11 Year Old Boy Reads Horrible Comments on His YouTube Video and Has Something to Say [Video]

Think back to when you were in grade school. Was there ever a point when you fell victim to a bully? If your answer is yes, you know all too well just how much of an impact it can have one someone. However, bullying doesn't always come as person to person contact. It can also happen through social media. It is referred to as cyber bullying. This is the case for this young man who I must say has more guts than I ever did.

I can't lie, I cried while he read those hurtful comments. I realized one thing though. This 11 year old boy has so much more courage than I did at that age. Instead of feeding the fire, trying to confront the bullies physically or letting the comments ruin him, he simply tells them that their comments cannot hurt him.

The bullying for me began when I was around this young man's age. I was a chubby kid with glasses and second hand clothes. I was weird. I wasn't good enough for the people who considered themselves to be the popular group. And let me tell you they were hateful.

I started elementary school at one school and came home crying every day. I woke up every morning and prayed that I could go just one day without hearing hurtful comments or always being the odd girl out. I just wanted to be accepted. That didn't happen. So my mom made me switch schools in hopes that I could find some kind of hope. That didn't happen either.

The bullying got so bad that I spent most of my 7th grade year in the Vice Principal's office, not because of something I did, but because I couldn't sit in class without crying from the hurt I was exposed to.

After that year, I decided that enough was enough. High school was coming up and I wasn't going to let people walk all over me anymore. I began standing up to my bullies and letting them know that I didn't care what they had to say about me. I know who I am and what my worth is and it wasn't the hate they were trying to throw my way.

Today, I am still that slightly weird girl who always has something to say about most situations. I am also a confidante for many of my friends experiencing hardships. I still struggle often with self worth and confidence, but I know that I am beautiful and intelligent in ways that no one else can be. No, I am not like you or your friends, nor do I want to be. I am me. I am Terryn. And that is just fine with me.

'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.'