When I was an adolescent, I was teased a lot because I was of mixed race (Koren/Mother - Father/English) living in a small town. But my appearance started to change as I grew older. In fact, I was given the title "Most Changed" in my high school yearbook. To shorten a long story, I have been fortunate to travel the world as a model/actor all of Asia and US because of my mixed race. Even though a small town saw one way the WORLD perceived me another way. And by the way, I made very good money doing it and was fortunate to have companies pay for me to see the world. I continue to grow in my career as a professional marketing executive in the entertainment industry. I promise you, it will get better. FYI - Those who teased me, are alcoholics or drug addicts and still remain in the small town and made nothing of their lives. Karma?! Boy do I believe in KARMA.

People had so many reasons to bully me when I was in school. I was overweight, I was smart, and I was Jewish. I got bullied once or twice by someone and then I would go and tell someone of authority about it. I couldn't stand it. When I was much younger, I was bullied by a girl in my Girl Scout troop. I started telling my mom about it and she changed my troop that I went to when the troop leader did nothing about it. I got called a "Dirty Jew" once, when I got off the bus, and I told my mother and she went to the school immediately. That kid never talked to me again about it.

But I'm a lucky one. I got bullied and picked on here and there but I knew that I could go and tell somebody and something would be done about it. That's not the case for a lot of kids these days and it's really sad. I feel their pain and I HATE the fact that we are putting people in charge of our children for 7 to 8 hours a day and they could really care less what happens to them when we tell them about these issues. It needs to stop and it needs to stop now. If you don't care about children, get out of the school system, immediately.

I'm Ashley, I am 13. I've been bullied since I walked into pre-K. Little 3/4 year olds would come up to me and make fun of what I'm wearing or how I wore my hair.to think it started when I was so young. I only had guy friends because of this, even up till now. Every year there was always that one kid who had to Harass me. But finally when I went to the 6th grade everything got so much better, I become popular. I had a great group of friends and everyone would always want to talk to me. But sometimes I think I got into the whole being popular thing to much. I wasn't mean but I came across it sometimes. The ending of that school year I noticed I wasn't myself, I would lash or at people, get sad easily, my emotions just weren't right. I went to therapist in may after my 12th birthday. I didn't think I needed it so I didn't go back. I thought it was for crazy people. And during this time I was the most judge mental girl you would ever meet. remember talk about this girl to my friend. we were talking about how she cuts and she is crazy and weird. Well that girl I talked about is now my best friend. Well after the appointment I never went back. But I still felt weird. My friends started ditching me and that's when I knew something wast right. In July I started cutting. In August my mom found out and made me go to therapy. I then got put on mess for depression, anger,anxiety, and frustration. But the way I act I think I'm bipolar. Well the begging of the school year came. Going into 7th grade. the worst year of my life. I had a boyfriend and I would always get hate for it but it got to the point where my reputation was ruined. They made disturbing rumors about me and him, a group of girls in his grade(8th). But later on I found out he started them. We broke up and because of the rumors I only had 1 friend, he was my best friend. till some stuff happened. Things got better but then bad again more rumors and the never ending drama. My group of friends in 6th grade were friends with me again and we let this girl in our group. She was friends with that girl I used to make fun of behind her back. At his girl we let in our Farouk became my best friend. But later on we weren't. We got into stop many fights. I left that group and became the with the girl talked about. She is now my best friend. But that girl we let in made a fake Facebook account about me. My name my pictures. She messaged guys telling them I want to do stuff with them. It was disturbing. Some didn't believe it was a fake a count either. I have the worst reputation in town for things people make up not what I do.ive tried divide 11 times this year but failed. I don't even know that to do anymore.but that is some of the things this year. And probably many more.

