Overcoming Obstacles That Changed My Life

Throughout our lives, everyone has had to face difficulties and challenges. While these obstacles are unpleasant, they shape us into who we are today. One of the first obstacles that I had to overcome came in the form of a boy named Jeremy. I met Jeremy when I was in the first grade. The two of us had manage to become close friends. He was my first best friend. Coincidentally, we found out that we actually lived very close to each other. Since our houses were so conveniently close, we often visited each other. The two of us did everything together. Jeremy was the leader between us. He would be the one to come up with the games we played. I was just happy to hang out with him. I thought the two of would be friends for life, however it was not meant to be.
By the third grade, several of my classmate began to form a “cool kids” clique. I never understood and don’t exactly remember why they were “cool” in the first place. What I do remember is that most of my classmates seem to like them, including Jeremy. However, they would antagonize and bully several of the students they considered “uncool”. Jeremy wanted us to join their clique. This started to cause problems between us. I was pretty socially awkward at the time, and couldn’t bring myself to bully another person. Naturally, I was deemed “uncool”. Jeremy, on the other hand, was able to conform to their way of thinking. Soon we started hanging out less and less. Any time his new friends would come around he would separate himself from me. Jeremy replaced me for his new friends. Eventually, he started to bully me just to impress them. I didn’t fight back at fight, due to my awkward nature and former