Someone lied about HS being the happiest
I started high school at 13. I graduated at 16.
A lot of people told me that high school is one of the happiest moments in someone's life, I beg to disagree. While some of my bestest and lifelong friends are from my high school years, high school is still the most miserable I've been my entire life.
Looking through my friends retreat letters and photos from high school made me think about my own experience.
I was an awkward kid. I have this crazy thick hair that I've always hid in a bun.
I was dark, I didn't know how to fix my appearance, I've always worn my dad's clothes. I wasn't styled for anyone's gaze, but mine!
I was always bullied for looking a certain way, and I've always been called ugly. How fun!
I was infatuated with this one guy the entire high school, and with the reasons above, it did not work out.
I didn't have any confidence growing up, and it made me feel like shit all the time.
A lot of people said that your high school years are going to be your happiest, and for 4 years I've been there, I've had that mindset. I was anxious about going into college, worried that I'd be bullied worse than I was during my teenage years. College turned out to be the happiest, but that's a story for another time.