Of Dealing With Bullies.
This was a really, really hard one to write. Gothic Charm School sees a lot of letters from kids being bullied, and it breaks my heart AND makes me furious.
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This was a really, really hard one to write. Gothic Charm School sees a lot of letters from kids being bullied, and it breaks my heart AND makes me furious.
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Now, if you folks could help spread the word about the new post, that would be great.
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One point I'd like to make is for the girl who was pushed down the stairs, is there any security cameras in the area of the incident? If there were, she'd have physical evidence she could use to help prove her case. :)
(I just thought I'd say that here since the commenting on the post itself isn't working yet)
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I'm lucky that even though I'm the only goth out of 800 students, it has never been a problem for me. (Although I was bullied growing up, it was before the goth subculture came along for me)
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And still to this day I get called my ever so stupid high school nickname by some people . . . I mean really? (yes, I tell them to please do stop as it makes them look stupid and annoys me)
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Doesn't mean thoughtless adults aren't still peddling that nonsense to beleagured students, but still makes me very very faintly better at the possibility it's being peddled less often, at least.
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My advice, when the comments come up, will be to find a group of people (including adults and kids) who understand. Even if they are not present to defend you during these assaults, they become a rock for you to find comfort in, to help you put it in perspective; to remind you that you are not unloved or unlovable. Sometimes just remembering that will help you look at a bully with a colder eye, and give you the resolve to walk away, maintain composure, and ignore the taunts.
It does get better, easier, and eventually those bullies will grow up enough to behave like civilized people, if not enlightened beings. Thank you for this lecture!
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;-)
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From what I hear, I wasn't the only one to deal with school administrators who did absolutely nothing, no matter how much I reported assault or bullying. Kids need to understand that if your school won't help you, you have to go above them. Call the police. All of my bullying problems stopped when I sent the cops after one boy who took it too far.
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