missed connection…
Tuesday evening, a commuter on the T in Boston observed a man approach a woman and — without any prior interaction — tell her to lose weight. The observing passenger was outraged on the woman’s behalf and, unable to confront …
Author: frank
Writing this as part of healing…
Writing this as part of healing. It has happened before. I’ve only recently woken up to the fact. It is hard to remember how I dealt with it then, but eventually, over the years, the feelings slowly receded. To the …
I now realize this…
Bullying is an unnecessary, negative and hurtful action. Many people intentionally and unintentionally reflect on one another. Bullying is caused by people who judge others for their differences instead of seeking positive attributes of how special everyone is on an …
Broken people…
Bullying is when you intentionally cause emotional and/or physical harm to a peer or other person in general. It is caused by possibly insecure, broken, or hurt people lashing out at the wrong person to get back at someone for …
I despised the bully I had become…
Bullying goes way beyond pushing around the little kids, knocking the glasses off someone’s face, and making fun of someone’s hairstyle. What’s more extreme? Violence, or making someone permanently doubt their self worth? So many questions can arise from the …
I ran the gauntlet…
I remember days in elementary through high school where the game “Telephone” whispered into everybody’s eardrums about my skin-and-bone build. I was around eleven when the bullying started and progressed until I was seventeen. Being the recipient of the “skinny” …
hand me downs…
I’ve been bullied. I was a rich kid raised like a poor kid… I wore my brother’s hand me downs after two sisters, I had a bowl cut until I was 14 and I hit puberty when I was 9. …
When it happened…
Bullying is when people make other people feel bad about themselves or harm another person mentally or physically. I think bullying is caused when an individual feels bad about themselves or a situation they are in so they take it …
Closer to the edge…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Every taunt, every mean joke, every mean comment has an impact. Bullying is taking away a person’s humanity. Each blow is like a cattle prod striking them down reminding them that they aren’t seen as a …
Until I realized…
Yes, I was bullied all through out middle school by the same girl and she ended up following my after I moved schools to avoid her. It was literally a situation that I wasn’t able to escape. To this day …
That was when the accident happened…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR The bullying story that will be told began in elementary school, and was an act committed to gain popularity. Other children found it funny, which helped the desires to bully. I will change the name of …
I could have stopped it…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Not everyone knows they were a bully. I certainly didn’t. Hell, I was bullied throughout my childhood. I was small, nerdy and different. People picked on me all the time. I grew up pushing people away, …
You begin to believe…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Bullying is a form of abuse, whether it be verbal, physical, or emotional. I believe that the cause, or one of the causes, of bullying is just to make yourself feel better. Sometimes it can be …
Facebook page…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR There was a time when I was in high school and cyber bullying had occurred. People would write rude comments on this girl’s Facebook page and she was being attacked. I feel that cyber bullying is …
We all lose…
Bullying is people using intimidation to get their own way or simply to make themselves feel powerful. Bullying is what people resort to when they can’t achieve things in more positive ways. A bully is never happy with a win-win …
School is hard…
In our high school we had a boy in our grade that was from a family of little financial means that came from a farm in rural Alberta that did not shower very frequently nor was he able to change …
I always do my hair…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR I’ve been a victim of bullying for as long as I can remember. I was picked on for not brushing my hair in elementary school and all my classmates would make fun of me. They would …
Power…
Bullying makes people feel small. People who feel small feel that they need to become bigger. If they’ve learned to get this way they become bullies and take it out on someone else. Bullying is about power. Please …
New or different…
Bullying is the social and physical enforcement of one’s position and/or opinion over that of another. It’s learned behaviour society and our parents have taught us that we are more important than us. The Me over our interests of others. …
I plan on…
Bullying is anything that causes you to feel s****y about yourself. To reduce bullying I plan on complimenting such people every day. Please comment anonymously. DO NOT fill in name/email/website information below.
The locker tastes sour…
If I ever call you mean it’s only because I can’t believe in you as anything but terror for you encounter me and pull me into it, a victim (less) victim. Do not lie I know you’ve thought of me …
I thought it was normal…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Bullying is aggressive behaviour that demeans, insults, harms, and/or degrades another human or nonhuman. Bullying denies dignity. I grew up in a place where bullying was so common I thought it was normal. I thought the …
not…
bulls are not graceful. Please comment anonymously. DO NOT fill in name/email/website information below.
