03/09/2020
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❌❌Edited**
4th paragraph was about friends but mistakely written family***
“I had always been bullied for being me, but I always followed my heart, and I am glad that I did so. Today upon reaching the age of 17, I am not shameful to accept who I truly am.
I was lucky to have my mother stand beside me and motivate me. Her motivation made me feel the entire world is mine and I have nothing to fear about. Without her support during my childhood days of being endlessly bullied and being hated for no reason, she was there- My lifeline.
While I remember back my childhood days, I cannot imagine how I managed to scrape through those days of bullying and being judged for almost everything.
Friends- I had mostly girls in my friend circle. I was judged for being around them. Games- I didn’t know how to play sports, I wasn’t interested. I was judged here. I loved dancing and danced in front of the mirror. But I was bullied for it.
My own friends were also judging and telling me that I wasn’t behaving manly enough. The ones who taught me to talk, smile, and enjoy were disagreeing with my choices and interests. I started realizing that I was looked upon by my friends, relatives, and society for not talking manly and behaving manly. I felt I was being bullied by everyone for my choice, my hobbies, my interests; for being myself.
However, I am proud to say that, I have lived through those judgemental days and have always followed my heart with the help of my mother’s support. I cherished my unique hobbies, I flourished my dancing skill, I explored myself within and today have found who I am. I believe that I can achieve my dream to be a model since the time I got the opportunity as the main role in the music video “Basaiko Choyale”. People have acknowledged my poems and speech and trusted my abilities.
I feel I was strong enough to have lived through the times of being bullied and hearing hate words from people. Yet I am concerned for the ones who are soft-hearted and may not be able to cope with being judged every time.
Everyone is special and has the right to feel loved. So I request everyone to not judge anyone and let them be who they truly and feel they are.”
Edited by: Lirisha Tuladhar