Hopefully going to make this a permanent thing

I think it's important to document life. So much happens is such a short period of time that you can forget the intricacies of it all.

Growing up, I was an unpopular child. Various circumstances made me very odd, and I think the other children could smell it. Kids are a whole new level of evil. Through primary school, I had a small yet loyal group of friends.

High school was a tough time. I lost all my friends and spent the first 3 years alone. I was bullied. Every day. For no reason other than cruel adolescents picking on the weaker child. I had no one in my corner, and I always expected it to be that way. But as I entered my teens, I gathered some people I hung out with and it became a little more bearable. The bullying continued, but I had an escape.

I actually quite enjoyed my final year of high school. I had besties, got a girlfriend and a heaving social life. I also came out as bi, which I didn't realise at the time was a huge deal. I know of a few members of the LGBT community that went to my school and they all remained closeted. I can't blame them though. Word spread like wildfire. The reaction, although quite negative, still wasn't the shitstorm I expected it to be.

Having this new social group, which was still quite a new thing to me, my schoolwork suffered. My GCSE's were bad. Not incredibly bad, but nothing to be proud of nonetheless. I still managed to get into a modern apprenticeship in catering.