Erin Napier recalls being bullied "from fourth through seventh grade," due to her odd and introverted personality. She had never been someone interested in shopping for the trendiest clothes or perfecting her makeup, and she wasn't really part of the popular crowd or a clique. Instead, she found herself being, well, herself — leaning toward more unique hobbies other teens weren't really interested in. "Library time was my favorite. I had a fossil collection. I would put together natural history dioramas in old shoeboxes. Or I'd stay home and make a tiger costume — that was really exciting to me," Erin told Southern Living in an interview.
But kids can be mean. She recalled, "One time, during hide-and-seek, I was it, and they all left me there and went to the house next door."
Now, as a confident woman and mother, she has proven to be someone proud of her diverse hobbies and interests because, well, they've obviously been worth sticking with. Erin is definitely someone teenage girls and young women can look up to as an inspiration to be uniquely yourself without feeling negatively about it.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEpaCsrF6YvK57kW9vbWtpZMSprdNmn6illWLBsMPNZp2apqNisbC602aip6enYq6ju9StZJ6qmaN6orrDZpmepl2jrrG1xKtm