Today, I received the honorary title of "Student of the Month," because I'm the only quiet kid during class. Truth is, I just have no friends. I was given an award for being socially awkward. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at the awards ceremony at my school, I ended up winning the top achievement award in my grade. The principal spent at least ten minutes talking about my success to the audience, the whole time referring to me as a "he" as I stood right next to him. I'm a girl. FML
Today, out of my whole class, I received no awards. All my teachers thought that I would get plenty from the others. Now people think I'm stupid. I have a 3.66 GPA and they won't believe me. FML
Today, my class had a group project. The teacher allowed people to opt to do it alone. I, an introvert with crippling social anxiety, was the only one to do it alone. I still finished before everyone else, with an A. The other students called me a "freak" and many other names, simply because I work better alone. FML
Today, yet again I was made to feel how talentless and boring of a person I am. I have great academic achievements, making me one among the top 0.02% youth of my country, but am so uninteresting and introverted that people don't want to be friends with me. FML
Today, I won an academic award during an assembly. Everyone laughed, followed by booing. FML
Today, I've noticed a pattern with my classmates: Every time a new student shows up, they are treated by my classmates as though they've known each other for years. Everyone except me. When I first came along, I was more or less a wallflower. No one wanted anything to do with me. The same is true today. FML
Today, I found out that my classmates affectionately refer to me as "the kid whose eyes are really far apart." FML
Today, we were having a school prize giving. I heard my name called and I walked up to the stage waving and smiling, feeling rather proud of myself. I stood by the microphone and started my acceptance speech, only to be tapped on the shoulder by the girl they'd actually called up. FML
Today, I was one of five people called up to the front in class to receive a special notice from the school administration. The first four people received awards for outstanding effort in school. Mine was a notice that I had overdue library fines. FML
Today, I went to an Honors Convocation for my school. I received a letter a few weeks earlier telling me I received an award. Surprised and proud, I invited my family to join me to see what award I was receiving. I couldn't find my name in the program. I was invited by mistake. FML
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Redoxx_fml 22
Who says social awkwardness won't get you places
Tripartita 45
Thanks to your spiffy new title, your friendlessness is about to change!
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Redoxx_fml 22
Who says social awkwardness won't get you places
okokalright 15
Yeah and besides you don't really need a lot of friends to be happy. I only have 6 close friends from my middle school and high school years that i still keep in contact with in college, one of them being my absolute best friend from preschool. You'll meet people, don't worry
thefmlman2011 37
i have three really close friends from high school, it sucks, but at least I have people to do stuff with. Say, OP, if you make your way to australia, I'll include you in our shenanigans
Niz_DD 14
Hey, wheres my award? :( Oh well at least I still have two more years in university to find out if I can get an award for my social awkwardness...
Tripartita 45
Thanks to your spiffy new title, your friendlessness is about to change!
stingray112 24
Is that really what they believe on the planet you're from?
Tripartita 45
No, but we do have a lot of people who take jokes seriously and then post inane comments.
KittyKatKyrish 15
Hey, at least you got an award.
expertsmilee 26
For doing absolutely nothing longer than anyone else...
Kobeh 13
Patrick? Is that you?
moodyreallyrocks 27
I am sure you're okay, please don't let that bother you..
tyler_the_asiann 16
Hey, awkward backwards is drawkwa which means nothing, but I had u for a sec
tranced_ 45
I expected more from an asian dude -_-"
laden_swallow09 35
No. No, you didn't.
aimbug 42
As Vin Diesel would say, you never had me.
karacakal2 30
I wish I would get an award for being socially awkard too. Only thing I get is pitying laugh when I try to interract with strangers
Red_Curls1995 28
Damn me too. At least I assume it's a pity laugh I never know
2C0OL4SCH0OL 17
Damn I feel your pain
Internetflakes 13
okay, friendships are like butterflies. You fly your way into friendships, but if they have bug spray, you get a socially awkward award! :D
dayi_beny 11
I can't never get how people can't make friends!!!. just say funny things and laugh when somebody's saying them, is it hard??
LilRedRobinHood 8
Though I've never had a problem making friends, even though I was shy when I was younger, there are plenty of reasons people might have trouble making friends. There is a difference between friendships and acquaintances, joking or laughing with others isn't necessarily going to produce friendships. It also may be hard for someone who is bullied, afraid of rejection, suffering from social anxiety, depressed, etc. Your comment comes off as pretty insensitive towards people who have trouble making friends.
nyf137 20
I agree with 18, saying a joke does not a friendship make.. it's not that hard to make people laugh, but this doesn't mean all of a sudden they are a true friend. There are plenty of people that have a difficult time finding others they can truly trust in (which is what makes good friendships), so try not to be so insensitive
regaldust_fml 4
When you've been bullied during all your middle school before you finally had the temper to tell them to f*ck off in high school, trust me. You don't want to be friends with those people. You don't want to say funny things & laugh with them. And you're afraid that everyone will laugh at you afterwards anyway.
xDrakeNinja 12
I do that all the time. I have people I talk to at class sometimes, but friends I really hang out with always move away. I have about 2 friends from last year tho.
AaLlIiYyAaHh 22
I know how that feels. For the last 3 years of elementary school i got bullied so much i turned shy. It only ended when i got to highschool and that is just recently, Im still shy thanks to the ****** up 3 years in ny life but they are Nice to me. Btw I'm 13 years old
richardmosqueda 14
learn to stand up for yourself.