Why I Am Different, By Grace Beardsley, 4th Grade

Everyone is different or unique in a way.  My difference is that I’m short and nothing can change that.  There are some times in my life when I just want to be tall, and there are other times I am happy the way I am.  I always remember that G-d made me this way and I should accept the way I am.

One time I was in New York City and I was going to my Dad’s office.  When I went in the elevator, one guy asked, “Are you taking the day off from preschool?”  After that I felt very embarrassed and I just wanted to be tall.  I definitely didn’t want to be called a preschooler when I was nine.

Being short like me has its challenges but it also has its advantages.  For example, I love to do theater and being short is good for that.  I can get cast in many shows as a six or seven year old.  That is better than casting an actual six or seven-year-old, because I am more mature than a younger kid.

Since I am short I have learned that everyone is different in some way.  You should accept the way you are because you are who you are and nobody can change that.

Everyone is different or unique in a way.  My difference is that I’m short and nothing can change that.  There are some times in my life when I just want to be tall, and there are other times I am happy the way I am.  I always remember that G-d made me this way and I should accept the way I am.

One time I was in New York City and I was going to my Dad’s office.  When I went in the elevator, one guy asked, “Are you taking the day off from preschool?”  After that I felt very embarrassed and I just wanted to be tall.  I definitely didn’t want to be called a preschooler when I was nine.

Being short like me has its challenges but it also has its advantages.  For example, I love to do theater and being short is good for that.  I can get cast in many shows as a six or seven year old.  That is better than casting an actual six or seven-year-old, because I am more mature than a younger kid.

Since I am short I have learned that everyone is different in some way.  You should accept the way you are because you are who you are and nobody can change that.

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