My school had this week called, “I Believe” Week and one of the days was “I believe in my story.”
People wrote on these note cards starting with “If you really knew me you would know that…”
Some of these notecards said:
- “If you really knew me, you’d know that I was raped by my older brother everday.”
- “If you really knew me, you’d know that my mom is a heroin addict and it’s tearing my family apart.”
- “If you really knew me, you’d know that I had cancer when I was 5 and people made fun of me because I was different and didn’t have hair.”
- “If you really knew me, you’d know that I was sexually harassed and abused as a child.
- “If you really knew me, you’d know that I suffer from depression and I’ve attempted suicide.”
- If you really knew me, you’d know that I got into a car crash with my best friend and I held her in my arms, blood everywhere. RIP.
When people came up to read these note cards, a lot of them started crying. It made many people realize that everyone has a story and that you’re not alone.
every school should have this…
Every single school.
This^
when will the world realize we are all brothers ans sisters in arms against life?
5th February 2013
Reblogged From zombiekittyx
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you trained hard as a swimmer. you reach the Olympics. your friends and an family are in the stand and the whole world is watching on TV cheering you on. on the last lap for the gold metal, you suffer a sudden diarrhea attack an let go in the pool.
I read this and did a giant facepalm. I think I left marks on my face and bent my glasses.
Pakistani children light candles to pay tribute to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 15, 2012.
This will never be on the news. But how awesome of this picture to see some light.
the US media always likes to show how much other countries hate us. then there is this. I wish I could thanks these children in person.
(Source: wordsandbirdcages)
