Hardest Part About Growing Up

30 things I want my kids to know about me

Day 13

Hardest part about growing up

Growing up isn't easy. There are many hard parts I think. For me, one of the hardest parts about growing up was not feeling that I belonged. I didn't feel like I belonged at church or school, two very important places for a child/teenager. It didn't bother me so much as a child, it really started about the time I turned 11. I went to a different school than most of the people I went to church with so it was hard to talk with them about school. I didn't know most of the people they were talking about, I wasn't there for such and such event and I didn't have the same teachers. I even lived in a different part of town so we didn't know the same people. 

My best friend Jenny really helped. She knew I didn't know people so she would tell me about them and include me in the conversation. I love her to this day for all she did to help me feel wanted at church.

School was a different story. I am shy and do not like big groups of people. So I kept to myself, had a few friends and did my school work. I got good grades too. No one likes the good students though so I got teased quite a bit. It was hard to ignore some of it. I made it through though, learned a lot of hard lessons and I feel that I am better know. I know where I belong and have gotten to the point where I am very happy with my circumstances. I don't need large groups of friends to be happy. I belong with my family and few close friends that I have.