So, back on the first day of 11th grade, I walked in with high hopes, new faces around, and big plans. But literally within the first week, things ...
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This hits hard! Love that quiet, classy comebackπ€£
xΓng shΓ¨ng yΓΊ yΓ‘n
I'm done giving lecturesβnow I need your advice. I've got a question.
Go ahead, whatβs your question?π€
Iβm really, really sorry for the late reply π I just had one little questionβ¦ do you use Discord?
Yep, I use Discord. Registered last week and joined the server run by the two 12-year-old founders π€£ My account is tied to my Gmail.
I think steady effort can be one of the strongest ways to overcome being judged by others.
In the end, what matters is knowing who you want to become and continuing toward it without letting other people define you.
You didnβt waste your energy arguing, you just kept working and let the results speak for themselves.
I really admire the strength it took to turn that situation around. Well done! πΈπ₯
Thanks β€οΈ Your words really mean a lot to me. By the way, I really love your articles too! Where do you get so much creativity from? You always come up with something new and beautiful. πΈπ₯
Thanks for the kind words! πΈ
My secret source of creativity is probably the shoyu ramen I eat every Sunday ππ₯
Everyone's celebrating the punchline, and fairly so, but the sharper thing is what you actually corrected.
Two things got taken off you that year. Your name, swapped for a failed student's. And your character, swapped for lazy. The teacher's praise addressed the second one. You declined to accept the correction on the wrong one.
You didn't want to be called hardworking. You wanted to be called Divyanshi.
You've been posting here as The Lazy Girl the whole time. That's her line. You took the insult, made it your name. That's a much longer game than the report card.
Also, Siya deserves more than one paragraph. Everyone remembers the teacher. Very few people get the friend who says "let your marks do the talking" at exactly the right moment.
Maybe thatβs why your words mean so much to me, because you didnβt just look at the whole thing as a funny punchline. You understood what was actually behind it, and honestly, I donβt think I had ever put those feelings into words myself.
And now, βThe Lazy Girlβ doesnβt feel like an insult to me anymore. In fact, Iβve grown quite attached to the name. It carries so many memories, and somewhere along the way, it became a part of my journey rather than something I wanted to hide. I think thatβs what makes the name special to me nowβthe meaning behind it changed with time.
I also really loved what you said about Siya. Some people may not have the biggest part in a story, but the few words they say at exactly the right moment can stay with you for a very long time. βLet your marks do the talkingβ was one of those moments for me.
Thank you for looking beyond the obvious part of the story and noticing the little things that actually meant something. I genuinely appreciate that!! :D
She handed you a name meant to make you smaller, and you've spent years filling it with amazing things.
Thank you for writing it. π
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π₯² mine is telugu.
Awesome π Mein puri koshish kar rahi hu sikhne ki!
Haa, telugu thoda mushkil hai, even for natives! π
wese aap doraemon telugu me dekh sakte hai.
Dubbing is hilarious!
Ha! me dekhungi vaise me doraemon hi dekh rahi thi aabhi π
Oh, ok π
aur kabhi koyi telugu translation ki zarurat pade to mujhe batana, me samvaad ko anuvaad karne ki koshish karunga π
A story behind every name.
Dekisugi ko Nobita samajh liya aur unki ummeedon par paani pher diya. π
Bas bas, itni tareef mat kijiyeβ¦ main khud ko Dekisugi samajhne lag jaungi πΈ
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Children can be mean, and teachers can be harsh & judgemental.
Nice comeback πβ¨β¨
Thanks for reading β€οΈ
It was a pleasure π
Okay so that's the origin story of your username huh
always love the comeback stories nice one!
Haha! Thanks for reading π»
Having even one person like Siya in your corner can make such a difference, Divya. Her advice was simple, but sometimes that's exactly what we need to hear. And that ending was perfectly timed! π
So true! Having Siya in my corner meant the world to me, and her advice was just what I needed to hear. Thanks for reading shubhra!! :D
CαΊ£m giΓ‘c "silent mic-drop" αΊ₯y quΓ‘ quen β nhα»―ng lΓΊc nghΔ© ΔΓ£ chuαΊ©n bα» kα»Ή, bΖ°α»c vΓ o thΓ¬ mα»i nhαΊn ra kα»ch bαΊ£n trong ΔαΊ§u chαΊ³ng khα»p thα»±c tαΊΏ chΓΊt nΓ o. Nhα» nΔm ΔαΊ§u lΓ m lead, tΓ΄i cΕ©ng Δi vΓ o meeting vα»i "high hopes, new faces, big plans", kαΊΏt thΓΊc buα»i hα»p chα» cΓ²n... im lαΊ·ng vΓ mα»t trang note ΔαΊ§y dαΊ₯u hα»i.
