I rarely do this, in fact I have only ever done this one other time but, I feel it necessary to make a PSA about bullying. Last week, a young boy named Jamie took his life because of bullying. That statement alone should break your heart. It does mine. In school, I would go to these bullying assemblies and think oh, it's just the big kids being mean to the little kids. Then you grow up and you realize it's everyone being mean to everyone. And for what? Being gay, having a disease that makes you look different, being overweight, wearing things that maybe that's all you could afford, having a house that's smaller than Joe Rich... Come on... What a waste of time. Is it really that important to pick on someone else for this kind of stuff? Really though, you don't even have to take that much time to do it. All you need to say is Your ______. Say this once to someone and your a bully. Poor Jamie had to hear Your _____ everyday until finally he couldn't take it anymore.
What's even more sad is when you know that someone is being bullied or you know that they have something bad going on their life but your too "scared" to ask them. It's called getting out of your comfort zone. The kids come home everyday and say so and so called so and so stupid. Wellp if that were my kid I would be pissed! and I would hope that someone would reassure him that he wasn't stupid or whatever choice word they decided to use. The girls, lucky for me, are very compassionate. They always stand up for their friends even when they know it will get them into trouble. They have character and I hope that sticks. It's something a lot of adults are lacking.
So talk to someone you know is being bullied, make a difference in someones life.
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
-Kuhn
