"At South Hadley High I realized right away that I was not quite in sync. I have never owned a North Face sweater, a designer purse, and the one time I tried to wear acrylic nails I managed to hurt myself multiple times, so I took them off after about three days. I didn’t know what cotillion was, I got my first pair of Ugg-like boots a month earlier at Old Navy, I have never worn sweatpants to school and, although I have nothing but respect for athletes, my forays into sports have proven about as successful as the acrylic nails were. I had also never before said the Pledge of Allegiance in school, or taken a school bus (I soon learned the important lesson of making sure I got to the bus right after school ended, as on my first day I managed to miss my bus after I got lost trying to make my way to the front door).
And the stories always had to be approved by faculty. The writer is entitled to her opinion, but I think it was bad timing...or propaganda. I've found no mention of bullying in these stories...only the "adjustment issues"...
