I don't Fit In

By nature we crave fitting it, we all want to feel like we belong. In grade school that often can be a tall order; especially when your frequently being bullied. I had quite a lot of trouble fitting in at school. There were quite a few days where I ate my lunches alone. 

What really helped me with this feeling of being alone and not fitting in was being involved on sports teams.  Not only did I discover some sports I was good at, I made a few after school friends and got a good work out; I found a place where I belonged. 

Maybe your not really an athletic person, there are so many clubs and groups for young people to join. Ask your parents about joining a program with the local boys and girls club in your area. You can meet some new kids and have a place to hang out.

Maybe your an outdoors person there are so many opportunities for friendships and new skills offered through Scouting troops. There are countless programs for older kids offered by your countries arms forces in the form of Cadet programs or JROTCs the options are endless.

I know trying something new like that is scary. I remember my first year playing baseball, I was nine. I grew up on the ice rink and never had anything to do during the spring and summer. I always liked baseball and I did have an arm on me. My dad signed me up and I was so scared to go. Needless to say by the end of the summer I had some new friends and it was the best summer I ever had. I ended up playing for nearly 10 years and those were summer of the best summers of my life.

If you don't fit in at school, give it time and start looking for a club or a sport team and find a spot to fit in.

P.S

If your reading this blog....feel free to leave a comment. I love to get feed back and it'll definitely help steer this project. Maybe there is a problem that your facing with bullying that made I could give my opinion on and it might just help other people as well.

See you all around Next week for a new tip.

-H