Many untrue things have been said about me. I think in the long run, it made me stronger and more independent.
At the time, however, I questioned myself a lot. I had a lot of hatred for myself and those who hurt me. It took a long time before I felt comfortable trusting people. I just did not understand what was going on, why I was picked to harass. However, I was probably just an easy target because I was so passive.
Throughout the first years of high school, there were rumors that I was a slut, easy, etc. However, I was a shy virgin! The major misconception was that because most of my friends were male, I had to be sleeping with them. Why else would anyone want to be around me?
Also, because I was so shy/quiet, a lot of people spread rumors that I was a stupid ditz.
However, I was always in the enriched/honors programs, so how these rumors lasted so long is beyond me! I guess I do laugh and smile a lot, but life is too short to take everything so seriously.
While it was tough being called a slut and threatened physically as I walked down the halls in high school, I truly learned how to be independent and not care what anyone says/thinks. It is funny - it seems once I stopped truly caring (and moved to another school district), people started recognizing that I was not an unintelligent easy ditz, but rather a quiet friendly nerd!