Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

I was bullied in 1983. In Fort Worth Tx. I was very shy and excited about going to a public school. I was in private for along time. I was in a class where 3 students that bullied me . I was poked, choked , threatened. And punch several times in class. I had reported it. My parents went up there and Complained. . Nothing was done with the school staff..I went through it for 4 years. And sadly, it continued with other students.I wanted to die.. I'm a type 1 diabetic and I have a learning disabilitie. I have 2 teenagers. I had stopped bullying at my son's and nieces school. I have talked to their friends and neighborhneighborhood kids about bullying. And I will continued to do so..

Hi my name is Hillary Thomas I'm 24 I want to share my story because it show that even the very sick can be bullied. When I was 17 and a junior in high school I was diagnosed with Osteoscarcoma a form of bone cancer. I was already the shy aquqrd one with no friends so when I was diagnosed and started chemo which unfortunately made me the "Bald Pasty White Chick." You would sthink the years of bullying would stop well because I HAD CANCER, so as life went on with extreme chemo treatments it made me even more not so bright. So I became a very easy target with the ONE girl I called my fried now leading the group of psychos. Even thouhgh you think the mean hateful words couldn't get any worse your very wrong, the summer going into my senior year I had a major surgery consisting of a total knee femur and tiba replacement in my right leg. Going into my senior year still doing chemo and in wheel chair with my leg sticking oug straight the same group of people but more of them started physically abusing me by running into my leg and even dumping me off my chair wiyth no one there to help or defend me I became so depressed so much I stopped chemo for 6 months wanting to die. After I graduated my 6 year old brother at the time told me he wanted me to see him graduate that made me realize I had to fight this cancer and thats what I did and 7 years later two more fighs with cancer, a above right knee amputation,  a large part of my left lung tken out I'm finely cancer free and healthy!!!

Hi my name is Hillary Thomas I'm 24 but when I was 17 and a junior in high school I was diagnosed with Osteoscarcoma a form of bone cancer. I was already the shy aquqrd one with no friends so when I was diagnosed and started chemo which unfortunately made me the "Bald Pasty White Chick." You would sthink the years of bullying would stop well because I HAD CANCER, so as life went on with extreme chemo treatments it made me even more not so bright. So I became a very easy target with the ONE girl I called my fried now leading the group of psychos. Even thouhgh you think the mean hateful words couldn't get any worse your very wrong, the summer going into my senior year I had a major surgery consisting of a total knee femur and tiba replacement in my right leg. Going into my senior year still doing chemo and in wheel chair with my leg sticking oug straight the same group of people but more of them started physically abusing me by running into my leg and even dumping me off my chair wiyth no one there to help or defend me I became so depressed so much I stopped chemo for 6 months wanting to die. After I graduated my 6 year old brother at the time told me he wanted me to see him graduate that made me realize I had to fight this cancer and thats what I did and 7 years later two more fighs with cancer, a above right knee amputation,  a large part of my left lung tken out I'm finely cancer free and healthy!!!

When I was 5 it started. It started because I'm left handed. I was tormented everyday just because I write with my left hand. Then it went to my heir because I'm a blond I was treated like I was stupid. That started when I was 7. When I was 9 I couldn't take it anymore I let them know how I felt. By doing so I got into a lot of fights. The teachers did nothing because they weren't around to see it happen. When I was 11 I started to make friends but I soon found out they only wanted to know my secrets so they could exploit them to everybody. When I was 12 I started to cut just to end it. When I was 13 people found out I was cutting and the bulling got worse. So the cuts got deeper. Then at the age of 14 I met this awesome guy he saved me. He took care of me. He loved me. So I stopped cutting. Then he left and things got bad again I cut once and realized cutting wont save me people will and its all thanks to him. Now I'm almost 16 and I'm amazed I lived for this long but I'm also really happy that I did because I would never have met the people I love most the only people in my life I can call friends. Of course I know people still bully me but now with the people in my life I keep living knowing someone is always there to help me through it.

I think it's necessary to share my story because I want people to know that bullying can happen to anyone. I was bullied at my workplace for a few years. It was so difficult to get up every morning. I dreaded working with this select group of people. They wanted me out. I felt so paranoid and depressed. I expressed my concerns and provided examples to my supervisors; however, they told me things like, "This will blow over" and "you have to let this go. Just let it ride itself out." I left this work environment. I am discouraged that I allowed other people to dictate my feelings. You must remember that only you have the power. Do not let anyone belittle your sparkle. Your are so glorious, and no one deserves to put up with mistreatment. You should not be told to "let it go" when you express that you are being bullied. Communication is so important, and you need to speak up. You are so much stronger than you realize, and you will most definitely come out on the other side learning that you were always a lovable, adored, and worthy person. No one needs to validate your existence. Remember, you are irreplaceable.

When I was born, part of my brain didn't developed. I was also born with a eye condition that makes my eyes look like cateyes. The bullying started in about the second grade. It was mostly name calling until I reached the third grade. Then it became physical. The kids formed circles around me and took turns beating me up. When I reached the sixth grade, I was riding the bus where bullying occurred. I was hit, kicked, my hair was pulled, and my nose broken many times. While at school I was often the victim of public ridicule. By the time I got out of grade school, I had been driven out of three public schools and a private school. The private school was supposed to be different. The bullying took the shape of rumors and vain beliefs. The kids accused me of being a homosexual and I was harassed daily by the kids. Eventually, I was kicked out of school because of the suspicions of being homosexual. Because of the bullying, my mom decided to move instead of allowing me to attend Jr high in the area. The bullying took on yet another ugly face. I was victimized by gangs. Had knives pulled on me, sticks, bats and someone tried to run over me in his car. Friends of mine started teaching me the martial arts. I had to learn how to defend myself. The bullying came to a head when I faced down a gang alone. Someone pulled a pipewrench on me and I was forced to protect myself. I easily defeated the guy and became known as the karate kid. The bullying in Jr high school almost killed me but I made it through. Today I am 48 yrs old and am an accomplished poetry writer. I have been published nationally and internationally.

When I was born, part of my brain didn't developed. I was also born with a eye condition that makes my eyes look like cateyes. The bullying started in about the second grade. It was mostly name calling until I reached the third grade. Then it became physical. The kids formed circles around me and took turns beating me up. When I reached the sixth grade, I was riding the bus where bullying occurred. I was hit, kicked, my hair was pulled, and my nose broken many times. While at school I was often the victim of public ridicule. By the time I got out of grade school, I had been driven out of three public schools and a private school. The private school was supposed to be different. The bullying took the shape of rumors and vain beliefs. The kids accused me of being a homosexual and I was harassed daily by the kids. Eventually, I was kicked out of school because of the suspicions of being homosexual. Because of the bullying, my mom decided to move instead of allowing me to attend Jr high in the area. The bullying took on yet another ugly face. I was victimized by gangs. Had knives pulled on me, sticks, bats and someone tried to run over me in his car. Friends of mine started teaching me the martial arts. I had to learn how to defend myself. The bullying came to a head when I faced down a gang alone. Someone pulled a pipewrench on me and I was forced to protect myself. I easily defeated the guy and became known as the karate kid. The bullying in Jr high school almost killed me but I made it through. Today I am 48 yrs old and am an accomplished poetry writer. I have been published nationally and internationally.