I was Sydney. Ranked bottom by all the boys consistently for years back in the 90s. To be honest, I was a weirdo by their standards. They felt entitled to the best that could be afforded in our private school - somewhat bigger than the one here described.
However I knew that if I moved to any of the local comps the bullying would follow me. I was that kid, excluded, partly because I was poorer than most of the students (I was on an Assisted Place Bursary).
My response was to study hard, because I was told that that was my exit, that at Uni I would find my tribe, so I got into Cambridge and guess what - I didn't fit there either for much of the same reasons in that I was the wrong sort of different.
There isn't a happy ending for my story. I just hope there is for Sydney.
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However I knew that if I moved to any of the local comps the bullying would follow me. I was that kid, excluded, partly because I was poorer than most of the students (I was on an Assisted Place Bursary).
My response was to study hard, because I was told that that was my exit, that at Uni I would find my tribe, so I got into Cambridge and guess what - I didn't fit there either for much of the same reasons in that I was the wrong sort of different.
There isn't a happy ending for my story. I just hope there is for Sydney.