Since I was a year of 4 I was by scouting, I don't know if any of you guys know something about scouting, but al lot's of people think directly that you're a kind of freak who is playing in the wood. When I started by the scouting I came in the lowest group, The Bevers. When you passed the age of 7 i came by the esta's and when i was 12 I went to the scouts.
In primary school the kids in my class called name's to me because i was by scouting. In the class was afraid to say something back and I cried at home. When i went to High school I came in a different class. I was very happy about that, because nobody knew me. But in one of the first weeks they fond out i wass by scouting and the bulling start again. I was very mad and angry about that. First i came with the stupid idee to quit with scouting, luckly i didn't. When i was 15 i came by the RSA, that's a another group higher than the scouts. I enjoyd it very much, and every wednesday and fridaysnight i was at the scouting. everyone know me, and the like me. they never had say any stupid word to me. That's why i liked it so much. I could be myself.
When I was 16 I started to lead the youngest group, The Bevers. At school everyone still bulling me and were calling name's to me. But at a moment I didn't care anymore. I had a lot of fun, And they don't. I was a lot stronger and i had a lot more confidence. Still, now when am 22 years old, i still enjoy scouting, And i still lead the Bevers. Every year with the RSA we are going to foreign county (in Europe) backpacking. This year we are going to Tsjechië (Czechia) and I know now already that it will be a lot of fun.
Last year I run in to a old classmate and we had a drink. We talked about our highschool years, and also about the bulling. He sad sorry, and that he didnt mean the way he said when he had a age of 16. He also though that I though it didn't matter. When I told him that my time at school was worse he apologize himself again. That was how our talk ended.
I think that kids in High school just have to shut up. First in high school they want to be with the group and want to be populair. So they are calling name's to people. The think that they are cool when they are bulling. But they absolutly don't. In my case i get more self-confidence. and I now i don't care what people think of me. My bestfriend brother has killed himself. Because he was gay, and the class were bulling him. I think thats not normal! The kids who are always bulling should be suspended from school. Because these kind of kids can infect a innocent child. My opinion is that people at school but also at the street should have more attention at this kind of things, because it can follow you youre hole life.
This is me at a scoutcamp. Im the girl left. Here was i 16 years old
This is at the same camp.
This is a part of the Bevers. I lead now 18 kids with my bestfriend Sanne.