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Advocacy: Reframing Failure

Kelly's Story:

8/14/2024

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My name is Kelly Zheng, I like to sing, and dance. I'm also graduating from high school next year when I'm 21 years old. I also love cats and dogs. I like to play games in my free time. My favorite colors are purple, black, pink, royal blue, & light green. My favorite food is sushi because it is very delicious and very tasty.
 
I help with my classmates, if they don't know any questions or answers, I always help them in need. I also share my snacks with my friends. I am a nice person who helps my classmates with questions and shares snacks with my classmates and my friends.
 
When I get bullied by my classmates, they will call me fat and ugly, and start to make fun of me and laugh at me because they’ll judge the color of my skin. They will also call me death threats to me, saying “Kelly, go and crash and die”, & “Kelly, go to hell, everyone hates you” and it makes me so angry. When my classmates call me ugly and fat and laugh at me and it makes me upset and sad. It also makes me angry and mad because someone can hurt my feelings.
 
I would tell them to a teacher, or principal, or a dean. They would get into trouble and they would think about what they say and how they would stop being mean and how to be nicer. I would try to ignore them or go listen to my calm music on my Spotify.
 
Bullying is not okay it could cause a suicide, and they would not stop because they are mean and not nice to one and another. If someone is going through a hard time getting bullied, they should ignore them or tell someone in school. Bullying is not okay because it would hurt someone’s feelings. They would get into trouble for bullying or fighting someone that they don't know. They would get into trouble by their parents for being mean and not being nice to others. They will learn their lesson by being nicer. If anyone is going through a hard time or getting bullied, they should not listen to them and they should listen to calm music.
 
My goals for the future are getting a job, making money, getting a nice big house, getting a motorcycle, getting a pet cat, going on vacations, becoming a baker, and cooking food. I want to be a baker because I like baking sweets such as cookies, cupcakes, cakes, donuts, croissants, and muffins because they are the best goodies and they're delicious. I enjoy making them because I have a class in high school and every day in the second period, my cooking teacher always prepares us with rules and how to follow them and not mess it up.
    
I also like to make my own music and become a musician. I also love working with kids, because kids are so amazing. I also love to take care of dogs and cats because they get sick and I want them to get better.
 
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