A true story...
A woman who was bullied mercilessly in high school 25 years ago has gotten some closure from a class reunion page on Facebook.
Lynda Frederick, a graduate of
Orange Glen High in Escondido, Calif., in 1987, posted a heartbreaking
poem about her experience on her school's 25th class reunion page.
Excerpts:
that little girl who came to school with the clothes she wore the day beforeinstead of asking why.. you picked on her...
the little girl who had bruises and was dirty
instead of asking why.. you picked on her
that little girl was me...
that little girl had love in her heart to share with all but no one wanted it...
this WOMEN has grown up now
however the little girl inside still crys
because her childhood was shattered
This poem resonated with me in a big way, thankfully I escaped my tormenter the first semester of my freshmen year. I can imagine high school teasing would have been 1000 times worse than what my junior high bullies dished out.
It reminds me of that saying, that in effect says be nice to every one that you meet is fighting some kind of battle, which I have found to be absolutely 100% true!
