Friday, August 12, 2011

Im having problems at school?

Your life needs some balance. First, you have a right to be left at peace. Name calling is a form of bullying, and should be addressed, but you must think about your choices. You will not be able to force other people to like you, but you can deal with the name calling in a number of ways. You need to consider your own feelings and consider what you are telling yourself. You say that you cannot go and make new friends because you are at a small school, but does that mean that you should continue to spend time with "friends" who invite you places just to make fun of you?? That doesn't make sense. If these people you hang out with are really your friends, and they really like you as a person, they need to hear directly from you that they are being hurtful jerks and the name calling should stop. (They may be so dense that they do not realize they are hurting you, and they think it is "all in fun.") If, on the other hand, these people actually are simply using you as a "verbal punching bag," aren't you better off without them? No matter how small your school is, you can most certainly locate other people with whom to spend time who will not make you feel bad. On a side issue, you might want to think about the fact that being called "Asian" or any other racial group should not be viewed as an insult. If your family has Asian heritage, be proud of it. And if it doesn't, then be proud of the fact that you are mistaken for a member of a group of people noted for extreme intelligence, hard work, and dedication.

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