I have this problem that's just now starting to sink in. I'm in 7th grade and I have tons of friends but there is one thing that sets me apart from everybody else, and I HATE it. You see, I'm like the smallest 7th grader. Everything about me physically is itsy bitsy; my height (4'7"), my chest, my legs and arms are stick thin. Nobody really means to be mean when they kid around but it hurts.
Last year I had the self confidence to not care, and this year I've changed schools. When my friends are complaining about how small they are (chest wise) even though they're size B, it makes me notice my own smaller size. Why do people judge you so freakin' much?!?!?? And how can I overlook these feelings of whatever?
Hi.
One thing that's important to remember is that people are teasing you because they feel insecure themselves, and making fun of you probably makes them feel better. This is an annoying fact of life. People are really weird about body and size issues especially when they are in the seventh grade when everyone's body is changing so drastically. I had the opposite problem of being so tall so I asked my friend Rebecca and she said:
I was one of the smallest kids in my class until high school, and I was teased all the time about being flat and obviously not as far along on the puberty train as everyone else. I felt like I would never catch up to the way a teenage girl's body was "supposed to look," and being teased about it just rubbed it in. When everybody grows up and calms down a little (which they will, because where you are right now could be considered the max-out point of bra-cup size obsession), they will stop teasing you about it so much. In the meantime, try to relax and think about how stupid they are.