Bullying

Pork Chop: A Tale of Bullying

May 6, 2013

And after seven minutes, I remembered to exhale.

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The Chunky Cheerleader

April 24, 2013

Hey, remember a few months ago when former Green Bay Packers cheerleader Kaitlyn Collins was the victim of insane cyber-bullying, with legions of fans on an unofficial Chicago Bears Facebook Fan Page “liking” a picture of Collins in uniform with the caption, “Like If You Agree The Packers Have The Worse Cheerleaders In The NFL,” [...]

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Removing “Retarded” From Our Vocabulary

October 31, 2012

I began working at my current company a little over 2 months ago. Part of my job is to go from office to office filling in when other people are on vacation or taking a sick day. This means I see other peoples’ patients each day and work with different therapists day in and day [...]

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Spirit Week Bullying?

September 21, 2012

If you are reading this, chances are you’ve probably either been the victim of a bully or was a bully at some point in your life. We carry around those scars, even to this day. But, even with all we know, the ugly ramifications splashed across the news and social media, this continues to be [...]

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A Victim’s Voice

September 7, 2012

I’ve had an epiphany (or nine) of sorts. There are a few things that have been clarified in my head over the past few weeks and I felt the need to put them down on paper, or rather in this electronic public diary of sorts, just in case the general goings on of life cloud [...]

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Bully #BullyMovie

March 23, 2012

We’ve shared our thoughts in the past about how important it is to show the truth behind bullying. The shame, the heartache, and the torture of being bullied by peers in and out of school is something that never leaves our memories. It shapes who we become. The documentary, Bully, by The Weinstein Company is being released [...]

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We Support: “Bully” #TheBullyProject #BeKind

February 24, 2012

It’s time to take a stand.

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Should Kids Have a Computer in the Bedroom?

July 28, 2011

No. Shortest article ever. Seriously, I always try to do a balanced job of presenting a topic, regardless of my personal feelings, but in this case I can’t come up with a single argument in favor of allowing a child to have a computer in the bedroom. My pros/cons list looks like this: Pros: Um…..nope….nada. [...]

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Project Real: Cyberbullying

May 11, 2011

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I was bullied as a child. For years I was called fat, a tub of lard, and all sorts of other creative things because I was a little bigger than my peers. One day all the kids on my bus decided to lean back and forth when [...]

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Leaving: A Strong Woman’s Decision to Break the Cycle.

December 16, 2010

Gabriel’s father and I were never married. We did, however, live together for three years. I cannot pretend to be innocent of all crimes in that relationship (I have always been a terrible liar). Damage breeds damage, cruelty breeds erratic behavior. He used to cut me down, daily. You’re not pretty enough. You’re fat. You [...]

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