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I honestly think that it is really sad that people could be so horrible to one other.
Most people have been confronted with bullying at least once in their lives, and anyone who has gone through it will know that it is a horrible experience to go through.
I guess I have always struggled to understand why some people will bully others. The only conclusion that I have is that a bully is someone who is insecure about themselves, they want to be respected and fear the idea of rejection. Their way of securing their popularity is to put others down.
I'm only 17 now and I wouldn't claim to have been a big victim of bullying myself, like any person, I have been teased; I remember that people would laugh at me because i used to wear the one jumper. No one seemed to listen when I explained that my parents were giving me a choice; either new clothes or they continue to pay for my music lessons. I chose music, which i do believe was the right choice to do and i am so overly happy that I didn't let the comments of my friends change what I wanted to do.
I remember once when I was in a P.E lesson, and some girls looked at my shoes and started questioning me on why I wasn't wearing Nike or Adidas trainers. I saw them laughing to themselves. And I remember saying, why would I spend a great deal of money on shoes that I would probably lose and never wear outside of school?
One memory that did hurt me was once when I was around 12 years old, someone hacked onto my MSN account and began saying very rude things to people that I wasn't really friends with, obviously these people were angry, believing it was me that had said it and I remember them running towards me, shouting at me, threatening to beat me up. Obviously at the age of 12, it's not really a very fun thing to go through. To this day, I do not know who it was that decided to hack my MSN and I have always remained confused as to why they would do such a thing.
I guess, I have the kind of mentality that I let things fly over my head. I'm a relaxed person and it does take a lot to get me down. I am human so there are things that happen and I wont always be happy with them.
The reason that I am actually writing all this is that I personally think that there is not enough awareness about bullying in schools. There are many kids that will choose to suffer in silence, and there is something that can be done to help them. If it's talking anonymously to someone to ask for advice, or anything.
We have a voice, so might as well use it. I used to use the excuse of, I'm only one person, just me won't make a difference. But if I say that, then that gives someone else the excuse to say it and that starts a chain reaction. It's time to actually do something :)
Peace out.
