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(Not) Broken

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When I was in elementary school, I was brutally bullied by this one group of girls from my class. Being a generally quirky person who marched to the beat of her own drum, I've pretty much always been picked on, particularly by these girls, however once they had found out that I had been diagnosed with autism around the first grade or so, more fuel was added to the fire. The bullying worsened as all of us got older and some of the things that they've done to me even haunt me to this day. I was even told I was "broken" and "damaged" by them and members of their families in a public space. 

With all of this going on, I honestly felt like giving up- Some of the situations I was put through by those girls had a major impact on my mental health and in some ways, still impact me today. And the worse part was, whenever I was bullied, I always thought that it was my fault, feeling as if I needed to completely change who I was in order to stop them from hating me. However, no matter how bad the situation was, there was always someone of my side- my mom. My mom was the one who always defended me, showed me compassion and encouraged me to continue fighting on, even though I felt as if I could not fight any longer. 

 Looking back on all of the events that had occurred, particularly the good moments where my mother was providing me emotional support and helping me recover, I began to think of the relationship between Kubo and his mom. In their movie, Kubo is depicted as having a beautiful relationship with his mother. The both of them provided so much care and love for each other- even after Kubo had accidentally stayed out past sunset and was confronted by the Sisters, she was the one to protect him from them. And while I was working on my drawing for the contest, I really wanted to emphasize the love the both of them have for each other, as well as the love my mom and I have. The drawing itself is a bit symbolic- I have one of the two Sisters- holding a dark grey blindfold with the word "broken" written on it, covering Kubo's single eye, and although he is holding the Sword Unbreakable, it's blade is pointed down; he's ready to give up. Kubo is also shedding a tear and there is a large gnash across his face from where the Sister had hurt him. However, on the other side, Kubo's mother is holding scissors and is cutting the blindfold over her son's eye, symbolizing how my mom was able to help me through difficult times, even if I was "blinded" by the rumors and unkind words. 

This drawing was very fun to draw, however it was very emotionally draining for me. However, by looking at those negative moments and by channeling all of my emotions that I felt in the past and even any new ones I could have been feeling at that present moment made me feel so much better and it really made me appreciate the fact that no matter what was said about me, I always remained the person who I was. Finally, it reminded me that my fight wasn't fought alone- my mom was on my side and for that, I could not be more grateful to her and I would like to dedicate this drawing to her. Mom, thanks for never giving up on me. I love you so much. 

Kubo and the Two Strings and all of its characters belong to Universal studios, Laika studios and to the artist(s) who created them and made the film possible ©
Artwork by me 
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Ready2Create's avatar
So powerful! :thanks:
I'm grateful your mother helped open your eyes

I hope she knows what a wonderful person she is, to have helped such a talented artist
through dark times