Mean Girls Reflective Essay

The memory of walking through the green gates into school with my heart pounding loud is still fresh in my head. I struggled to take a step forward without being anxious or wondering if I would be quizzed about my peculiarity again. Every day was a battle where I fought to be accepted and awaited an opportunity to take center stage .I felt the slow sinking of my self-esteem when I was the last one to be chosen during gym class. I tried to tell myself that I am gifted and there is no reason to shed tears, but I failed each time. Who would take a girl with multicolored splints on her feet seriously? I can still picture people coming up to me and saying ‘Why do you walk like that?’ or ‘Is there something wrong with you’?

The line “You can’t sit with us” from the movie Mean Girls is how I

People cannot always be expected to behave the way we want or say what is music to our ears. My efforts to change mindsets in my hometown and through social media meant that at least a large number of children would be shielded from disrespect or inequality. Expressing my views in weekly posts and an interview for a local magazine led to a growing army of people championing this initiative. Through this initiative, I learned that even a small step towards making a change can touch lives in a positive manner. Being privileged allowed me to treat myself, but children from poor socio-economic backgrounds would not be able to. Accepting the way I was helped me become more mature and take action to help ease the suffering of others. The skies might have not always been blue but I learned to sail smoothly through the storm and be bolder. They say money cannot buy happiness but that is what would help these children see light at the end of the tunnel. Treatment provided through the funds raised by me would light me up like a supernova and remove even the slightest bit of resentment that might exist within