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Bullying is a cruel act because it creates
low self-esteem, fear, and loneliness in
the person being bullied. Low self-esteem affects our confidence.
We need confidence to do well in our lives. Of course we know
fear makes us afraid to try new things. No one wants to be
lonely. We need to be able to depend on each other. There
is no room for a bully when we stick together.
Webster’s dictionary defines a bully
as a person usually cruel to others who are weaker. Bullying
happens in almost every school and playground and even as
adults they experience this cruel, humiliating act. Bullies
tend to pick on smaller or weaker kids just to show their
dominance. Dominance meaning authority or control.
Bullying to me is trying to control someone,
thinking they may be popular or tough and everyone wanting
to be around them. What they may not understand unless it
has happened to them is how it makes the person being bullied
feel. I have been there before. It made me feel sick and I
found myself making excuses to my parents just so that I could
stay home and not deal with my bully. I was unhappy and I
felt like I was alone. Around the time this was happening
to me, by luck my school passed out a brochure, and guess
what? Bullying was the topic. This was great. It allowed me
to confide in my parents about what was happening to me at
school. With the help from the pamphlet I was able to overcome
my fears. We decided to pass this on to my favorite bully
and I guess it helped him too. Things are fine now and we
have become friends.
I realized I wasn’t the problem, the
bully was. We need to recognize this act of hurt and let others
know this is not O.K. My grandmother always says “treat
others the way you expect to be treated” and who knows,
this bully may have been a victim himself.
As a community, school, or family we need
to stand together as one and stop this mean word known as
bullying. It truly is an ugly word and no one really wants
to be bullied or be a bully. But think about this; are you
a bully or have you ever bullied someone else? If your answer
is yes, please find other ways to feel good about yourself.
This isn’t the way to get your name in the school yearbook
for most popular. Let’s find a way together to put and
end to bullying.
I’m thankful that my school and my
family were there for me in my time of need. This brochure
wasn’t just another pamphlet that was sent home in my
folder to be thrown away but a very important reminder that
I was able to pass on and possibly help someone else. Thank
you.
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