Three out four of my children are in school and have faced bullying be it currently or in the past.  I try to make sure they know how important and valuable they are.  Of course the bullying is addressed at the school level, which usually gets nowhere, then it's addressed at the parent level and usually yields the same results.  But I feel strongly about letting my children know that words can be hurtful and it's okay to talk about it and they should always know that I'm here to listen, protect and defend them.   People are different and unique in great ways and that's what makes the world a beautiful place, but with the good there is bad.   We need to learn to look for the good in people and encourage the good, strive for the good.  And maybe, just maybe these children who are outright bullies, maybe they need some kind of intervention at home, maybe they are lacking the encouragement to be a better person, maybe their home life isn't so great, parents aren't attentive, too busy, in denial.  So maybe we need someone to stand in on behalf of these bullies, not to make excuses but to fix the root of the problem.   But most of all we need more voices for the victims of bullies, standing together with a message of that it's not okay to hurt others and it's not going to be tolerated.

I am the person who walks down the hall way in the hopes you don't see me today I am the person you belittle because you feel that is it cool to hurt me I am the person who goes home everyday wishing I was died like the empty shell placed on a shelf I am the person who is different because I was little chunk because my mommy and daddy couldn't afford the nicer things that came so easy for you I am the person who had the buck teeth who was a little slower then most I am the person who dreamed at night for a friend because even if there was just one who would stand by me as the tears flow the teachers never did a thing they walked away looked the other way as my fingers where smashed in a locker I was the person that rather walk 10 miles then get on the bus I was the person that was hit in the head and called dumb pinched and kicked and empty inside like a cave but no gold can ever shine because they wouldn't let it I was the person who told and yeah a teacher rode the bus of course they where good while you sat there I was the person who got it worse the next day for trying to stand up for myself I am the person that looks in the mirror and thinks how ugly I am I am the person who looks in the mirror and calls herself fat I am the person who stands in the mirror and calls herself dumb and stupid I am the person who now is 31 and has a great husband and 6 kids I teach they to stand up for others and there self as well I am the person who wont stop they will not be your victims no more there will be a voice there will be a stand I wasn't the prom queen or dated the football player but in the end what does that stand for all the mean words and where did you go now are u a mother or a father are you a nurse are you someone who cares now that you have a kid who you treated me are you sorry that you made me cry re you sorry that you made me think of death all the time are you sorry I was a girl who silently hide int he corner now my voice will be heard you did't win I am stronger then you think  

people are gay 

people are weak

people are fat 

people aren't as smart as you 

people are different races

people are not like you 

people are bad at things

GET FLIPPING OVER IT

we all have a voice if we use them all as a team then we can win 

my pastor at church said we all have to see a it of hell to get to heaven  

we all have a voice if we use them all as a team then we can win 

my pastor at church said we all have to see a it of hell to get to heaven  

we all have a voice if we use them all as a team then we can win

Ty and Tyler and the many others will and should be heard .WHERE EVER BULLING IS WE WILL FIND IT AND FLIPPING BEAT IT

Hello! My name is Sean and I am a 23 year old Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps and I was bullied from the time I was 8 until I left High school. When I first began to be bullied it was at the hands of one of my best friends when I lived in Arizona. He would hit me and call me names and this was because he was pressured to do so by other children. I moved to a different school and when I came back a month later he and the other children would call me traitor under their breath. After another year I moved to Chicago and  started school and I was the new kid, I was teased for being "fat" and a "nerd." The only thing that mattered to me was being good, I always wanted to be a super hero and believed in standing up to wrong doing people. To be there and stand up to them and be a hero for other people. That was what my father and mother raised me to be, a good person. So I just ignored it and reached out to those who picked on me to be my friends. This did not go the way I wished but I continued on any ways. So I made it to high school and there only presented more problems and more people. I was bigger and more introverted than ever. I stayed out of the main light and just tried to get through school. Girls avoided me, the jocks made fun of me and kids in the halls just ignored me. I was made fun of called "fat," "weird," "nerd," and so many other names I just became numb to it. I thought about hurting myself and worse. I resorted to art to let some of the pain out and just wanted to be left alone. One thing never changed though, I wanted to be the good guy. So after leaving high school, I lost the weight and joined the Marine Corps. I was finally able to make my dream come true, I stood for something good, and was a protector of the people. I accomplished something few ever do and my life has been great since that. My girlfriend loves me for the nerdy geeky guy that I am and I am an honors student. For all those out there being bullied take this from me "Lead by example and always strive to be the better person. Never forget the right things in life are never easy, but in the end they are the things that change the world and you will be proud of for the rest of your life." From LCpl Sawyer Semper Fi and keep on fighting the good fight!

in school i was one of Few African Americans and my Friends were all over the place they were tall short fat and skinny but i was bullied for my skin color an my love for super heroes and it was very Bad (i donut want to talk about it ) but now my dad's job has moved me and my family to china but kids can't escape bulling with out help so i will try to get the kids in my school to sign up

I was heavily bullied in primary school through junior high...then it tapered off as I entered high school. For those who weren't bullied, it's hard to describe how much of a nightmare it makes every day living for a child. For me, I was bullied because I was weaker than most boys, not very sports inclined and I had a severe stutter. I was the perfect candidate for bullying. Nothing was ever done by administration, teachers, anybody. Typical responses were to just "grow up" or "toughen up" or "get over it". What those responses lack are empathy...which is what makes bullying possible to begin with. As a society, we have a severe lack of empathy...and until children and parents and school officials are educated to exactly how it feels, how devastating it is, how much it can ruin a child's life, nothing will ever be done about it. Today I am a parent and an educator and I follow a zero-tolerance policy regarding bullying. If we even see a *hint* of it, the response is immediate and severe. I'm so thankful for organizations like this one and the film is simply life changing.