BULLIED: My Personal Journey!
I was 10 years old! I was squabbling with my best friend about something; I can’t remember what. It wasn’t big or significant or important, but it ended when he took my backpack and tossed it angrily down our school's grassy bank. When I arrived home, my mum saw my muddy school bag and asked me about it. I told her! She was not pleased, and with pure intentions, she thought it best to have a "mother-to-mother" conversation. She disappeared to my friend's mum's place, but it didn’t go as planned, didn't resolve the issue, and it certainly was not the kumbaya moment my mum desired. From that day on, I was perceived to be a snitch, a tattle-tale who ran home to my mummy. From that day on, I was bullied by this kid and whatever clique surrounded him for the following 8 years in 3 different schools. I was never beaten but occasionally shoulder-charged, shoved, and threatened. The bullying I received was primarily verbal. The most common ways I was harassed and moc...