Last night I was browsing my email when I came across a contact from our website. A mom of a young man, Glenn Lane-Scott, had sent me a copy of the essay her son wrote about bullying at his school. This great young man chose this topic due to the bullying he has endured and considering most of our kids deal with this on a regular basis, I thought that this was a great opportunity to share his essay with you so you can share it with your children as well. That said, I would like to thank Dottie Scott for being so willing to share this with us and in turn, give me the opportunity to share it with you. I would also like
to say to Glenn, you should be very proud of yourself. By talking about this, you are making a difference. You may not see it right away, but you will reach an audience, maybe even just one person like yourself who is helped by your words. That is no small task and you should give yourself a pat on the back. Well done young man!
to say to Glenn, you should be very proud of yourself. By talking about this, you are making a difference. You may not see it right away, but you will reach an audience, maybe even just one person like yourself who is helped by your words. That is no small task and you should give yourself a pat on the back. Well done young man!
With that said, here is Glenn’s post:
The change I would like to see at T.H.E. is, less bullying.
I have been bullied countless times. I am extremely stressed by how much I have been bullied. I know there are other kids being bullied too. I feel like it just keeps going.
There are different kinds of bullying. Some cases its physical and some are verbal. Sometimes the verbal is worse than the physical. I have been cussed at, been told I was gay, that I don’t matter to anyone. It hurts, It feels like someone punching me.
I sometimes don’t want to eat at school in front of the other kids. They call me names when I eat. I just don’t get it. Something needs to change. I would like to help with creating a safer bully free environment.
Bullying is a hard conflict to deal with. It can make you feel sad, depressed, angry, abused or alone! I want it to STOP! I would like to work together on changing the bullies’ behavior. I think that the bullies need to know how they are making others feel. I don’t think that the bullies understand how much it hurts.
I feel like the bullying is being accepted when really it needs to change NOW! I think that if we all work together we can at least help get through to at least one bully. I am trying to deal with everything I go through and sometimes it feels like I don’t want to go tell anyone because they don’t care either.
I think that T.H.E. needs to work harder to end bullying!
The change I would like to see at T.H.E. is, less bullying.
I have been bullied countless times. I am extremely stressed by how much I have been bullied. I know there are other kids being bullied too. I feel like it just keeps going.
There are different kinds of bullying. Some cases its physical and some are verbal. Sometimes the verbal is worse than the physical. I have been cussed at, been told I was gay, that I don’t matter to anyone. It hurts, It feels like someone punching me.
I sometimes don’t want to eat at school in front of the other kids. They call me names when I eat. I just don’t get it. Something needs to change. I would like to help with creating a safer bully free environment.
Bullying is a hard conflict to deal with. It can make you feel sad, depressed, angry, abused or alone! I want it to STOP! I would like to work together on changing the bullies’ behavior. I think that the bullies need to know how they are making others feel. I don’t think that the bullies understand how much it hurts.
I feel like the bullying is being accepted when really it needs to change NOW! I think that if we all work together we can at least help get through to at least one bully. I am trying to deal with everything I go through and sometimes it feels like I don’t want to go tell anyone because they don’t care either.
I think that T.H.E. needs to work harder to end bullying!