Fake Friends...

A woman shares her story of when her heart was broken by fake friends when

she was a little girl.

My Name is Cynthia this is my story about an experience when once my heart was broken. I was a little girl at School, I had two so called "friends".

Everyday after school these friends would take advantage of me by being their slave, forcing me to carry their heavy book bags all the way home. I was sad and depressed.

Here another day, a sunflower was given to me for my mother on this special day.

I was excited for my mother to receive this sunflower from me, as I was walking home from school with so called "friends". I was bullied and when I got home, that special sunflower never got to my mother because it got crushed and destroyed by them!

I felt the need to fit in but something about these two friends felt “off” and unkind. I was Sad, I was a young girl with no real friends, I felt so hopeless and depressed. However, I overcame this hardship I once had with my mother's voice, her love and support. Slowly but surely depression wasn’t part of my life anymore. I am a survivor and my heart became whole again.

Now years later, I found my best friend who made me his wife, I’m a mother and a member of the TransforMe Project. I am empowered to stand up and be a voice, make a change, build that missing Hope and Strength in lost young women around the world. Most importantly engage and connect with others who have the same vision as me. I stand with you. I stand against bullying & depression. #transformeproject #speakpurpose #sandiego