Hello everyone!. I am happy to share again in Weekend Experience and the topics shared by Galenkp that are always nice and invite us to reflection. It has been a bit complicated to participate the last month, and I had a concert or recording every weekend, but today I celebrate my first Saturday off in almost two months, although I will talk about a topic that usually wipes my smile... High school... What a horrible time, but just like everything bad, I always heal those wounds a little when I write about it. I think the title of this post can already give you an idea of what I'm going to tell you, although I think I was not only the last choice for girls, maybe I was also the last choice for boys and for my teachers.
I see these pictures surrounded by my good friends and I think about my long road to 30 and I still can't believe it, I never really thought in my teens that I would do so well at this age, but I have understood that by being true to myself and my tastes I got to the right place with the right people. A place where I am not looked down upon for not being enough or hated for showing my talent. In high school that wasn't the case, and all those years my classmates took it upon themselves to prove it to me day after day, hour after hour. For starters, my big problem was being a musician, especially because of my choral singing voice. In an era where the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears were every girl's musical dream, nobody in high school wanted to hear someone their own age doing Venezuelan popular music, which had practically made me a child star in elementary school, and don't think I did it for pleasure, I really tried to be invisible, but the high school administrators made me participate and sent me to public events.
Each year of high school I only had one friend, a different one of course, which made me doubt those friends because when we changed sections they were no longer my friends. In the early 2000's there was still a lot of racism, my skin color was a reason for mockery and rejection, but additionally I was fat and my face had more acne than face. My family is humble and very respectful of the rules, and that's why today I respect the rules so much too, so I didn't wear modern shoes or extravagant hairstyles, either because of an economic factor or because it was not allowed, but the truth is that everyone violated the dress code a lot and spent all of high school in a constant fight with the board. I never liked sports, so I didn't do well with the boys in my class, I was always the last option for everything, and I understand them, I had no way to help, but I remember that the rejection was in the most humiliating way they could and many times they reached physical abuse, and it was outside of high school, which made me feel unsafe in the surrounding areas.
With the girls it was also terrible, and now I'm going with the title of this post. There was another boy in my classroom whose name happened to be Jesus. I think they always made fun of him more than me, and I really tried to be invisible so that no one would notice my presence and I wouldn't have to be humiliated. Jesus was teased for the same things I was teased for, but also he always had a dirty school uniform, and according to my classmates he smelled bad, so they would make way for him when he passed by. In my first year of high school there was an anniversary day where we were allowed to go out of uniform, and the shallows in my classroom noticed my sneakers and came up to me to talk, they were really cute, but there was one girl in that group who came up to me and told me not to believe much, that the next day my Cinderella story would be over. I remember I dared to ask her if I was worse than Jesus, the person they despised the most, and she said yes, I was worse. She told me that Jesus would get over it all if he took a bath and bought new clothes, and that it was obvious that he exercised, but that I was destined to bachelorhood, to be ugly and unpopular forever...
I remember those words as if they were yesterday; it hurt me a lot and I believed them, and I was just a freshman in high school. I think it was when I was 23, 10 years after that, when I started working in music seriously and started to change. I met people who were similar to me, and now I have a lot of friends, people who notice if I don't go to work one day. I still try to be invisible, but I have some popularity; for example, everyone knows that I have my blog on Hive, and although none of them end up creating their account, they know what I do and I understand why I take so many photos and record so many videos in our daily activities. I've been left with something in my soul, something that makes me always keep my eyes open about people, but that feeling of being the last choice of girls died when my wife came to save me from myself, and believe me she came at a crucial moment. I'd like to look back and think of high school with a smile, but I can't, this post has fallen short of everything that happened there. I don't even have pictures from that time in my life, although I have seen many of them as an adult, including the girl who said those words to me and they are very nice now. I know it's teenage stuff, but what can I tell you, I was a teenager too and I didn't need to humiliate or label anyone, I just know that now I value all the good people that come into my life and I never cease to be amazed by people's kindness, because it wasn't something very common in high school...
Hermano, realmente la vida es así en todos los sentidos.
Por ejemplo BTC es el criptoactivo más visible por su gran precio en el mercado, pero hay un montón de Criptos que no conocemos porque son de menor precio.
Pero el Precio jamás fija el Valor de algo.
Porque Hive es muchísimo mejor que BTC y muchas otras Criptos, pero su popularidad no es buena por su precio.
Así pasa con las personas, con las cosas, cuando estamos en nuestro peor momento pocos son los que invierten su energía en estar con nosotros, pero cuando estamos en la mejor situación, quieren estar a nuestro lado.
Un abrazo hermano, Dios te bendiga.
Muy profundo y muy real hermano, aunque innecesario de parte de nosotros los humanos jajaja. Puedo entender un poco a quienes no se acercan nunca, pero quienes llegan con un propósito, lo consiguen y se van, o simplemente los que saben que van por ahí haciendo daño, wow, eso sí no logro entenderlo aún a mis 36 años.
Gracias por compartirme este comentario, te respondo hoy, pero lo leí al momento y me hizo reflexionar, además de que me lo dijiste en mi cripto idioma 😅
Así es bro... Oye, tiempo sin verte compartir música, ahorita parece un buen momento para Hive, imagino que estás ocupado, pero recuerda que tienes una casa aquí para compartir tu talento. ¡Te mando un abrazote hermano!.
Gracias hermano, Dios te bendiga.
You know, I was treated badly for being studious, for being a good student, because I got along well with the teachers... and for being on the side of justice... well, you'll understand... I had a very bad time in high school until I was alone, but I never failed my convictions. I am who I really am, not what others want and that's what matters. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Well, we are the same people, my friend, and the good thing is that time puts all the pieces in their place. I'm not surprised that it was like that for you because you are a very special person and those details have brought us together and strengthened our friendship here at Hive. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Galen always gets me to write very intimate things on my blog 😅
And me too hahahahaha a pleasure to have met you! Always!
