Bullying

So it has been a while since i posted anything... 2 years and 5 months, do be more precise. oddly enough, the issue most on my mind here lately is bullying. while i was trying to watch my friday night tv lineup, bullying was mentioned twice, and both shows had a public service announcement at the end about how bad bullying is. i understand, as i was bullied as a kid. but honestly, who wasn't? i know my brothers were bullied for various reasons: long hair, different clothes, different tastes in music. even my husband was bullied as a kid for his long hair. well, until he knocked someone up... then the bullying stopped. and while i empathsize with kids who are bullied, i also don't think it's that big of a deal. one of the friday shows we watch is Last Man Standing, and this week's episode was where one of his daughters gets suspended for calling someone gay. she said the kid called her a dyke, but she didn't want to get him in trouble because "this wasn't that big of a deal." Exactally! i don't see that as such a bad thing. certainly not something that merits a suspension. kids are gonna be kids no matter what. i remember the days where you would walk through the halls and see a random fight break out. i don't ever remember anyone being suspended for fighting, but now if you call someone a word you get a more severe punishment. really...? are kids that sensitive now a days? i know i have heard of a few kids who killed themselves because of bullying, which is sad. however, and this might sound harsh, i also feel as though that child might have had some issues to take things that seriously. where are these kid's parents? and furthermore, some of the more recent bullying suicides occur because of "cyber bullying." so let me see... you get tormented while online, is that about it? how about you stay offline? how can someone bully you online if you are not online? yeah, bullying sucks... i know. but i also didn't take it that seriously. i know everyone is different and everyone takes things different, but when i was being bullied was right after my dad died. i was young and impressionable and being bullied... if anyone should have thought suicidal thoughts, it should have been me! you feel as though your life is over and then you go to school only to be tormented by other kids your age who don't know better. i think kids should be allowed to bully to an extent. kids have hormones and agressions... they're kids, for god sakes. if you don't let them get that out, they'll wind up being majorly screwed up along down the road cause they don't know how to properly deal with their feelings. it's sad, really, that we are at the point where kids can't call someone a name... what ever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt me"? but then again, the younger generations are being so coddled as it is, i guess this isn't much of a surprise. i know bullying sucks, but what ever happened to the days where you get bullied and then you stick up for yourself and the bullying stops? or what about when the bully gets tired of bullying you and moves on to someone else? i know every situation is different. the last time i remember being bullied, i was wearing these awesome red pants. they were almost like a marbled looking bluejean, but in red. i liked them, so i wore them to school one day. we were all out in the hall at our lockers before class when my bully yelled out someone about 'liking' my pants. everyone heard... but instead of running to the bathroom to cry or hurt myself, i just said "thank you" just as loud. i don't remember him saying anything to me ever again. i guess i was just made differently... people make such a big deal out of such small unimportant things and it fills their life with drama. kids are no different... i get that. but seriously, chill out. it is really not the end of the world if someone bullies you. you will survive. life goes on. i know this all might seem harsh, but i just don't think like most people, i guess. i don't flip out over small stuff. you gotta relax and just live day to day and try to enjoy it. yeah, some days suck... some days suck a lot. but the days that don't suck are the ones to live for.