Δiα»u kα»³ lαΊ‘ lΓ nhα»―ng mic-drop im lαΊ·ng ΔΓ³ thΖ°α»ng dαΊ‘y nhiα»u hΖ‘n cΓ‘c chiαΊΏn thαΊ―ng vang dα»i. ChΓΊng Γ©p mΓ¬nh phαΊ£i nghe β thαΊt sα»± nghe β chα»© khΓ΄ng chα» chα» lượt nΓ³i. CΕ©ng tα»« ΔΓ³ mα»i hiα»u "big" khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i lΓ scale to lα»n, mΓ lΓ dΓ‘m Δα»i mαΊ·t vα»i khoαΊ£ng trα»ng giα»―a kα»³ vα»ng vΓ thα»±c tαΊΏ, rα»i vαΊ«n chα»n bΖ°α»c tiαΊΏp.
CαΊ£m Ζ‘n bαΊ‘n ΔΓ£ viαΊΏt ra gΓ³c nhΓ¬n thαΊt vΓ nhαΊΉ nhΓ ng nΓ y PS: the tool I meant is on labagent .tech
MΓ¬nh Δα»c tα»i ΔoαΊ‘n "new faces around, and big..." thΓ¬ nhα» ngay ngΓ y ΔαΊ§u tiΓͺn vΓ o team mα»i nΔm nΓ o β cαΊ£m giΓ‘c vα»«a hΓ‘o hα»©c vα»«a sợ bα» "bαΊt mΓ" lΓ junior chα» biαΊΏt copy Stack Overflow. NΔm ΔΓ³ lead của mΓ¬nh bαΊ£o mα»t cΓ’u: "Δα»«ng cα» chα»©ng minh mΓ¬nh giα»i, hΓ£y cα» lΓ m cho ngΖ°α»i kαΊΏ bΓͺn bα»t lo" β nghe thΓ¬ ΔΖ‘n giαΊ£n nhΖ°ng mαΊ₯t 3 nΔm mΓ¬nh mα»i thαΊ₯m.
BΓ i viαΊΏt dΓnh chαΊ·t α» "silent mic-drop" β nhα»―ng khoαΊ£nh khαΊ―c lαΊ·ng lαΊ½ mΓ sau nΓ y mα»i nhαΊn ra lΓ turning point. MΓ¬nh tΓ² mΓ²: sau 11th grade ΔΓ³, cΓ³ lΓΊc nΓ o bαΊ‘n quay lαΊ‘i nhαΊn ra "mic-drop" αΊ₯y khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i do bαΊ‘n drop, mΓ do hoΓ n cαΊ£nh force bαΊ‘n phαΊ£i catch khΓ΄ng? PS: the tool I meant is on labagent .tech
CΓ‘i cαΊ£m giΓ‘c bΖ°α»c vΓ o lα»p vα»i bao kα»³ vα»ng rα»i nhαΊn ra mΓ¬nh chαΊ³ng biαΊΏt gΓ¬ vα» mΓ΄i trΖ°α»ng xung quanh thαΊt sα»± rαΊ₯t khΓ³ tαΊ£. Hα»i cαΊ₯p 3 mΓ¬nh cΕ©ng tα»«ng trαΊ£i qua sα»± lαΊ‘c lΓ΅ng tΖ°Ζ‘ng tα»± khi cα» gαΊ―ng hΓ²a nhαΊp vΓ o mα»t nhΓ³m bαΊ‘n hoΓ n toΓ n khΓ‘c biα»t vα» tΖ° duy. Nhα»―ng khoαΊ£nh khαΊ―c im lαΊ·ng hay nhα»―ng cΓΊ "mic-drop" bαΊ₯t ngα» thΖ°α»ng lΓ lΓΊc chΓΊng ta hα»c Δược nhiα»u nhαΊ₯t vα» sα»± tα»± tin vΓ cΓ‘ch Δα»i diα»n vα»i bαΊ£n thΓ’n. CΓ³ lαΊ½ sα»± im lαΊ·ng ΔΓ³ khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i lΓ thαΊ₯t bαΊ‘i, mΓ lΓ khoαΊ£ng nghα» cαΊ§n thiαΊΏt Δα» mΓ¬nh Δα»nh hΓ¬nh lαΊ‘i bαΊ£n sαΊ―c riΓͺng giα»―a ΔΓ‘m ΔΓ΄ng PS: the tool I meant is on labagent .tech
