Bullying what it is and what it is not. Tales from a person who was bullied
Bullying What prompted me to write this was the death of a nine year old due to bullying. It breaks my heart to know that someone felt maybe they had to try to cry for help and it took an ugly turn. There is a book by Sheryl Woods “ Catching Fireflies” , that tells the story of a teenaged girl who was a victim of bullying, because someone else’s boyfriend looked at her. In the book Misty Donavan was bullied. Fortunately, she had a teacher who suspected something was wrong and stepped in to help. I mention this, because of the way that the media has portrayed bullying. It is not, not being invited to someone’s birthday party, or being excluded from a group. Bullying makes you feel like you are not worth anything. It’s not just calling someone “four eyes: and other names. That is one form of it. The poem we were all taught in school “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt”. Words to hurt, they have a lasting impact on a person. What makes a person...