Oh.... My mate Jesus you explained the experience with your complete heart. One line really touched me from within.
That keep on changing as I changed my selections. That's so resonating with my personality too. I have faced so many things like you but may be my experience was different. Still things were the same. I have brown tone, although most people over here are brown but still norm exist in the society. Above all, I was a fat boy and still I am proudly a little fat boy. They used to call me "mota(fatty)".
Doesn't matter.....
Previously, I used to check and judge myself from the point of views of people and now I equate my happiness and judge myself from my own perspective and I respect my family's point of view because family is always humble to me(like you)
I am happy that you found those people around you who are happy in your moments and who are happy with your success. Yes, who are happy with your success and who are with you in your hardest time.
🫂 🫂 a million times hug 🫂 🤗
Don't look back
It's you and only you who is reason of happiness 😊
Thank you very much Taha, no wonder we have had similar experiences because we have become friends precisely because of the similarity between the two of us. You are also of few friends, but with time we understand that popularity is better with the people we love, and not with anyone. I appreciate your words and yes, I am enjoying my present and even though those high school days were rough they still shaped my personality and I like who I am today. I hug you my friend, thank you very much for stopping by and commenting 🙏
Oh my! That was a lot to deal with. The meanness was really uncalled for. In my own community, it’s not as bad. We tease but we all are friends, we are intentional not to make anyone feel left out or feel bad. So sorry you went through that.
One thing I’ve realized is, though childhood and teenage years were marked by our ignorance, our feelings then are still very much valid now that we’re grown. And thank God life doesn’t work like it is in teenage brains 😂. Success is not according to your level of “coolness”.
Congratulations on making it through and finding your own people, they’re the only ones that matter now. And your wife is beautiful! Many blessings friend.
Hello Sekani!, what a pleasure it is to read you my talented friend from another continent. Thank you for your words of support, and yes, I'm glad those times are behind me. Here every day we make a lot of jokes, but it is different because we are adults and there is respect, nothing to do with that adolescent season. Maybe it wasn't that strong, but I did feel that way and it really marked me, but I'm glad it didn't define me. I send you a hug my friend, and excuse me for responding a little late 😘
Wow! I really can't imagine how bad you felt, really the cruelty of many people goes over the limit. I'll tell you something, in those years, where MTV was the best, I was super I'm a fan of the Backstreet Boys, but I've always liked other musical genres. I'm glad to see you doing what you like now. I wish you success and that your past never interferes with your future. A hug.
Thank you very much for those kind words my friend. Well, today I understood that it was a teenager thing, but wow how unnecessary on their part. I've heard stories similar to mine and people who don't like that stage of their life, but that helped me become and who I am now, and I like it, I'm very happy with my wife, my music and my Hive blog ❤️ Thank you very much 🙏
High School sucks just about everywhere! I was glad to move on to college, it was a lot more fun. I've never attended a high school reunion, the people I want to be in contact with I have in my phone already! lol
Great pictures and a great post!
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Hahahaha, well said my friend. University was also much better for me, but equally in my professional career I have been meeting the most valuable people in my life, including my wife. That's why I like to see my 30's as my happy ending to that time when I was looking for myself in the midst of so much people's madness. Thank you for sharing this comment and anecdote with me, I really appreciate it.
Thank you very much my friends 🙏
Teenagers can be quite mean with words. High school was a terror for many and for some, it was a delight. I'm glad, like you said Your wife came to save you from yourself. You both look really cute in that picture.
Hello, thank you very much. Yes, those bad days are behind me, but I still try not to remember them too much because I don't like it. Today I feel like I have what I deserve and I try to make my girl happy every day, she deserves everything. I send you a sincere hug my friend 🙏
I loved reading your story, and you know I admire you a lot because you were able to survive and overcome a strong and hard stage.
Now that we are adults we look at the past from the distance of time and say, what a time! However that era marks us for life because we are so sensitive at that age that there are stories that we will never forget.
Today I feel that you are proud that you "survived", that you found your true place and that you have a wonderful family that supports you and new friendships that finally value you for who you are, and not for your size or your color.
Children and youth can become very cruel during their developmental and adolescent stages.
I can only tell you that you are a very loved and admired person from within Hive.
Hi Yohana! Thank you very much for giving me this nice comment. Everything you say is correct, I felt that I survived adolescence, but what a joy to discover that it was just a terrible stage and then because I was authentic the right people would come into my life. Yes it totally marked my personality, but I hope for the best. Thank you very much for being here, I send you a sincere hug ❤️
Oh! It is a great pleasure to read you, and other people's experiences are always enriching and valuable... Today you are a very strong person as a result of your history, rest assured. You surprised me with my real name... 😂...Could it be that I'm very innocent?, but I don't know how people find out...😂😆
A hug for you.
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Hahahaha, sorry, I just read it in your profile 😅 is that as a curator I have learned to see beyond the post and the comments, and as a person I like to give value to people I like, and you seem to me someone of great value. Thank you for this nice feedback, I wish you excellent Tuesday 🙏
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This is amazing to hear, that you have persevered through hardship and have come out on top, with amazing friends and enjoying yourself :) great to hear this, and I am sorry about the hard times you had. I have no pictures from 15-30 anymore. I kind of feel my life restarted at 30. Keep it up :)
Wow, I'm surprised, but at the same time I know you're not the only one. Although I do have several photos, the truth is that adolescence and up to 29 there are many things that do not represent me. I have also started to really live, it is now in my 30s. Thanks for sharing your anecdote and for the feedback bro ✌️
Thank you so much! ❤️