear of making a jack-ass of myself.
I can't do it. I know I can't. I'm not asking for any help or anything. I'm just expressing my feelings. This is who I am, maybe it will change, I'm still young...but...I don't know. I always try to stay out of the picture, hidden away, because those who are not seen are not talked about. I don't like, "the popular group" and the shit that they get into. I'm safe, safe, safe, security is what I strive for. And yet that little muffled cry is within me, I suppose it's that little bit of me that's a "sag" (half-horse, half-man d00d...from astrology).
BUT, I don't ever even WANT to make friends with any of those people who ever walked over me. Whoever thought that I was more lowly then them. Whoever attempted, and even succeeded to take advantage of me.
If I speak they think I'm a loser. If I don't speak they think I'm a bitch with attitude, or someone who can be walked over.
Turmoil. >.< I wanna leave school as fast as possible, I want to be in control of my life, which is *definitly* not how I feel in OCS, in contrast to Ward.
Anyway...I'm feeling better now. Even though I have to endure an hour of lunch-time with niners and eleveners. Which brings up something else that happened, but I wont get into it.
sry guys.
7 Comments:
tch, *crack knuckles* if only I could go to the same school as you just for a semester, I'll give them a piece of my mind.
It's true though, I guess things like this can't be avoided, especially in elementary and highschool. hell, I'm pretty sure it happens in university and the workforce as well. If you had to choose between speaking your mind and being thought of as a "loser" or just not speak at all, I'd try to speak and stand up to them. I've always thought of you as a tough person ^^ and just remember that you're much older than them...you're -past- all that immature shit! if you look down on them and just act indifferent (besides defending yourself when the need arises) then it's equivalent to given them a bitchslap in return.
I think that even if certain ppl would think you're a "loser" for speaking out, there'll be many others who'd agree with you, or sympathize, and those are the people you really want to be on good terms with.
But I do understand that it's easier said than done, I think it's already pretty good that you talked back to her lol..if it were me I might have just gotten up and gone for another seat. Too troublesome to argue about pointless things with people like that.
Well anyway, I hope things get better soon, and if they don't I'll get KISA together and we'll go bash some heads. ^_~
3:25 pm
aw man.. what jerks =\ don't worry, you have us =P hrm... and, what thea said. couldn't put it any better ^^;;
5:27 pm
Ugh... cheering people up or just comforting them has never been my strong point unfortunately =( but I really do want you to know that I understand what you mean by "putting up a wall".
It happened to me a lot in the past year and I lost friends because of it. Personally, I was afraid of saying something that might be "stupid" and just generally "being myself", and I thought, if I don't say anything at all, they can't pick on me. It worked for a little bit but after a while... I realized that it's just a short-term solution... in the long-run, I'm not any happier hiding the real me.
I'm glad you didn't fall into the trap of trying to fit into "a popular group" either, unlike me (Gr.8 memories... *sigh*). I regret that now. I'd rather you be yourself than someone you're not, even tho some losers find it uncool or unhip, whatever the word is nowadays.
Remember years ago when I kept saying "I'm happy being sad"? Well, I was going thru one of those times, but luckily you helped me out of it =) I hope I can help you too.
6:36 pm
lol thanks for all ur support guys. i guess im feeling more of an exhausted feeling more then ne things else...
i do stand up for myself, and i think that surprises ppl. like for example when i went to the guidance office, i got up from my seat to ask the secretary something, and this guy took my chair. i wont go into details, but when i asked for the seat back he gave me attitude. his friend was like "the rules are if u get out of the chair then ne1 can take" and before that, when they thought i wasnt paying attention, they were saying stuff like "who cares im in gr 12" etc etc...so skipping ahead, he was all ike "oh ill give her the chair, she's gonna cry." me: watz that, ur gonna cry? him: no U are me: why cuz ur a kid who thinks he can do ne thing he wants?
i do stand up for myself, but i dont instigate. when i said being myself, it wasnt about standing up for myself lol
i think vic more clearly understands wat i mean about the wall. but i do appreciate ur guys support. and i will try to be more open...altho im not sure how. there's also the other thing that i dun even wanna talk to these ppl in the first places
man i MISS u guys!
10:48 pm
I dont how to put what i want to say in words.
its tough, and u had it better at ward, so now u feeling worse about it all. I dont even know how to help u...talk back, ignore them...? how can i help u even tho i want to when i still havent helped myself?
u feel that emptiness inside u, that ure alone, and u should just give up. yet all u can manage to do is just 'thought' it out in ure posts.
argh, if i had the solution i would tell u...but the only thing that i can tell u is ignore the idiots and concentrate w. ure real outside school friends. that's what i did. but then ppl would walk all over u.
well....it could happen...they did it to me...heh, i had a 'hell' of a time in ocs and all that shit feeling like i was falling backwards while everyone was moving up.
perhaps the better advice is to never back down...b/c the second u do, they walk all over u. just keep at it. dont quit.
and when ure feeling low think bout all the ppl who care for u, u have tons of ppl who are willing to 'bash' some ppl over the heads, u have ppl who u can rant to and they;ll just listen without complain. then it doesnt seem to feel so bad anymore...heh.
and then there's me...who kinda just stands to the side and says nothing. I know...i'm horrible...i dont even know how to cheer u up.><...perhaps....a little chakon??? *o* at least u have many close good friends and loved ones. And that's all u'll ever need, not the losers who think they're all that.
just know, that within 5 years, all the pop. ppl will be fat and ugly. lol.
2:17 am
haha well no wat u say does mean a lot to me...and yeah im over all that shit now. feeling better. just my super duper laziness is coming into affect
i wont back down...that's for sure. and im not gonna let this get me down. i realized that i was getting the things i wanted too easily. it was even sickening for me. i always haf wat i want. all summer i got that. and now ...i just gotta deal. i say itz so easy to just "deal wid it" to every1, but i never do it myself.
so now im dealing. now im gonna accept my situation and take wat i can from it, cuz rlly, itz not all that bad at all
ur right i got my friends still. and itz cool to be hanging out wid u again jade-chan.
honestly i dun even remember how i felt...but it's past. and im glad for that. =)
10:06 am
well, i'm pretty sure u do remember. But i'm glad ure feeling better...? And just remember, ure only at school for almost a half day-ish.
1:21 pm
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