Peer pressure is a real thing that happens, but I don't think it happens like it's shown in movies. We are pressured by our peers to wear the right clothes and shoes, but I've never had anyone force me to do something I didn't want to. Nowadays, harassment is more of a verbal problem. I feel like when my parents went to school, it was more like, "Give me your lunch money or I'll put you in a locker." Now he is more verbal and tries to hurt people inside. The other day another student and I were talking, and she waved at me in sign language, and I said, "I'll just be the tallest person here," and she said. replied: “Yeah, but not prettier. Why she had to say that, I have no idea, but I just say to myself, "If this is what helps you sleep at night, so be it." » Rumors are also very important. In seventh grade, a girl started this rumor about Kayla and me, then asked us herself if it was true after spreading it throughout the school. I've never been one to have to prove myself in these situations, but this was in seventh grade and really