Hi,

umm I'm 17, going to be 18, and I'm a senior in High school.

Im a nice guy always treat people with respect and polite. Since 6th grade, my first year of middle school, I guess is when I first started getting bullied,and throughout the years from then to now it has not been physical bullying that occurs its more verbal and other things, in 6th grade me being Hispanic ,but darker skin, started to get made fun of it. (example: at night floating tv and that I'm so dark it was me startling tv. etc....). Now thinking about it it happened once in 2nd grade I believe, that one person would call me "Black Barbie " and I obviously did not like that, the only way it stopped was because my brother found out, aEd told which got him expelled I think. (Props to a school that actually took charge and handled it). And now back to 6th grade when it started, so I would be called names and at first I didn't mined it let it go but things continued on like this my entire middle school years. Once I got into high school I wasn't really made fun of anymore just know and then but I was ok I wouldn't consider it as bullying, and to this day I don't, but starting high school I met anew friends, and how every friend always miss with each other and call each other names it seemed normal, (I mean I'm a shy guy Im a nice person I don't like to bring other people down.. Etc. my one question here is "why do people do this? As a kid growing up you get taught respect people, to treat people the way you want to be treated. And even though you do so people still treat you bad.)  so last year, junior year my little group of friends got someone else, and at first it was ok, but he ended up making fun of me more and more he escalated to the point were he started to photoshop pictures of me, just to make fun, and I do t like it at all he says that "I don't know how to take a little joke." if that's so why have I been taking it for 6 years, and it would be a joke if he did it now and then, but No! He does it all the time he's photoshopped lets say like 20(+?) pictures of me and some on a gorilla or monkey body and it bothers me. And he even calls me a bitch and a girl. And I hate it! Just because I don't want to go down to his level,to make fun of someone just because and hurt them,( and I know I'm still a teenager in high school, and yes I have made fun of... Etc., but when I do I feel bad, I also apologize because I do t like to do it.) and ever since that new friend even my old friends started to act more ... I don't know the word  (Act more like bullies to me) and it really REALLY annoys me. And what I've noticed they act like that only as a group when it's just lime 1and1 with them they act like my friend they're cool I guess. So I know that it's all because of him the new friend of ours, I don't understand why they do it,(before he became friends with him we were perfectly fine without trying to make fun of me every sec. And now I just do t know.) because even when he doesn't go to school, you can tell its different they act more like friends and don't if any make fu. Of me. 

I mean this kid that makes fun of me is a bully, but can also be called a sticker in a way. (Let me explain.)

ok so every bully makes fun of you right. And know and then makes fun of you family in a way I guess. (Like saying your mom jokes) but no! 

This kid honestly takes it to far!!! And I'm pretty sure you'll agree. 

he takes it a step further by, first started of by getting my home phone number and he called/prank called a couple times, but then he got my parents names, and know when ever he talks about them he,and now my friends to, refer to them mostly my mom I with there first name,(and I guess they find my moms first name funny ) and I take this as disrespectful and I don't like it at all, then he later even got the phone number of my dads work and called a couple times there(pretending to be a cop or or teacher and say that I was in trouble and my dad being the one who runs the business has gotten mad about it. And even now he doesn't just make fun of me now, he makes fun of me,my brother, my mom and my dad. And he's never even met any of them , and it just ANNOYS the hell out of me. He's even know found out you some of my cousins are and says things about them.  

i mean yes there's that average bully but then there's someone like him! 

I mean you would actually do everything that he does? To find out personal information were my parents work, my family members ... Etc. I just don't get it.(to dedicate a part of your life to this) 

i just don't understand I mean he's a smart kid, he went to catholic school until he went to high school for crying out loud, you'd expect a more polite, respectful person but he seems to be the opposite. To add in I'm also gay, but not openly gay, so no one knows, but I don't know what would happen if he found out. He'd probably ruin my life.

ive never done anything to him, I don't make fun of him like other people do but he still acts like that, it's just not gator that there's people like this in the world.

im looking forward to graduating to, in a way, start over meet more people and forget about him.

While that's my story I guess hopefully it makes sense. That I said it right. 

And if your reading this, 

thanks for spending your time to read this.

I was bullied a lot in 6th grade. I was a little bit nerdy and not very tough. Other kids used to call me a fag, gay, and other names I will not say. It hurt a lot and every time I tried to stand up to it, it would backfire on me. I went a few schools years after that with no bullying, then it started back up again in 9th grade. I spent so many years trying to fit in just to avoid the bullying that I lost track of who I really was. Today I'm a college freshman with only a few friends but at least my self confidence and self esteem are much higher. I realized that I should just be myself and not care what other people think.

I've been bullied for being different, being called fat, gay, loser, etc. The worse was in middle school. I have these scars for life but it is getting better and I make sure that I stand up for everyone else who gets bullied because I know how it feels. But it does get better we all just need to change the world one person at a time.

Hi my name is Nat and my brother Will has been bulled his whole life.

