First of all, I’d like to say that discovering this site and reading everyone’s stories has been really emotional. It’s heartwarming to see that you’re not the only one who went through the major ordeal high school can be. That being said, here’s my story :) Like many others here, I was a chubby, nerdy, […]
Hi there everyone! I need some help. I wanted to reach out and ask all of you to share your awkward photo and story. I want so badly for this project to continue, but my efforts really depend on all of you. I would love to share as many stories as possible but it’s hard when I […]
I was always that awkward teenager that loved history and languages. However, I never really knew how to express it well when I was in high school and middle school only to be told that I was ugly, that I was too nerdy and that I was too boy like. Well, a few years later […]
When i was 14 years old i was picked on because i was going through a chubby stage, it wasn’t a good time in my life, however when i was 15 i decided to build my way up to becoming a bodybuilder, i now compete on stage in bodybuilding competitions and am successful with it, […]
Guest Submission: Leif Then: 11 years old, 6th grade (first day of school in the US); Maui, Hawaii Now: 26 years old, dual-degree candidate at Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts Being an immigrant when i was in middle school I was teased and made fun a lot because of my accent, and was bullied for being […]
In high school, I was teased for a number of things. My name, the way I dressed, and for my love of reading and learning. I didn’t have many friends for this reason, but now I’m 21 years old, and living life to the fullest. What changed? I did. I realized after years of always […]
I used to get teased all the time, for a lot of different reasons, and I was never considered the “pretty girl” at school. I was never very athletic or good at socializing. But it was during those years that I really started to develop my interests and my personality. And now I think I […]
I didn’t want to cheat so I took my ‘now’ pic with no makeup on. The teasing was relentless. It didn’t really help that I was weird, either. Girls were mean and boys were cruel, but I didn’t really care. To be honest, I think I’d be a lot more offended if someone called me […]