A situation where someone can feel rejected is if they move to a new place. For example, a girl moved from Puerto Rico to Kansas City. She did not know one bit of English and had to go to school wondering how it is going to go. She went to school and was quiet the whole time because she was afraid of what people will think about her. The next day of school went by and she decided she would at least try to talk to someone with the little but if English she knows. She went up to a group of girls to introduce herself, but their countenance was in disgust to the way she was speaking. The girl was devastated. She went home and told her mom that she no longer wanted to go to school, so her mother signed her up in classes for English.
She was very quiet the next few months at school. After she finished her classes, she was still afraid to talk in school. Her mother finally convinced her to be strong and give it a shot. One day she went to school and saw the same group of girls walking around. She went up to the girls and started talking to them again, but once again they looked at her and laughed. The girl was not so sure why. She learned English so she can fit it but she still felt left out. She felt hopeless and depressed that she was getting rejected for no reason. Her mother also felt hopeless considering none of the girls wanted to be her daughter's friend. The girl just did not know what to do.
After a few weeks of being sad that the group of girls did not want to be associated with her, she came to a conclusion. She realized that she did not have to just try to be friends with that one group of girls, no matter how "cool" they were. There were so many other people in her school that she could have tried to be friends with. She experienced rejection like it should never be experienced. People should not be rejected because of where they are from or the language they speak. They also should not be rejected by the way they appear or the way they act. No matter how big or little the situation is, rejection can affect a person severely.
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