i have a problem

alright.. im a 15 year old... and i like to think of myself as a hippy..

its weird... like since 4th grade people have been calling me hippy and i HATED it... because.. i dont know.. i didnt want to be different?? but i had always FELT a little different... when the girls in my class were listening to the backstreet boys and stuff, i was listening to james taylor and led zeppelin. and i never really wanted to brush my hair, and while other girls were rockin the preppy look, i was like F that and i wore w/e i wanted, while they were wearing tommy hilfiger purfume.. i wore patchulli (sp?)...

well memorial day weekend of this summer i went to schwagstock.. and i saw how at peace and happy and wonderful all the hippies were.. so i was like im gunna.. i dont know.. become one. so i did... i began wearing tye dyed skirts and listening to more greatful dead, and making compost piles, and cleaning my community and stuff.. and i feel like i have completely "found" myself.. and it feels so great... i didnt feel different anymore! i found a group of people that made me feel so good! and i felt good..

buttt....

people began to dog on me for being a hippy (even though back in the day they dogged on me when i WASNT one.. is that ironic?!) or they call me a wanna-be hippy.. they say that "hippies are only in the 60s!" and stuff like that.. and it really bugs me.. most people accept it, but some people don't and it hurts me.. what should i do or say to them?? or should it not be annoying me at all?? its bugging me for a while... and im not sure what to do... i want to be myself and being a hippy IS me... but im SICK of being made fun of!!! what should i do???

thanks!!

 

First off dont change to meet the pressuring demands and insults of peers. Generally People accept who and what i am so i never had a big problem with things like this but they do happen. Try to ignore it if you can, i know it sounds like what a teacher would say and no it dosent always work. Generally when they criticize you they are trying to get a reaction out of you, also who cares what a few kids at your school say. what the hell do they know!? Do your best not to let there negativity affect you and just try to think positive, i know it can be hard but do your best!

Peace Forever,
Mike

 

Well, you definately have a problem, but I'm afraid it's nothing you identified in your post.

 

I agree with Kate, it seems as if you are too affected by what others say and I think what would be best for you would be to seclude yourself from everyone else for a while.

 

im sick of being made fun of EVERY SINGLE DAY because of what i wear and think... just because i am different from the rest doesnt mean i should be tortured thank you very much.

 

Tortured? Do they tie you up and threaten to mutilate your genitalia? Do they gag you with your own urine-soaked underwear and whip you with chains? No one can make you feel inferior without your conscent, my friend. You are exaggerating, and if you choose to be different you also choose the consequences.

 

If you weren't dressing different just to be different, this wouldn't bother you. You're trying too hard, you just gotta be yourself. Either that or you are in denial for who you really are.

 

alright i understand what you guys are saying now, thanks for enlightening me.. i think i AM "trying too hard" or w/e you know what? im different and i dont care what people think

 

Good.
You need to understand people are individuals and we cannot all be the same.

 

That should be posted in everyone's signature. ^^One of the funniest things I've read in a long time. "i began wearing tye dyed skirts and listening to more greatful dead" Hilarious!

 

I have a few points talk to god {Nathan11} he knows how to help people, if you just want to scream with no help needed talk to me lol, there will be plently of people to pm and this is the place to vent whats on your mind {bear in mind people will dog you sometimes here too lol }, as for not taking it too seriously yes and no you have to know where the line is but if you joke about yourself and laugh at yourself makes it so much harder for them but there are going to be days when its intolerable, lastly we all know to different extremes how being different works against you in the eyes of others however you class yourself but also remember how much more it works for you because these people when they're 50 will start to wonder what they've done with their life and search for the real them when you will have been living the real you for a long time!!

 

wow!! thanks so much frog on ice.. that really comforts me! :-D

 

People will always look for someone to annoy or bully, and you are the perfect candidate! just let it go over your head, pretend you didnt hear them! just think, you are the way you are for a reason!

 

I went through the same thing when I was in school. I know it seems like the end of the world now, but trust me, in a few years you won't even care. When I look back at most of the people in high school that gave me a hard time, most of them are still just as immature as they were when I knew them. Your best bet is to simply ignore them and treat them as little children who don't know any better. Of course, it's a different story when they want to burn you at the stake and such (yes, speaking from personal expierence). But if they're just giving you a hard time, don't worry about it. Do what you can to change the world and make yourself happy. When is the last time you had a role model that wasn't teased in school? lol If you want to talk PM me anytime. And don't let the people on here get you down either, there's probably a few types of people on here that you're already familliar with. Take care!

 

Are kids really that mean nowadays...I mean, I remember being in school and everyone just left everyone alone and no one really made fun of eachother...I mean I was made fun of for being a dumb ass but it was all in good fun..
I mean when i was a senior all the underclass kids were startin to be little bastard kids, i mean, they were mean as hell..the world has changed and kids are mean as hell..dont pay any attention to what anyone says to you..i dont never have and never will...

 

Finding yourself is such a long drawn out process. Hell, I'm 27 and I still have a hard time with it. Stay true to your beliefs and never change just because someone is giving you a hard time. Who are they to judge you anyway?? Clothes, music, materialistic things..none of this actually makes you who you are. It just aids in your self expression. It's all inside babe, and you'll flower and shine through..hang in there.

 

do what is in ur heart and what u wanna do and not to take after what every one has sed to you about hu u are because the only person hu knows that is u

 

do what is in ur heart and what u wanna do and not to take after what every one has sed to you about hu u are because the only person hu knows that is u

 

Hey look, a nice little double post.

 

Sweetheart, peacelovebarefeet, if you have any questions about anything, ask me.
I'll try to be as nice as possible.
A lot of people on here aren't kind...
Not what you'd expect from the HIP Forums, right?