When I was younger I went through stages; for a few years I was very popular, then as time went on I was no longer the "cool" kid. I was known as the not so attractive, not a football star and kid that no one talked to or hung out with. This was in high school. I then was pushed around and called all sorts of names simply because I was a christian and didn't do things others did. I was considered weird. I was told I was better off dead, I was told that I would never get married because I was too ugly. I was told that even my parents didn't want me they were just too afraid to tell me. I would get "bumped" in the hall ways, I would get laughed at and mocked for no reason. This all went on for years and no one did a thing. I even started to believe the lies. A few years later as I got older I realized these lies were not true and I made myself successful. I started my own business (officially) as a softmore in high school; by graduation I was making roughly 5,000-8,000 a month. I also was in a band that gained success quickly. We toured all over PA, NY, and OH. We even signed a small record deal in Oklahoma City. Of course as this success became known, I now was oh so poular to my old classmates. The very same ones who mocked me and laughed at me. The girls who called me ugly all of a sudden wanted to be my friends.