I was convinced that the reason everyone bullied me was because I did something. Because I wasn't good enough, and no one deserves to feel that way. Everyone liked me, and thought I was funny and smart and cool, but when it came down to anything besides a friend, I never qualified. I was never skinny enough or pretty enough for a boy to like. I was never athletic enough, or small enough to be on their sports team.I was just the girl that could never suffice.My own parents used to tell me mean things, and my little brother is growing up to be what I'll never be. I used to cut my wrists, and stomach, and scratch myself, and pull my hair and punch myself.I always thought I was waste, a mistake, but I don't think that now. Even though I still go to bed sometimes, crying because of who I am, I know it's not my fault. I know I am who I am for a reason, and like everyone else, I am important.I just don't want anyone to feel what I felt.

This was the saddest movie I have ever seen. My 5 year old twin daughters start school in august and I would never want anything like this to happen to them. This movie was shown on cartoon network, I only let them watch some because it was also making them upset. They have told me "Mommy, I will never be a bully to anybody, because it could make them cry." I pray that parents, teachers, and students can put a stop to this before my children are ever bullied.

Alone. You see I can't really connect with being bullied because I haven't really been severely bullied before.Because ever since preschool and even age two I've had the same friends, made new friends, and even met some new people along the way.But I do know what it feels like to be alone,because at the beginning of my 6th grade year I transfers to another school.Because my mom wants me to go to that school and blah blah blah, its a really good school and all that other stuff. So when I first came everybody already had their own friends from elementary school, and if you've ever moved you know how that feels.ALONE.you feel like everybody's staring at you because your alone, but oh well what are you going to do.(I'm a girl by the way) so after first and second period then came LUNCH, so I sat alone ALL by myself only the food in my lunch box to comfort my anger and frustration. And that happened until the third day of school,until a girl lets just say her name is Lillith, ask me why I'm sitting by myself. And someone just talking to me just lighten the mood for me, and then she invited me to sit by her and her friends at lunch and they were all really nice too. So even though my first year of middle school didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. And with the school year over with just 8 days away from Summer I've got to say my year was pretty awesome it was pretty AWESOME!! (:

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I'd say that i have a pretty normal life. Was a slightly larger than normal baby. My parents were 26 and 27. I didn't have many problems with bullying until i got a little older.

My brother was the first person that bullied me. He always got me so worked up. He used to choke me, beat me, one time he kicked me in the throat and i got some air... haha. I never understood why exactly he did the things he did. There was one time i had just gotten out of the shower when i was around 10 or so, he brought me into our spare bedroom while i was still naked (really weird), and he hit me. Threw my head into the rocking chair ottoman. I never got why he did it while i was naked but whatever. My dad was the only one who protected me from him because my dad was beaten as a kid.

My parents got divorced about 2 years ago and my brother doesnt go to my dads house really so he doesnt protect me anymore but my brother is getting better. the last time he really hurt me was 1 year ago. i guess he was angry at me i wasn't trying to provoke him. He lunged at me and sat on my chest (He is a 300 pound kid and at the time i was around 90), he put his hands around my neck and i litterally could not breath. Then he threw me onto the floor and i finally kicked him off of me. After that he kinda stopped when he got a girlfriend (fiance now... hes 18) he doesnt treat her as well as he should, hes mean a lot, but she won't leave him and they are good together. i think they will work it out.

Going back in time, i didnt start getting bullied until about 3rd grade. i never stayed in one place for long. my dads jobs caused us to move a lot. so i switched schools like every 1-2 years. i never really had trouble making friends. im a pretty funny guy, im not rude, people like me. When i got to 3rd grade, i had a bully. Let's call him Joe (not his real name). He would always pick on me and i didnt let it bother me. He was the first and only kid i ever got in a fight with other than my brother. i dont remember much but i know i didnt get in trouble because the teachers new i was defending myself. i moved to Arizona a few years later. i got picked on a lot there in school because im so small (i was about 4' 6" from 5th to 6th grade). but i had an old friend there (i was originally born in arizona and we moved back) who was kind of "in" with the popular group so they got to know me and stopped.

