An Essay written by a Sister

A Sister shared with me an essay she wrote for language arts. I think it's really strong and insightful and she gave me permissin to post it, so here it is.

Being Inside the IT Group

The good thing about lunch is that you don't get a grade. But when you are part of the IT group, you always feel like you are getting graded. There is this huge pressure to be skinny and pretty. Last year I was part of the IT group...but not anymore. I have seen many of my close friends do horrible things just to be considered cool by the IT group, such as starving themselves. It is hard to see, but there is not much to do except support and be there for them. When I was part of that group I felt like I had to spend hundreds of dollars on the coolest clothes, just to be liked. After a while, I was no longer cool and a newer cooler person replaced me.
Most of my experiences with the IT group were fun and amazing, but the fun stopped when I was no longer wanted in the group. It was obvious that no one wanted me as part of the group. I would sit at lunch with all of the IT people, but I would no longer be a part of all the gossip and conversations. Then after that I was not invited to the usual trips to the mall and hangouts. It was hard for me to sit at home being a couch potato knowing that all my "friends" were having fun without me.
Once I was completely taken out of the group, my true friend showed me who the IT group people really were and she reminded me who I am. It is hard to know that I am no longer "cool" enough, and I truly wish i was never part of the IT group.