The Adventurist

Just Meh.: A Letter to Hannah McIalwain

irishsunshineofmeh:

I know she’ll probably never read this, but I need to say it. I need to put this out there. You don’t need to read it, you can if you’d like, but I just need to say this stuff.

Dear Hannah,

You are such an inspiration. Watching you on The Glee Project made me see the true beauty in myself. I lookat you, and I think, ‘Look at her. Look what she can do.’

I am a bit of a big girl myself, and just seeing you embrace exactly who you are is just incredible. It is so empowering! I admire everything you do. You have an incredible voice, and watching you on TGP got me back into music. I am such a huge fan. I marvel at how much self-confidence you have, how comfortable you are with yourself.

I see a lot of you in myself. Like I mentioned before, I’m a bit of a big girl too, but I also sort of hide my emotions behind jokes. And despite my size, I’m always the one to have the friends from every clique out there.

I find your friendship with Damian and Cameron so admirable. I tend to get involved with the popular guys (as friends, of course), and it’s always been a rocky road. But you three just seem so solid, so true to each other.

I think what people don’t realize is that people like us tend to have really nice personalities. I’m sure you can relate when I say that we tend to treat people equally, because we know what it’s like to feel like the eyes around us are judging us all the time.

I’m only in middle school; I ave my entire life ahead of me, but you do as well. Whenever I feel down, when I get made fun of or I feel judged, I just think, “How would Hannah handle this situation?”

The other day, I was sick and out of school. When I came back, one of my best guy friends, who I have actually only met this year, was absent. We’re pretty close, and we’re often told we should “date” or whatever. Anyways, another one of my guy friends was telling me about an incident that happened at lunch the day I was out (that involved me). A boy who isn’t in our class but sits at our lunch table apparently asked, “Where’s the fat girl?” My guy friend then proceeded to say, “She has a name, you know.”

Now, of course, I don’t know any of you personally, but I thought, “That was very Dannah-ish”. A guy and a girl who are close friends and even though they haven’t known each other for that long, still have each others back.

It amazes me how strong you are. You seem so genuine and nice. You’ve basically given everyone a chance. Sure, sometimes friendships just don’t work out, but what’s the harm in trying?

Growing up, being the weight that I am (and also being my very loud, different, unique self…haha I’m a huge, clumsy dork and PROUD!), crushes have always been very confusing for me. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve received mixed signals from guys. I think I know why. They like the personality…just not the package it comes in.

Life’s funny that way, isn’t it? Things work out, things don’t, things get complicated.

I hope someday I have the chance to meet you. You are such an amazing inspiration. Keep on being you, and don’t let anyone tell you you aren’t beautiful. Everyone is beautiful, inside and out. It’s just that some people don’t take the time to really look.

Sincerely,

Sunny

Age 12

People like Sunny inspire me everyday. Truly amazing, she is. :)

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