Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.

Children usually have a natural curiosity about the world and everything in it until they get to school and somebody throws them against the locker because they get A’s and act intelligent. After that, some...

People told me that if I ignored you, if I pretended that you didn’t bother me, you’d eventually give up and move on to the next victim. So why didn’t that ever happen?

Pique or policy. We would never know.

All the whispering, glaring, pointing and judging makes them no better than whoever or whatever it is they’re gossiping about.

Don’t turn your face away. Once you’ve seen, you can no longer act like you don’t know.Open your eyes to the truth. It’s all around you.Don’t deny what the eyes to your soul have revealed...

Being overly critical of yourself is like having a relentless, inescapable bully who follows you everywhere you go and abuses you.

If bullies actually believe that somebody loves them and believes in them, they will love themselves, they will become better people, and many will even become saviors to the bullied.

I just sit there where she tells me to and don’t make a fuss. If I answer back she gets loud and shouty. I don’t want everyone seeing how badly she pushes me around.It’s best...

[Blog post, March 10, 2014]

Talk to yourself the way you’d talk to someone you love. Shush your inner bully. Be your own bestie.

Looking at my reflection tonight, I see a new girl staring back at me. She has big hair and big eyes and a big heart. Not only is she the perfect size and pretty…she is...

I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like...

Whoever said words will never hurt me? Your right. Words kill instead. Think before you speak.

We need to take a harder look at what’s really going on. Stop trying to treat the symptoms and treat the cause of the problem. Maybe we should try a little harder to help these...

When a bully is held accountable for his actions, his future actions will change. Bad behavior only continues for those who allow it.

You think people hate a fat person? Try a fat person who’s trying to get thin.

My self-wroth is not linked to your cruel words and actions.My self-esteem is not affected by your deliberate attempts to destroy my character.You have no power over me.You will not silence me.

…here’s what I’ve learned – people will hurt you, but you don’t have to respond – not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed …

Why aren’t you in school? I see you every day wandering around.””Oh, they don’t miss me,” she said. “I’m antisocial, they say. I don’t mix. It’s so strange. I’m very social indeed. It all depends...

We somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are, to inherit the masquerade of what we will be.

I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.

It was only high school after all, definitely one of the most bizarre periods in a person’s life. How anyone can come through that time well adjusted on any level is an absolute miracle.

Cullen was a bully. Bullies are cowards. You plant your feet and stay calm, they don’t know what to do.

Most kids grow sullen and angry when they’re working through issues, but Thanet mustered up another kind of bull-headed strength. The kind that sees beyond circumstances to what really matters. How could anyone hurt a...

It was because of the way you treated me that I learned to be my own person, have my own opinion, stand my ground. It’s at least partially because I survived you that I’m the...

She’s the one who sits in the back of the classroom. The one who never raises her hand.The one who might be the smartest girl you’ll ever know.But ever time she speaks some one speaks...

The world is an unfair place because of bullying. A lot of parents loose their children because of bullying next time think twice before bullying someone

Stefan spat. “Oh, aye, he fell. O’ course, Master Ralon helped him fall, several times. Poor li’l tyke didn’t have a chance.

its funny when I’m cyber bullied(anonymously) because when people do it to me,I don’t think of how much I want to hurt them or punch them in the face like my friends do…but I go...

If I could give one message to the bullied, it would be this: You are not alone. You are strong. You have a voice. You are beautiful. You are intelligent. There are many kids who...

Go ahead, bully me; but in 30 years, the only thing people will remember is that I am your boss

The common mistake that bullies make is assuming that because someone is nice that he or she is weak. Those traits have nothing to do with each other. In fact, it takes considerable strength and...

Be a kind person. Yes, even to jerks. Let them be a jerk. You be a kind person.

Don’t get me wrong. I love to be alone. When I am by myself, I get to create my own version of reality where I am the popular girl and really pretty, and friends can’t...

Even bullying was important to Wonder Woman, and in Sensation Comics #23 she stopped a gang who were picking on a young boy, showed the head bully the error of his ways and learned about...

I’m most disturbed by the theory of rubber resilience in children; as if its much easier to bounce back with youth. I see them more like Steel. When heated, they can be bent either which...

If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.Look at little closer.Stare a little longer.Theres something inside of you that you may not see but others can. I can, we all can.Look...

See, the thing is, I had a little misunderstanding with Trent Gibson in Pre-Calculus earlier. I dropped my textbook on his face—accidentally, while we were discussing some…equations—and he thought I was trying to brain him....

Whenever you’ve got a choice, do good, kiddo. It isn’t always fun or easy, but in the long run it makes your life better.

Could a scar be like the rings of a tree, reopened with each emotional season?

Eventually, the Pat’s of this world forgot about you and moved on to someone else. The worst part was that deep down inside, you knew that there was a truth to everything they said. And...

With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be....

I’m not the only kid who grew up this way. Surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones. As if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called,...

messing” with me! That implies light teasing or slight opprobrious behavior. I haven’t had lunch in the cafeteria in two and half years for fear of going home with some part of it smeared across...

The dilemma I was faced with was one every parent faces sooner or later: you want to defend your child, of course; you stand up for your child, but you mustn’t do it all too...

What makes you a real girl or boy is that no one laughs at you. If you are imitation or unreal, the rules give you a right to exist provided you do what the real...

It was the first time I discovered that some girls actually sneak out of the house during slumber parties and meet up with boys. I would’ve never known if I hadn’t gone to the bathroom...

Dear Girls Across the Globe,Let’s stop body-shaming each other with hurtful comments about how another girl looks or doesn’t look. We are all beautiful in our own unique way; so let’s speak about each other...

One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.