Projeto Etwining

Escrita Criativa - "Just Say NO to Bullying & Make a Difference"

  When he was little, Tiago thought he had a lot of friends, he played with them, laughed, danced. However, everything changed in the 10th year, beginning of secondary school, Tiago had to change schools and consequently his class changed a little. He continued with most of his friends, but in order to make new friends and not be called strangers for hanging out with him, an unusual kid because he had vitiligo, they started calling him names and insulting him to demean him.

   That's when it all started, for having a different appearance from others, he was judged and treated badly. At first, it was just verbal violence, but as time went by, physical violence also began. He suffered a lot, but always in secret, until one day he forgot to hide the marks and when he got home his mother noticed everything. Tiago had nowhere to run and so he felt obliged to tell his mother everything that was going on. Soon after finding out what was going on, the mother decided that she would immediately speak to the school principal, in order to request a transfer to a different class. When presented with the problem, the principal said that Tiago was probably exaggerating and that likely the transfer would not be approved. Disgusted with the whole situation, Tiago's mother promised that she would not let the incident happen again.

    She became her son’s biggest supporter and determined that Tiago needed help in order to overcome the traumas, so she placed him in a psychologist. With the help of a specialist Tiago was able to overcome the traumas and realized that vitiligo is something unique that represents him, he also recognized that bullying made him a more resilient and optimistic person.

 Joana  e Mafalda 

When he was little, Tiago thought he had a lot of friends, he played with them, laughed, danced. However, everything changed in the 10th year, beginning of secondary school, Tiago had to change schools and consequently his class changed a little. He continued with most of his friends, but in order to make new friends and not be called strangers for hanging out with him, an unusual kid because he had vitiligo, they started calling him names and insulting him to demean him.

   That's when it all started, for having a different appearance from others, he was judged and treated badly. At first, it was just verbal violence, but as time went by, physical violence also began. He suffered a lot, but always in secret, until one day he forgot to hide the marks and when he got home his mother noticed everything. Tiago had nowhere to run and so he felt obliged to tell his mother everything that was going on. Soon after finding out what was going on, the mother decided that she would immediately speak to the school principal, in order to request a transfer to a different class. When presented with the problem, the principal said that Tiago was probably exaggerating and that likely the transfer would not be approved. Disgusted with the whole situation, Tiago's mother promised that she would not let the incident happen again.

    She became her son’s biggest supporter and determined that Tiago needed help in order to overcome the traumas, so she placed him in a psychologist. With the help of a specialist Tiago was able to overcome the traumas and realized that vitiligo is something unique that represents him, he also recognized that bullying made him a more resilient and optimistic person.

Ana,Margarida, Matilde