A bullying story i found! :)

When I was younger, being on stage was something I enjoyed. When my mom told

me that there was a play and tryouts were the upcoming week, I was extremely

excited. My mom drove me over to the tryouts, and I saw that there were lots

of kids who wanted to be in the play. When they told me I made it I was full of

joy. I couldn't stop thinking how much fun this would be.

On the first day I realized there were a group of four girls, and the

"leader" of it was this one girl, we can call her T. At first 'T' seemed kinda

nice, but then things suddenly turned around. She started making up lies,

rumors and calling me names which made me cry. They took all my joy away from

me. There was a girl who couldn't stand this bully. She and I promised eachother

that we would tell the director about this problem. When I was looking for

her, she was making fun of me secretly with the mean girls. I tried to tell the

director, but all he said was "kids will be kids, just ignore them." I had to

tell a parent who listened, and they helped. You know the saying "sticks and

stone may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"? People say that, but

the words are the ones that can hurt the most. I learned that bullies will

just try to break you down and make you feel bad about yourself, but they're

just doing that to make themselves feel better. Bullying is NEVER good in any

way. Even to this day, I'm still slightly bullied. Every now and then someone

will try to tear my spirit apart... but I know that you should just ignore it

because after a while they'll just give up.

If you're a bully, just think how the other person might feel. And if

you're a victim, just tell someone that can help.

Bullying is something that's been around forever. Too often, people shrug

it off as "a part of growing up". But the consequences can be a devastating

experience for the recipient. I can remember back to my own childhood, there

was a girl in my neighborhood that would often be taunted with cruel jokes. As

kids, we would all just stand by and laugh. Though seeming harmless at the time,

I am embarrassed to admit, I myself, had sometimes been laughing at the

expense of that girl. In later years as an early teen, I also had a turn at a

bullying experience. Now I felt exactly what it was like to feel hurt, scared

and doubting my own self worth. Just like that girl from my neighborhood a few

years earlier. Unfortunately,this problem continues to fly under the radar. It

effects all races, genders and religions. I love the idea of kids banning

together and helping end these problems. This is a harsh but necessary issue

that effects us all. As a parent, I urge us all to talk to our kids about the

facts. Don't ignore it or be afraid to face it. Reach out and help stop the

hate.