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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (65)
townailz 16
I remember third grade
unpossible 26
Check out whoever won "student of the month" last month. Are they friendship material? If they are, use your award as something you have in common to break the ice. If they aren't, there's always next month's winner and so on.
CheddarBug8 20
Been there. We're
xXmrmayorXx 21
I've actually had the same thing happen to me. It's a good thing, while a bad thing.
Xion0014 20
I would get these too in 5th grade.. Then again my teacher felt bad because he knew my bullies were assholes
worldclassrager 41
At times having no friends is nice... Congrats on the award OP
Otherhats 20
Hillside >.>?
snowy000 7
At least I'm not the only one...
teechur 15
Trust me, it doesn't define you for life. I was the same. Now people can't shut me up. I have a lot of wonderful friends and I am doing what I love. I also married someone who was equally socially awkward and he is my best friend and the love of my life. We're both teechurs and we would both tell you, high school doesn't matter. It gets so much better.
bruh21 18
Mabey stop by not doing this?