My daughter is 12 years old. She doesn’t have many friends, and last year, the bullying at school got so bad I’d find her hiding in the bathroom during lunch. So she spends most of her time with me, watching me fill orders for my Tedooo app shop.
She’s been quietly taking my yarn for weeks, working on something secret in her room. Last night she came out wearing this scarf she made completely by herself. “Mom,” she said, “I want my own Tedooo app shop someday. For kids like me who create things instead of having friends.”
I had to leave the room so she wouldn’t see me cry. This child who eats lunch alone, who hasn’t been invited to a birthday party in two years, found her salvation in loops of yarn and dreams of her own craft business.
This morning I found her practicing new stitches at 6 AM. “For my future customers,” she explained. My beautiful, resilient girl turning her loneliness into art.
That scarf isn’t just well-made for a 12-year-old – it’s stunning, period. The tension is perfect, the color changes are seamless, and that fringe? Professional level. But more than that, it’s proof that while other kids were busy excluding her, she was busy becoming extraordinary.
Please, if you see this, leave her some encouragement. She reads every comment on my Tedooo app posts, studying what customers like. Your words might be the first kindness she’s heard from peers in months. Show her that the craft community celebrates the quiet, talented kids who create beauty while the world tries to dim their light.
Sometimes the best revenge against bullies isn’t fighting back – it’s becoming so talented they’ll one day brag they knew you when.
Credit to the rightful owner~
