Bullies, huh?

It's crazy to think that I was bullied, huh?

I believe I started to get bullied whenever I joined daycare, but it got really bad in 1st and 6th grade.

I also never had no one stand up for me. I was getting bullied by everyone and it was somewhat shameful to the point I didn't even want to go to school anymore. I also didn't have much friends and the friends I did have weren't much of the talkative type to stand up for me since they too would get bullied every once in a while. Lets start.

My bullying had to do with the fact that I had a mole on the left side of my neck. I believe its medium size and they would make fun of how it was. I used to get labeled as the "Naked Mole Rat." That name never really went away honestly up until high school. I literally didn't find it amusing, but everyone would laugh at them calling me that (but okay).

I also would try to defend myself but then I would have these girls try to beat me up and jump me. I would have my things taken and stolen, I would have people and my so called friends talk behind my back, and I would also have boyfriends that never wanted to be seen around me much less with me,.. It was torture every single time I would go to school.

My dream was to be someone that was popular in school. I wanted people to be around me because of how genuine I was of a friend. Instead no one wanted to be around me because I was the "naked mole rat" that everybody made fun of. My mole didn't define me as a person.

Those same bullies today are trying to contact me and be nice to me. Those same bullies that made the name for me are trying to date me all of a sudden (I'm married so I could care less). Those same bullies are the ones that made me who I am today. I was so self conscious of my body especially whenever it came to head shots or selfies. I never wanted to take pictures with my mole showing and if it was showing I would not want it to be posted anywhere. Today, I'm confident. I had to get my mole removed because it was considered to be cancerous. I have a scar of course, but there will always be that reminder and that's totally okay with me.

Don't ever let someone bully you because of what birthmarks you have. You're still beautiful or handsome no matter what or what someone says about you. I would always get affected with what others would say about me, until I got older and it didn't matter anymore. Be confident about your appearance.

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