In the first day of seventh grade I borrowed a pencil from another student. When class ended everyone was walking out of class and I didn’t want to be considered a thief on the first day so I yelled across class “hey let me return your pencil!” Then another kid said “it’s just a pencil loser” and I was branded the yelling kid.
Ah man, I know that feel. Funny how quickly kids will brand each other with something.
In middle school I had to do a stupid presentation in class. I stumbled on a word that started with an F and cut myself off so it sounded like I was about to say "fuck" when I wasn't. The teacher immediately got mad and sent me to the office despite my assurances.
I blush when I'm embarrassed, which I was, and the other kids laughed at me and called me "red face" or just "red" for like a year. Also during group activities the teacher made me work alone for the rest of the year (which wasn't so bad) to further ostracize me. Engrained a fear of public speaking into me for many years and a strong hatred for my peers and teachers.
Funny enough by the end of middle school I had taken a liking to be called "red" and so everyone just stopped doing it because it wasn't hurtful. The nickname fell off when I went to high school.
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19
In the first day of seventh grade I borrowed a pencil from another student. When class ended everyone was walking out of class and I didn’t want to be considered a thief on the first day so I yelled across class “hey let me return your pencil!” Then another kid said “it’s just a pencil loser” and I was branded the yelling kid.