There has been an abundance of talk about bullying as of late.
Especially after this and other horrific incidents this horrific incident.
It's nothing but tragic and I think it's tougher these days because kids never really disconnect from their peers - whether it be Facebook or texting or a million other ways I probably don't even know about. Bullying is different than just being mean to someone. I think we have all been mean to somebody in our life time, but being a bully is different. It's the constant threats for no reason and endless harassement.
The first time one of my kids was bullied was in Junior High School. My daughter told me that a girl at her school kept threatening to beat the crap out of her after school. She was an attitude with lots of hair. Before I went to have a talk with the Vice principal one morning, I found out what class she was in, went to the teacher and asked if I could talk with her in the hall. He agreed and sent the girl out to talk to me. She did not know me, but I knew of her. I introduced myself and said if she ever laid a hand on my daughter or ever threaten her again they would have to put me in jail for planting her face in the ground. Sounds harsh but I'm like a mother bear, nobody messes with my kids. She never talked to my daughter again.
