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Bullying Insecurities

BY ALAYA KNIGHT

BY ALAYA KNIGHT

f you are insecure about your body or the way

you look DON’T BE!!! You do not have to be
Iperfect for others to like you. A lot of times
when girls are “perfect” on the outside they are

“hurting terribly” on the inside. I think some girls
ABOUT ALAYA KNIGHT
wear too much makeup and dress a certain way
because of external influences like social media. Alaya Knight is 12
years old and a soon to
When you learn to love yourself, you will feel be 7th grade student
amazing because you don’t care or worry about at Wilson Middle
School. Academically
what people will say or think of you. You just keep
Alaya excels, working
moving! When I first got my braces, I was insecure hard for a majority of
was scrolling through Tik Tok and I saw some- to see what the world has come to, where people
one from my hometown who posted a video. don’t know how to speak kind words. about having them, but I constantly looked in the A’s with an occasional
B! Alaya who also
I I personally thought she was good but when mirror and smiled. In the next couple of days, I got goes by Lay or Laya loves spending time
I went to the comments they thought otherwise. Think before you speak and keep the negativity to used to them. Do not worry yourself about what with her friends and family and taking road
“Close your mouth”, “You’re forcing it”, “Just stop” yourself. If you are the person being bullied, find a everybody else has to say… do it YOUR way. trips in rentals! She has heart for seeing
the people were saying. It hurt me to imagine her friend who can help you process your feelings and people do the right thing, simply because
it is the right thing to do! Alaya aspires to
reading those comments. People do not realize would speak up for you, and tell an adult you know Love yourself! be a lawyer and help maintain the standard
how much words can hurt and do damage. has your back. If you are the bully, PLEASE STOP! for true justice and righteousness.
If you have been bullied and want to share your
We should all be working to bring each other up
and not tear one another down. I saw only 3 posi- story, or you were once a bully but realized you
tive comments on that video. It hurts, and it is sad were hurting someone, reach out and share your
story! prettyinpinkpennsylvania@gmail.com