So, one of my friends on facebook recently posted something about bullying. Plus I saw something about Obama's campaign for it too. Thought I'd write a journal on it, and it'd be nice to hear what you guys think.
And I don't know, I understand when bullying gets to a point, it's bad and should be stopped but I also think a lot of it is human nature. There's never going to be a day where everyone loves one another, because they're is just so much difference in everyone in the world. And I know that bullying at a certain point leads to horrible things, but it's not all kid's fault. The victim and the bully's parents are at fault also. You can't possibly not know that you're kid is being bullied, or that they are bullying.
I know that I could never get away with that, my parents would've known that I was bullying people, and they would've talked to me about and stopped it.
But also, the parents of the victim should step up too.
Okay story time. Sorry.
When I was a kid, I was bullied like hell. I'd say from at least 3rd grade till... Probably eighth. About countless things, my hair, my clothes, my glasses, my teeth, etc. But my parents were always there to tell me that it wouldn't be like that forever. And that it didn't matter what they thought of me because they were just dumb kids. So, I still was bullied everyday, they couldn't do anything about that but on the other hand, they taught me how to deal with it, and even though it took some time. Now, people say stuff to me, and I just brush it off. It doesn't bother me because I know that it doesn't matter what they think of me.
What I'm trying to say is that, I think mild bullying is alright because it's kind of a rite of passage, at least it was for me. I wouldn't be the person I am now, if I hadn't gone through that. I like the fact that I pulled myself through that. Especially middle school, I mean, it's supposed to be bad. Everyone's going through that awkward stage and everyone picks on each other. But now that I've come out of that, I think it builds character and makes you stronger.
I also don't like parents who try to shelter their kids from everything, bullying included. Because when they go out into the real world, they are going to have to face that. If they dealt with it already, they know how to handle it instead of having some kind of mental breakdown. If I had kids, I would try to be as real as I could with them about what it was going to be like later in life.
I don't know, maybe I'm being insensitive and I no way support bullying, but it happens. And look at past generations, they got bullied and they're fine. I think cyberbullying, and is a reason for kids to wait to have facebooks and myspace, etc, until they can handle it.
All I know is that, with the help of my parents, what I went through made me a stronger and more real person. And I wouldn't trade it for anything.