Will has Asperges so he finds it very hard to communicate with people his own age he also has low muscle tone in his jaw which causes him to pronounce words wrong so he gets very upset about that, but I have been doing extra curriculum with him to get his words under control. Will also hates it when he looses a game he will throw himself on the ground and kick and cry..... which gives bullies the best optunity to come and bully him. Will went to a catholic school from prep to grade 3 and then we decided to take him out of it and put him into a state primary school, so he could get more of a social life and try and connect with other kids his own age. Will went to his first day of year 4 at his new school very excited with his held high .... but came home sad and tired ,when I asked him what was wrong he said, "I made no friends today and everyone teased me".... what do I do now Nat?..... I said to him to tell a teacher or walk away from the kids..... it sounds stupid, but what else can you tell him to do ??? it was the second week at wills new school and the end of the day school bell rang, my father was waiting for Will to come out of class .... but he didn't? my dad then walked around the corner of a school building to see 3 boys in his grade bullying him and holding his neck .... my dad yelled out, GET AWAY FROM HIM NOW AND IF YOU MESS WITH HIM AGAIN YOU WILL BE DEALING WITH ME ! GOT IT KIDS! they all ran away I mean who wouldn't , you see, my dad is big strong guy, who has recently gotten out of the Army. we have gone to the school many times and they always seem to give you the same, "oh he is fine", "he is fitting in", "there is no problem"..... you think to yourself oh yeah well then, a 10 year old must be making this all up....... aahhhhh NO! WHAT 10 YEAR OLD WOULD FELL THE NEED TO MAKE UP A LIE LIKE THIS?...... you think that sending your child to school everyday he is going to be safe, and come home being happy and full of joy. hmmmm..... anyway the boys who were bullying will have stopped bullying him. and will has made a friend .... who has something that is similar to asperges, and they get along well . its like they get each other! I just find it disgraceful how people can shrug this off like it means nothing, when OUR children are in danger! So I am taking the pledge to stop Bullying full stop! because it NEEDS to be done before its to late! thanks for reading and lets start putting smiles back on childrens faces thankyou:)

My name is Sarah and I am 23 years old. I myself have been bullied throughout middle school and early high school. I know how much it hurts to be constantly be reminded that you are going to be made fun of every day. I know how much you don't want to show others that they are the reason you cry. I know what it's like to be afraid to move on to tomorrow not knowing what else people are going to do with you. This problem still exists in my family, my 13 year old brother is such a loving, caring, smart human being. When he was 3 our dad had passed away. My little brother, his name is Tyler, has grown up with all women. He wants so bad to have friends but can't make them because they always criticize him. They call him a faggot, gay, traintracks because of his braces and retainer, he has been punched in the jaw twice on the bus, coming home with blood on his face trying to hide what had happened. He was afraid to speak up and tell us what was going on because he felt if other kids found out that he said anything he would get hurt. My little brother has confessed that he has thought about strangling himself with his Xbox controller and from time to time still thinks if he kills himself that would be the easy way out. I have told him he doesn't need to be someone he's not to fit in although the teasing and whatnot may not stop he needs to know that he has his family and we accept him and love him for who he is. my little brother confides in me and he is a truly amazing person. I want him and everyone to know that you don't have to change who you are to be truly happy, that this too shall pass. Being who you are is what makes you beautiful and unique. I am doing this for him and all the others out there being bullied. and as far as the movie goes, when I brought this movie home after purchasing it, Tyler cried he instantly felt that this movie needs to be shown in schools, that he took the movie to his school and had his guidance counselor watch it. and hopefully this movie will be viral in all schools around my county. Like I said I'm doing this for my little brother, one of my best friends, a person who deserves much more than he receives. 

People was call me stupid ugly  cant spell add that's why u and iep I was pick last and people never whated to talk to me they talk about me  and sooo much more sometime it stell go out

In 6th grade I got bullied to the point wanting to die. I would get called fat, ugly, whore, bitch, pretty much every name you could think of. I got rumor after rumor said about me. people said that I was a lesbian and that I slept with boys and was the biggest slit at the school. I became anorexic and bulimic. I started cutting myself at the age of 11. I am bisexual and feel comfortable with girls because live been molested and raped by 2 different boys. Boys are always trying to grab and touch me. my mom didn't help anything. Ive had the love of my life kill himself. I was to the point where I was overdosing. if my mom wouldn't have woken me up early I wouldn't be here today. It's a daily battle but I'm slowly trying to stay strong. 

i have been bullied since kindergarten i get calle a hoe and a whore and we are only in the sixth grade

everyday is always the same i go to school and there are the kids that always bully me . im tired of being pushed around . i have lots of nicknames from people. i have friends but they are mean to me they always hit me . so i thought to myself i should not be their friend. so now that i walk past them they are always talking about me and pushing me. then one day one of them thought it would be funny to push me off the stairs, well they pushed me off the stairs and i broke my leg . they were laughing . it hurt me so one day i got tried and stood up for myself . i had a friend that got bulled  all the time so she told me that she was tried . the next day her mom called me and told me that my friend had hung herself. i couldnt stop thinking about it . i just didnt think she would do this . 

oh god, eight grade....all of middle school was bad, but it got the worst in eight grade.  kids dumping my books out of my hands, calling me beached whale, refusing to sit with me anymore at lunch.  By the end of that year my lifetime eating disorder had chimed in.  I either didnt eat anymore or started throwing it all up.