Finding Yourself

In my opinion, 8th grade is a lot better than 7th grade in so many ways. The main reason though, is that in 7th grade, everyone's trying to find out who they really are. In elementary school, a lot of people follow a crowd or fit into a label so they can have friends. In 7th grade, you realize how wrong that concept is. It's a hard transition for everyone, but its crucial to how the rest of your life will play out. I think I started finding out who I really was when I started having less classes with my usual group of friends. When your with friends you unconsciously say or do things just to please them and you don't act how you usually would. I had to make new friends with really nothing to build on. You get thrown out there, but that's what you need to be successful. In 8th grade, you usually have yourself figured out and can do things with a new sense of self-confidence. Also, in 8th grade (at least for me) popularity is a lot less of an issue. Unless your one of those people that just tries to hard to be popular, you can better understand and see that they're just normal people. I'm going to miss 8th grade a lot. I've made some amazing friends and memories that I'll never forget. But I can't cling on to those things or else I'll never grow. Whether it's in middle school, high school, college, or a new job, you'll always have to meet new people and be yourself. It's hard but it's what has to happen. And, I'm kind of happy for that.