Help! Tangled in school drama!?

Question

Last school year, I was tangled in school drama. believe me, I would've avoided it if i could. I kinda have a bad rep now. I I want out now. I hate being the talked about. do you think it's going to be a clean slate this school year?

Answer 1

Your question reminded me of myself when I was a senior (in the 80s, but really--this is relevant 20 years later!). I had a bad time of it when I was in middle school (I was bullied and it really made my life tough for a while). I carried that around for a long time. But I realized when I was a senior that NOBODY remembered the incident but me, and I was just a regular kid doing regular things (I subsequently grew up, went to college, got married, had kids, lived a regular life with regular social interaction).  Which is all to say that if you behave like a regular person who enjoys life and you don't take anyone's bait, you'll probably just have a very regular year. The hard part will be looking quizzically at anyone who starts something and walking away without a word....

Good luck--it won't be as bad as you think!

Answer 2

I've been there and done it all. Having a clean slate will only depend on you. You have to walk around as is if the past is behind you. One thing you have to remember is that people are ALWAYS going to talk about you. How you respond to it matters most.

If someone is constantly talking about you behind your back because of this, then they don't really have much going on in their own lives. They would rather focus on you. Which tells me there is something special about you, because you have caught someone's attention and they can't get you off their mind.

If your fellow classmates won't let this go, then they aren't mature enough, so you have to be the bigger person and ignore it.

Keep positive energy around you and you'll be just fine.

Answer 3

You can start new. Act different then you did last year and everything should work out. Hope there's no more Drama! :]

Answer 4

It won't be a clean slate for some people. They'll remember. But you don't have to continue in behavior you no longer have any use for. Be consistent in living the life you choose and those who remember the past will either forget about it or begin to respect who you have become. Of course, they could try to make life miserable for you, but stay the course, hold to your convictions, and eventually things will work out for you. The hardest part is the beginning--and being consistent.