Ever since first grade my life has been changed.  Being bullied was an  extremely hard time in my life.  Overcoming anything in general can be hard .  It sometimes can be difficult to overcome tough times in your life because the memory is so clear and painful.  Although I overcame getting bullied, I will always remember.  Although people were never nice to me, I always stayed a happy and positive person, with a friendly attitude.  By ignoring, being friendly ,and finally finding a friend, I eventually overcame being bullied.  
    

In kindergarten, preschool, and even part of first grade, my life seemed great. I   went to an amazing school called.  I loved  my school, I thought it had to be the most incredible thing ever, I got to ride the bus to school, see my friends, and show off how smart I believed to be.  I had lots of friends, we would share stories, play on the swings, and color together.  School gave me the opportunity to learn knew things and impress my brother.  School had to be the most genius idea in the world.  Because my life was so great, I was a happy person.
    

That did not last  long.  By the end of first grade I did not have friends any more.  It seemed hopeless; I had absolutely no idea why people did not want to be friends with me.  In the beginning of first grade I had friends but then slowly they were not friends with me anymore. Suddenly the whole first grade class started ignoring and avoiding me, it seemed like they did not even know I exist. Every day I would wake up and look forward to another day at school, another opportunity to make friends.  Although I still loved the fact that I could go to school and learn; I did not have fun at school.  At this point it did not really affect me and my personality that much.  It still bothered me to be avoided; at recess I would not play with 1st graders I would play with kindergarteners.  Soon I found that since first graders ignored me I should just be friends with kids from a grade younger.
    

I had already been getting bullied for two years but now it got bad.  My class did not just ignore and avoid me anymore they would bully me, in many ways.  Every day at recess, I loved to play on the rocking horses.  Although I loved the horses, the main bully's would not let me go on them. They had the most ridiculous reasons ever, at one point they did not let me on the horses because I did not have a boyfriend and they all did.  They told me they were in charge of the horses(keep in mind we were only 8 years old).  I tried so hard to be friendly but they never were back.  I do not know why I even tried, these were the most popular people in third grade, I should have never tried to be friends with them.  Although I was extremely friendly to everyone, I never found a single friend my age.  At this point I felt hopeless, I no longer had recess with the grade younger, recess changed to third and first grade. Soon it came to the point when I started to hang out with my brother and his friends. People would make fun of me for not having friends, and hanging out with my brother.  I just kept being friendly. Nothing seemed to work.
    

Fourth and Fifth grade everything changed. Suddenly I had lots of nice friends. One friend in particular, changed my life. Everyday outside we would walk in the empty field area at school and talk. I could always count on her being there for me, after talking, I realized that I should not care what people think of me. I loved myself and I suddenly did not care if other people did not think that way.  The bullying still happened, but I did not care I ignored it and it did not bother me as much. Every day I would be happy. I had still been good friends with some younger kids, but that did matter, it is a good thing in my opinion. Fourth and fifth grade were awesome, I had the best years of my life.  After realizing that I should have never let people treat me that way, I had turned into a positive and happy person.
    

Being bullied definitely changes how I act now.  If I were never bullied then I would not know how to deal with it now.  Although being bullied was a horrible thing, it definitely made me a stronger more confident person.  As you may be able to tell now I talk a lot, in first, second, and third grade I actually did not talk as much.  Because I became friends with so many younger kids, I now know almost everyone in my school.  Ever since I overcame being bullied in fourth grade, I have never been affected by bullying.  Bullying definitely changed me, possibly for the better.
    

It took ignoring, being a friendly positive person, and eventually finding a friend, for me to overcome the painful past of being bullied.  Being bullied is a scary thing, if you are ever in a situation where you are being bullied stay positive and tell an adult.  (I never told my parents and that's why it lasted so long.) Also try not to let it bother you, and by all means never do it back. Bullying can make you angry but the solution is not being mean back.  I am extremely happy that I overcame being bullied.  Because I overcame being bullied, I have a better life.