Are you a bully? Have you ever thought about it? Or were you a bully? Last night I was watching Cyberbully and I couldnt help but think of all the different kinds/types of bullies. Was I bullied in school? Yes. In elementary school I was teased and bullied because my parents smoked. There was one kid that would just make fun of my mom and dad and then tell me I stunk all the time. It seriously hurt my feelings and I still carry that around with me to this day. In high school it got a little bit better but I was still an outcast because I was fat. I remember all the cool girls giving me their disapproving looks as i ate my lunch or as I changed in the locker room at school. When I was in school, bullying was around but was not focused on by masses of people. Im so glad that in todays world we are now finally taking bullying seriously.

I look at my life back then and think to myself, "Stef, you made it through it. Its all over now". But in reality it isnt. I have children who will be bullyed for some reason or another. Both of my children have a speech delay. I recently over heard a girl that Izzi dances with say to Izzi, 'Dont talk to me, you talk funny". Of course this didn't bother Izzi because she doesnt know the difference right now. But it sure bothered me. I bawled and bawled and bawled. I just wanted to go up to the little girl and say oh yea, well dont look at her because you wear glasses! But I didnt. I realized that this little girl who hurt my feelings was the daughter of another girl who wasnt so nice to me in High School. When I told my husband about the incident he said that the apple doesnt fall far from the tree. Hes right. My kids are going to get made fun of for having allergies and skin problems and it just kills me. But I know that my girls will get through it. I will make sure of it. Im so glad that schools are taking bullying seriously. It makes me feel way better about sending my kids to school. Hopefully the cyber bullying will also come to an end soon. As a parent, I will make sure IM looking into what my kids are doing on the internet, I will make sure that my kids are educated about all different sorts of people and how we are all different but the same and that NO ONE deserves to be bullied or made fun of. I will pay attention to my kids and their relationships with other kids. And you can bet your ass if my kids are ever bullying someone I will do something about it. I will not turn my head like so many other peoples parents did/do.

There are so many different types of bullying. I just pray that parents step up to the plate and put a stop to it. You are the biggest influence in your childs life. So stop the bullying. Stop the hate.

Bully- someone who is so miserable in their own lives that they cant stand to see you happy, so they put their misery on you.