INTERVIEW: Jessie Daniels - On A Different Note
November 1st, 2006 | 
Interviews | Source: Brio Magazine (14)
One week into her eighth-grade school year, Jessie Daniels received threats from someone wanting to beat her up. “A girl from another school thought I liked her boyfriend,” Jessie says. “As soon as I heard rumors that she was going to beat me up, I thought, Well, I’m not talking to you anymore. I didn’t want to give this girl any more of a reason to hate me, if she did. The whole time I avoided different places and being alone.”
But one Saturday afternoon the threats stopped when Jessie was beat up at cheerleading practice. Not only was she hurt physically, but her self-worth also took a hit. “I felt like somebody just belittled me — I wasn’t worth much.” […read more]
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