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So when I was a kid I never really cared about how I looked. I had friends n all but I had a really awful diet, my teeth were yellow since I'd rarely brushed them and I never washed my face in the morning. I didn't think I needed too. I gained weight in middle school and when I entered middle school a boy told me the reason why everyone hated me and ignored me was becuase I was overweight and cross eyed. ( my crossed eyes could of been corrected but I didn't want to wear my glasses) and I was shocked at first I didn't think my weight would be the reason people didn't like me. But still I was ignored and girls and guys told me I was a fat ugly disgusting bitch because they didn't like how I looked. People started telling me I was ugly all the time and even started to destroy my belongings, ripe them up, throw my bag around and leave me out of events. Like we'd be playing a game and all the guys would run off and force me to play by myself. The teachers didn't care and have me zeros. :/ they were a bit rude to me too but I didn't think it was because how I looked. But I didn't do or say much. I was the new girl...

So since everyone thought I was ugly I went up To my mom and asked for braces. I got the braces in and changed my diet and started to workout. I basically got braces so I could get the kids at school to like me so I went though 2 years of painful treatment just be liked by people. And that guy who said people would like me if I was skinny and not crossed eyed? He was right. Once my weight dropped and my eyes got corrected people treated me much better, telling me I was pretty, cute, and I am no longer bullied. People don't treat me as bad as they did when I looked bad. People are nice now... and I was thinking was I wrong for changing how I looked so kids at school would like me? :/ and have you ever been though something like this?