We work, we scar, we bleed.

"She doesn't even study."

I study..

"I bet she doesn't even try."

I'm trying..

"Well I'm not like her, whose smart and naturally gets all good grades."

I was never smart..

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As someone whose in top honor roll, I'm constantly being compared to. I'm constantly being told that I'm such a great kid. That I'm a great role model.

But compliments make me more insecure, I was never that perfect kid, and I was never a role model.

When people tell me that "Well, you're smart! You're always getting good grades!" I feel like crying, I feel yelling.

Two of my best friends are top honors like me, and are constantly being pushed down by their insecurities and expectations.

3 of my closest friends say things like "Well you're smart!" And "You always get good grades! Stop bugging me!"

I always feel let down.

Being compared to, being looked down upon, being expected to be perfect everytime..

I work, I scar, I bleed

Be careful to who you complain to, even if their 'perfect', anything you believe could be dense, idiotic, and/or selfish.

After all,

What my friends say; "Smart is a bias, opinion, and in perspective."