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I was born in Ottawa on October 15th, 2004. this event is important because I was born, and it is the beginning of my life. Being born male there are specific social norms and expectations to be a male. Such as the social norm to be attracted women, to playing sports, to not cry or show emotion, to be strong and aggressive. This event influences my life because this is my special day my birthday and I always get excited for my birthday because it makes me feel special.
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This event is very important because this is when my parents got a divorce. I also found out that I had a learning disability and for two years I had to go to a special school to learn English in a different way from the other kids. The way I learn does not go with the social norm of how you are supposed to learn in school. this event influences my life because now I have two separate houses and an IEP (individualized education plan) that can help me with the school.
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I was introduced to the Internet when I got my first iPad and I was exposed to some great amazing things like entertainment and education. But I was also exposed to really bad things that I've should have known at that age. There were a lot of social norms on the Internet to look a certain way to portray your life in a certain way. The Internet has also impacted my life by allowing me to connect with the people I love and view things I care about.
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this event is important because I found out who I was at a really young age I was 12 when I found out. This has a really big impact on my life because what I found out would change my life forever would change the way people see me and treat me. Once I found this however myself I felt like I could be myself more I felt free, but I also felt different and lonely. There were bullying and teasing, and people only knew me as “the gay kid “and no one bothered to know my name.
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during middle school, I was very energetic, loud, and very myself until I started hanging out with toxic people who fed into my own insecurities, which I still have to this day I also found out how people view me, and I kind of lost myself and created a shell that wasn't the real me. I created this shell to fit how society wanted me to act which was quiet, preserved, to not speak my mind, let people walk over me, and not care for myself.
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this event is important because getting the opportunity to go to a leadership camp with amazing and the environment was so loving and accepting and amazing. Leadership camp was the beginning of the eventful road of learning to love me. Whenever I get nasty thoughts, I think about how I fell at leadership camp and how everybody loved me instead of not liking me.
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just like everyone I struggled during this recent event of the pandemic Wes things like not being able to see the people you love not being able to socialize being alone with yourself a lot and having to face things that you try to avoid. This affected my life because I have changed into a different person during the pandemic, I've really been able to build my confidence back and slowly start to love myself again but there are still some negative thoughts too.