The bullying started again when i moved to Indiana a few years later. My brother was REALLY mean to me around this time for some reason. but i made some great friends on the first day of school. so at this time i was 11-12 and i realized how mean bullying is. ive always tryed to make friends with the geeks and nerds because i am too and we all knew how it felt to be bullied. i didnt let it bother me so i awlays tried to be there for other people that let it get to them. I remember there was this one kid who had no friends and got picked on. i was the only person who talked to him. i would sit with him at lunch instead of my popular friends and they didnt get it but i felt so bad for him. i got a lot of sh*t for hanging with him but whatever. Screw them. He was one of the best friends ive ever had. the people with no friends are always the best friends when they get one. no one understands that geeks and weirdos are normal, cool people. anyway, he moved away and so did i.

so from 13-now, i live in Pennsylvania. Here i went to 8th grade, 9th grade, and now i am just finishing 10th grade. I get made fun of A LOT here because even now (at 15 going on 16 soon), i am only barely 5 feet tall and have a high pitch voice of a 5 year old girl (im a boy by the way). i've always kind of hated myself for being so small. its not fair.... anyways, i got made fun of so much in 8th grade because the only real friends i had were girls because i get along with them better. people would call me gay but i would just tell myself "at least girls will talk to me" which is true because girls think i am adorable. the problem is none of them would actually want to date me since i look like im 8 years old. o well.

so 9th grade was horable for me because it was my first year of high school. kids can be so cruel. the push me and mess with me in the hall and talk crap to me about being so small. but i really dont care. let them be cruel. i get happiness knowing that i am at least a descent human being that doesnt laugh at people for being different.

now is the end of 10th grade. it was a pretty go year. i made a best friend and a whole bunch of friends that accept me for who i am. sure i got a lot of bullying but i will just shrug it off. i remember sitting in lunch and seeing this freshman on his first day. he was sitting alone and it breaks my heart when i see people sitting alone with no friends because i know how that feels. i hate the cafeteria. thats where the kids are most cruel. so any ways, i sat with him and reassured his that highschool inst that bad and to not let stuff get to you. i resently saw him at the amusement park where i work. he got a job there and he is doing good. has lots of friends. i dont think he remembers who i am but im glad he is doing good.

so today i decided to watch the movie "bully" and it really moved me. the kid in that movie, Alex, was tortured on the bus by people and he has had it happen for so long that he got used to it. he accepted it and laughed at it because he thought those mean kids were his friends. that is the only human contact that he gets with kids his age. he has been bullied so much that he got to the point where he thought the kids liked him and they were just screwing around. I felt so bad for this kid. it just broke my heart and i wouldnt wish that upon anyone. especially him. i want to give a shout out to Alex for being so strong. Hang in there man. it will get better. when you graduate high school with good grades and get into the real world, you will excel. and they will be the losers from being too caught up in being popular. screw them.

also, seeing how those kids were willing to kill themselves rather than to continue being bullied. that is why i joined this project. i made a promise to myself, when i realised i was a loser, to never let myself get to that point. i am staying strong. but i know that some kids arent that strong, so i want to be there to help them keep their chin up.

no one should resort to suicide....

if we all join together and stand up against bullying, it will set off a chain reaction. We can end this together. no one should have to deal with the burden of bullying. being pushed to the point of hating yourself and everyone around you.

lets beat bullying. End it once and for all!

You need to watch this video and realise how many teens are dead and many other things. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rezW2FVeaYo

i always been one of those kids who would always try anything to try to fit. will it back fire once i got into middle school.

the kids started to tease me cause of my adhd they would call me retartd and all that grap. they started to stale things out of my bag and it just gotten worse.

7th grade they would get me into trouble by telling the prncebal on thing that i didn't even did and yet i would still get destion and get supined from school. they would through food on the ground and force me to eat it so i can sit at their table. i never really speak up till 8th grade. i saw someone picking on this one kid and saw him punch him. that when i rush in and stand up for him. that kid got exple and i started to make friends the right way.

after i got out of middle school i started a little group my self in high school to help to stop bullying and give comfert to those who has been bully.

what i learn is always be your self is kids are picking on ya speak out dont stay silent.