Bullied me for asking questions…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR I was a student at Bow Valley and because of my undiagnosed aspergers and I am socially awkward, so I ask many questions in class. My teachers bullied me for asking questions in class. I would …
In my plain clothes…
Bullying is an intentional act that causes physical or mental harm to another person. I think many factors lead to bullying, but mostly a person’s home life and social pressure are two big triggers I felt the biggest impact in …
Your future self will thank you…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR To bully, or not to bully… that is the question (insert famous Shakespearean poem here) Are you CRAZY??? NOT TO BULLY– That IS the answer! Have I been bullied? Yes name called, gossiped about, ridiculed, left …
The corporate world can be toxic…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR What is bullying? It is anything– actions, words, etc- that makes someone feel horrible on purpose. What causes it? Low self-esteem, a cycle of abuse and prior bullying– there is not easy answer. What is the …
Cyber bullying…
Bullying comes in all forms. Physical bullying is awful and dangerous but I think that verbal or mental bullying puts a greater toll on the victim. Verbal abuse conditions the victim to believe what is said and makes the victim …
We both ran…
I’m a lot older than most of my peers, I graduated from school almost 15 years ago. Time blurs memories, faces and events from my childhood blur together but some moments still stick in my mind, and stand out amongst …
I am ashamed of my actions…
I believe bullying is something that everyone needs to be aware of. Even though we all know of it, many of us do not give it a second thought. It is an affliction of society that needs to be solved. …
Different…
There is nothing wrong with being different. Embrace others and yourself. Please comment anonymously. DO NOT fill in name/email/website information below.
I played hockey…
In junior high, I played hockey in the minor league, and the stars of my team who attended my school were friends of mine. I was a new arrival to the school, and these guys did their best to make …
We are all people…
Bullying is a cause of depression. If bullying (or how to refrain from) is taught at a younger age it could deter bullying with age. People (kids and adults) are all bullied, through body image and indifferences. Bullying can lead …
So I stayed…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR My story occurred in around 5th or 6th grade, we had a new student, and I’m going to say another name, let’s call her Cassy. So Cassy was new to our school, and being the kind …
Confessions…
Often related to body image/appearance, race/ethic background, or religion. Lately a lot of the confessions on the MRU page have been some sort of slanderous comments towards a particular group of people (fat, young, what program someone is in). It …
History of the world…
Cause = unequal wealth distribution from central banks that causes social problems = Look at financial history of the world. Please comment anonymously. DO NOT fill in name/email/website information below.
I hope my son has happy memories…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR I have a 13 year old and since he started school I’ve been terrified of my son getting bullied. If I could have home schooled him I would. In junior high I had to eat my …
Wal-Mart girl…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR The numerous times as a child where I witnessed an act of bullying. One that I can remember is when one of the girls in our group was wearing clothes from Wal-Mart. Some of the boys …
I get it too…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR I’m persuaded by playwright Joan Macleod’s “The Shape of a Girl” that bullying is connected to our extraordinary, dangerous, spontaneous (but deeply shaped by society), and lightning-fast ability to perceive and rank social status. The central …
Therapy for years…
Bullied about weight, size, appearance lead to self esteem issues, eating disorders and therapy for years. Please comment anonymously. DO NOT fill in name/email/website information below.
You try to be normal…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Tiny a** towns tend to target anyone who’s an “other.” Now imagine that other is a young kid who involuntarily twitches and has vocal tics. That was me. Imagine getting bagged on for having Tourette’s, and …
Giraffe…
When I was young, bullying was a part of my life everyday. It would usually just be names being called giraffe (in a rather mean way) because of my height compared to my classmates. Once junior high hit, things developed …
An important journey…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR Bullying is any type of behavior that purposefully brings down another person. It causes the victim to have a lower self-esteem, and can easily lead to depression. I have been bullied on and off for 12 …
Like humans…
Bullying can be detrimental with constant abuse, individuals are no longer treated like humans. They lose their self-esteem, they stop loving themselves. “If no one loves you, do you really exist at all?” The Infernal Devises by Cassandra Clare. That …
Trust issues…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR When I was in grade 6, my “friends” pretended to be a guy and asked me out and this charade when on for 2 weeks then they laughed at me. This is why I have trust …
Never just a moment…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR A momentary utterance or gaze that has the ability to shatter To engulf someone in this Prison of darkness and abandonment A moment that is never just a moment It is a seed that Welcomes a …
Bullying is…
Bullying is when someone treats someone badly seen in the eyes of the person being bullied. Please comment anonymously. DO NOT fill in name/email/website information below.
I couldn’t open my eyes…
AUDIO RECORDING, PROFESSIONAL ACTOR I kissed her just once, behind the tree where no one would see us. Her hands in mine, our noses and cheeks red blushing in the blowing frost—we were no different than anyone else. I thought …