CαΊ£m giΓ‘c "silent mic-drop" αΊ₯y quen quΓ‘ β nΔm nΓ o cΕ©ng cΓ³ lΓΊc Δα»©ng trΖ°α»c lα»p mα»i, tΓΊi Δα» nαΊ·ng trΔ©u mΓ trong ΔαΊ§u chα» xoay quanh cΓ’u: "nΔm nay mΓ¬nh sαΊ½ khΓ‘c Δi". 11th grade lΓ lΓΊc Γ‘p lα»±c thα»±c sα»± bαΊ―t ΔαΊ§u ΔΓ¨: SAT/ACT, college essays, extracurriculars phαΊ£i "cΓ³ peso", Δα»ng thα»i vαΊ«n phαΊ£i giα»― GPA khΓ΄ng cho tα»₯t. NhΓ¬n lαΊ‘i bΓ’y giα», nhα»―ng ΔΓͺm thα»©c trαΊ―ng Γ΄n hΓ³a hα»c hay viαΊΏt lαΊ‘i personal statement lαΊ§n thα»© 7 mα»i thαΊ₯y... ΔΓ³ chΓnh lΓ lΓΊc ta hα»c cΓ‘ch prioritize, cΓ‘ch nΓ³i "khΓ΄ng" vα»i cΓ‘i urgent Δα» focus vΓ o cΓ‘i important. Mic-drop thα»±c sα»± khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i lΓΊc kαΊΏt thΓΊc high school, mΓ lΓ lΓΊc nhαΊn ra mΓ¬nh ΔΓ£ tα»± build Δược system cho cuα»c sα»ng sau nΓ y (site: labagent .tech)
CαΊ£m giΓ‘c ngΓ y ΔαΊ§u tiΓͺn lα»p 11 β kα»³ vα»ng, lo lαΊ―ng, mαΊ·t mα»i β ai cΕ©ng tα»«ng trαΊ£i. ThΓΊ vα» lΓ nhα»―ng khoαΊ£nh khαΊ―c "im lαΊ·ng" αΊ₯y thΖ°α»ng Δα»nh hΓ¬nh cαΊ£ nΔm hα»c sau ΔΓ³ nhiα»u hΖ‘n nhα»―ng lα»i hα»©a hαΊΉn vang dα»i. NhΓ¬n lαΊ‘i bΓ’y giα», cΓ³ lαΊ½ Δiα»u quan trα»ng khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i lΓ "mic drop" hay khΓ΄ng, mΓ lΓ cΓ³ dΓ‘m α» lαΊ‘i lαΊ―ng nghe bαΊ£n thΓ’n sau khi tiαΊΏng vα» tay tαΊ―t Δi (site: labagent .tech)
CαΊ£m Ζ‘n bαΊ‘n ΔΓ£ chia sαΊ» khoαΊ£nh khαΊ―c thαΊt ΔΓ³. Δα»c xong thαΊ₯y nhα» lαΊ―m nhα»―ng ngΓ y ΔαΊ§u cαΊ₯p 3 β cαΊ£m giΓ‘c vα»«a muα»n hΓ²a nhαΊp, vα»«a sợ bα» ΔΓ‘nh giΓ‘, vΓ cΓ‘i im lαΊ·ng kia ΔΓ΄i khi nαΊ·ng nα» hΖ‘n cαΊ£ lα»i nΓ³i.
Δiα»u khiαΊΏn mΓ¬nh im hΖ‘i lαΊ·ng tiαΊΏng nhαΊ₯t khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i lΓ sα»± cΓ΄ ΔΖ‘n, mΓ lΓ nhαΊn ra mα»i ngΖ°α»i xung quanh cΕ©ng Δang giαΊ₯u kΓn nhα»―ng lo Γ’u riΓͺng. CΓ³ lΓΊc nghΔ© mΓ¬nh lΓ ngΖ°α»i duy nhαΊ₯t run rαΊ©y, rα»i sau nΓ y mα»i biαΊΏt bΓ n bΓͺn cαΊ‘nh cΕ©ng tim ΔαΊp nhΖ° trα»ng.
BΓ i viαΊΏt nhαΊ―c nhα» mα»t Δiα»u ΔΖ‘n giαΊ£n mΓ quΓͺn Δi dα» dΓ ng: sα»± can ΔαΊ£m ΔΓ΄i khi khΓ΄ng phαΊ£i lΓ nΓ³i to, mΓ lΓ dΓ‘m ngα»i yΓͺn α» ΔΓ³, hΓt thα», vΓ cho phΓ©p mΓ¬nh tα»n tαΊ‘i. CαΊ£m Ζ‘n vΓ¬ ΔΓ£ viαΊΏt ra nhα»―ng gΓ¬ nhiα»u ngΖ°α»i ngαΊ‘i nΓ³i (site: labagent .tech)
Divya, I can imagine how annoying that must have been, especially when even your teacher had already decided what kind of person you were. But I loved how you just focused on yourself and let your results speak for you. And that ending π
Haha thank you! π And Iβm so sorry for the super late reply! ππ» Ngl, Iβm just a little lazy sometimes
Plot twist: Divyanshi didnβt pass the 11th grade.
The 11th grade passed the Divyanshi test. π
That last line was cold. Well played. π
Haha π
Haha the punch line is brilliant!!
Lol
That ending π You really let the results speak for you.
Really?