This is a serious issue that we need to pay attention to. Just because you aren't bullied doesn't mean that you don't need to do anything. You do realize that this issue can lead to death? How funny is that? Not very.
It breaks my heart to see people especially little children being bullied. Every human should be treated and respected equally because there is no justification for bullying and it should not be tolerated. I have not been bullied and if I have it was only minor. Certainly, I don't want to be bullied nor do I want to be the bully, even though I was one when I was young.
Even though I sort of contradicted myself in the statement before, understand that I am trying to say that it wasn't a significant or harmful act of bullying. It was weird, I don't think my bullying was intentional but it happened. However, that was only elementary school so we were just kids having fun. I would playfully hit or slap people or throw out some unnecessary comments. I would never do something extreme like threatening or physically attack someone. Yet, bullying is bullying. Even to this day I regretted for behaving the way I did and feel sorry for those that I have "bullied." At least I grew out of that awful phase during middle school. The great thing? It didn't take long.
I have a younger sister (9) who is a fourth grader. I am trying to teach her to stand up against bullying and properly identify a situation. It's tough not knowing what to do and be scared, but the best way to prevent bullying is letting them see it for themselves. So that's what I did, I showed my sister some videos of kids being bullied. I asked her various questions from how it made her feel to what she would have done. At first she felt uncomfortable and confused as to why I was showing her these videos, but she started to pay more attention to the video watching the emotions of people, realizing the purpose of watching the video. I hope it gave her a new perspective with bullying. But at least she is the sweetest girl I know and as long as she knows that I'm there for her, then she'll feel safe. Ultimately, I want her to be people's "go to", as I am to her.
In my opinion, bullying is a pathetic immature thing to do, and people need to learn how to respect others. My motto basically comes down to: "Behave the way you want to be treated." We need to step up to bullying. I only ask you to take some time to watch these videos. I think it is important to remind ourselves what is happening in reality and how we can help. We can start helping by caring and listening to people, by not shutting them out of the world, and being there when they need someone. Finally, this goes out to all parents, to love, discipline, and teach your children manners when and where they belong. The foundation of personalities start from homes, in other words, we act and behave from the past. Nowadays we, as kids, can get away with anything. It's as simple as that.
If you are to watch one of these videos, at least watch the very last one with Amanda Todd.
This video is the one I showed my sister: the bus monitor, Karen, was bullied by students during a field trip. The students called her unforgivable names and even physically touched her calling her "fat." The bus monitor was crying, which made me furious.
This video is a boy picking on a "fat" boy. He punches the kid and ends up being slammed to the floor (though he deserved it). This is why shootings like the Columbine shooting happen. Plus, never pick on someone who is clearly larger than you!
This video is a story about a girl named Amanda Todd. She was a victim of having nude pictures on the internet, being used for sex, bullied at school, moving to several schools, having no friends because of her "reputation," using drugs and alcohol, etc. Let's say she has been through a lot and thanks to the bullies in her life, she committed suicide on October 10, 2012 after she posted this video.
Let's not have anymore of these videos, please!
It breaks my heart to see people especially little children being bullied. Every human should be treated and respected equally because there is no justification for bullying and it should not be tolerated. I have not been bullied and if I have it was only minor. Certainly, I don't want to be bullied nor do I want to be the bully, even though I was one when I was young.
Even though I sort of contradicted myself in the statement before, understand that I am trying to say that it wasn't a significant or harmful act of bullying. It was weird, I don't think my bullying was intentional but it happened. However, that was only elementary school so we were just kids having fun. I would playfully hit or slap people or throw out some unnecessary comments. I would never do something extreme like threatening or physically attack someone. Yet, bullying is bullying. Even to this day I regretted for behaving the way I did and feel sorry for those that I have "bullied." At least I grew out of that awful phase during middle school. The great thing? It didn't take long.
I have a younger sister (9) who is a fourth grader. I am trying to teach her to stand up against bullying and properly identify a situation. It's tough not knowing what to do and be scared, but the best way to prevent bullying is letting them see it for themselves. So that's what I did, I showed my sister some videos of kids being bullied. I asked her various questions from how it made her feel to what she would have done. At first she felt uncomfortable and confused as to why I was showing her these videos, but she started to pay more attention to the video watching the emotions of people, realizing the purpose of watching the video. I hope it gave her a new perspective with bullying. But at least she is the sweetest girl I know and as long as she knows that I'm there for her, then she'll feel safe. Ultimately, I want her to be people's "go to", as I am to her.
In my opinion, bullying is a pathetic immature thing to do, and people need to learn how to respect others. My motto basically comes down to: "Behave the way you want to be treated." We need to step up to bullying. I only ask you to take some time to watch these videos. I think it is important to remind ourselves what is happening in reality and how we can help. We can start helping by caring and listening to people, by not shutting them out of the world, and being there when they need someone. Finally, this goes out to all parents, to love, discipline, and teach your children manners when and where they belong. The foundation of personalities start from homes, in other words, we act and behave from the past. Nowadays we, as kids, can get away with anything. It's as simple as that.
If you are to watch one of these videos, at least watch the very last one with Amanda Todd.
This video is the one I showed my sister: the bus monitor, Karen, was bullied by students during a field trip. The students called her unforgivable names and even physically touched her calling her "fat." The bus monitor was crying, which made me furious.
This video is a boy picking on a "fat" boy. He punches the kid and ends up being slammed to the floor (though he deserved it). This is why shootings like the Columbine shooting happen. Plus, never pick on someone who is clearly larger than you!
This video is a story about a girl named Amanda Todd. She was a victim of having nude pictures on the internet, being used for sex, bullied at school, moving to several schools, having no friends because of her "reputation," using drugs and alcohol, etc. Let's say she has been through a lot and thanks to the bullies in her life, she committed suicide on October 10, 2012 after she posted this video.
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