Thread: Bullying
View Single Post
Old 04-21-07, 08:04 PM   #4 (permalink)
IslandSweetie
They call me quiet girl, but I'm a riot yeah
 
IslandSweetie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,151
Thanks: 285
Thanked 137 Times in 116 Posts
My Mood: Amazed
IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.IslandSweetie agrees with Abe Lincoln: Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Re: Bullying
I think the thought about the children being bullied 100 years ago is a good one but there are some differences in today's world as compared to then.

Kids could actually get away from their bullies then... nowadays even if a kid changes schools they will still get bullying from cyber-space.

The other thought is, I truly believe as a society we had a better sense of family back then... a stronger family unit that made it easier to cope with the bullying. Nowadays kids can feel so lost especially if both parents are inattentive because they both work f/t and have another child or what not.

I wish I could find numbers on the number of children who commit suicide as a result of bullying, they need to be factored in as well because that is another reaction some students take as a result when the bullying gets too severe.

Something, somewhere this kids' life went wrong and he didn't have a supportive network to cope with these things so instead he wallowed in his depression. As someone who has been depressed in the past, I can understand what depression does to you... it doesn't make you yourself... and then if you're angry because of whatever other reason... its just a deadly combination.

I'm not sure where I'm really going with this... cause I agree, there are other ways to cope with bullying and depression than how this person did it. But in order for something to fail this kid to this point... something more had to have been going on than JUST bullying. If he was being bullied but had friends or family to rely on... its just like animals... take a dog that is tormented with no "safe place"... that dog will either become extremely depressed or extremely aggressive. You torment a dog that has a loving family, that dog will find refuge from the people who torment it and the aggression or fear will typically be isolated to those people who tormented it... this guy was just angry at the world so he had more going on than just bullying.
__________________
IslandSweetie is offline   Reply With Quote