When Will Bullying End?

It will never end. Why not? Because we adults do exactly the same. We show our kids that being the strongest, meanest means you are in charge and that you get rewarded if you stab someone in the back. We love to gossip, speak bad about eachother and spread our hate. If you are polite, helpful and attentive and full of love they laugh in your face and you attract only abusers, scammers, vampires. So the only thing you can do to survive is to join that group and be as terrible as they are or start living alone. At the moment that is what I and my kids do mostly, we let others be and live alone and are happy with that. My son been bullied for long, is at a better school now but still so hurt. He said: I rather emigrate as doing something back and hurting others. So he will always be a "loser" in the eyes of human being.

Unfortunately, I don't think that bullying will ever really go away. I think that it's just one of those things that will always be around. It's not something that many of us wishes for, or wants to see happen to anyone, but for one reason or another, it does happen.

I think bullying comes from ignorant parents who were possibly bullied themselves. Children have to learn it from someone and the main culprit is usually an adult. My children were actually bullied by various babysitters. It was always my kids who got into trouble, not the babysitter's own kids...these kids would push my kids around too. I was going from one babysitter to another (I was a single parent, full time working Mum) until I finally taught my kids to be independent. Then I was confident they could be safe on their own. It worked because they escaped the bullying and they became quite confident as well.

My baby is only 6 months old but as early as today I am worried about him being bullied in the future. I have even searched if there are schools around the globe that is bully free but unfortunately there is none. I want to be with my son every step of the way and I want him to be comfortable with me, comfortable enough to tell everything. My niece was bullied before and she didn't tell her parents about it because she might get bullied more. We just notice that she is always missing some things and she always tells us that she doesn't know where she placed them. This issue is really serious. Some people treat bullying as part of growing up but it is really dangerous. I still remember the Columbine High Massacre, those kids who participated in the shooting are victims of bullying. It is really horrible.

I think that we the parents and the teacher have the compromist to stop the bullying in the schools and out the schols,guiding our children teaching them values,and punishing them when they don't want to obey the values that we have taught them.

It is a sad commentary on the state of things in the campuses these days. I was moved reading Asshlynn's story and feel saddened by what might have gone through her mind for her to end her life. Such stories seem to be growing. Who is to blame? The parents of many students themselves, I would say. Because unabashed access to gadgets & gizmos has changed the behavior pattern of many kids. It is inconceivable that at a place where they are expected to spend the formative years to grow up as good citizens they indulge in such rank rogue behavior. I could see at the end of the story where the investigators were looking at: e-mails, Twitter and text messages. The cult sucks. We were aware of college students indulging in third degree fun ragging on the campus. Now these kids do many more things even before they step out of schools. Very distressing. There have to be stringent enforcement for prevention, I feel.

I don't think we will ever stop bullying until we stop stand up comediennes from doing the insult routines they do as this is teaching kids to bully, kids see their parents from a young age laughing at the very things that when they do it is then the start of bullying, so I guess what I am saying is what is taken as funny on the telly it is bullying in the scholl yard and on the internet, a small start but I think one to stop mixed messages...

Hey tess~ How is my "long lost buddy? I read this article earlier today and it made me so sick. I also was a bullied child and every time I see one of these horrific stories it takes me back. No child should ever have to feel afraid and ashamed for no reason! And no other child has the right to instill a fear in another child to make them feel that way either! And if they do they should be punished for it! This 10 year old child didn't even have a chance to experience life. I know how she felt because I was her! But, I suffered in secret and just went through the rest of my school years (it got even worse in Junior High) and thankfully I made it through! Things were different when I was young. We would never have dared to tell. But, at least now kids can tell, although sometimes it is still too late, as in this sweet young girls case~ RIP Sweetheart~

Hey tess~ How is my "long lost buddy? I read this article earlier today and it made me so sick. I also was a bullied child and every time I see one of these horrific stories it takes me back. No child should ever have to feel afraid and ashamed for no reason! And no other child has the right to instill a fear in another child to make them feel that way either! And if they do they should be punished for it! This 10 year old child didn't even have a chance to experience life. I know how she felt because I was her! But, I suffered in secret and just went through the rest of my school years (it got even worse in Junior High) and thankfully I made it through! Things were different when I was young. We would never have dared to tell. But, at least now kids can tell, although sometimes it is still too late, as in this sweet young girls case~ RIP Sweetheart~

Thanks to the media, the television and the world that thinks and believes that SOAPS on the TV, the crap news channels are all safe for the kids... Unfortunatley, there will be no end to this bullying and as days pass, we will read more of these. The morals and ethics have all gone wrong in pursuit of petty monetary gains - anything that can sell and as long as the TV channels dont realize that making money out of anyones grief is bad... nothing can change for good.

I noticed it from news and television reports. Those bullying cases happen around the country just numerous, and many of them didn't report even. So, it might happen day to day. I think school and parents should take partial responsibility to their bullied children, and kick some sense to their heads. Do not bully anyone in school, and give people some respect.

I was a bit bullied before, I don't now why- it was when i was on 1st grade to 3rd grade, it wasn't sever though since I told my parents about it and my parents confronted them..And though the years i have learned to stand up for myself.. There are many videos on youtube about how life gets better and I thin they should watch those..

Our lawmakers have gotten lazy in this country. It is all about a vote. A stiff law needs to be put in place against this stuff. It has already spread all over the country. If stiff laws were put in place and enforced, it would greatly curve the problem. Counseling should be mandatory for the bullies. glowin100

It is very sad how cruel children can be. I am afraid this is a problem that will continue forever because there will always be those who seek power from making other people feel helpless and their will always be adults who look the other way just citing that kids will be kids. My son suffers from an auto immune disorder and when he was 4 all his hair fell out and it did not begin to grow back until he was 7. When it began falling out it was in patches and the pattern resembled that of ring worm. I was appalled not only at the children's behavior towards him but also at their parents behavior even more. I would often catch parents whispering to their children to stay away from my son because there was something wrong with him. It is no wonder some of these children have grown up to be the bullies in the school there parents where preparing them for the role while they were still in preschool.

the bullying stops when kids are taught well from childhood. it's all about behavior modification. kids should be taught how to socialize well.

This is bully awareness week I think. They say if you see bully going on report it. It would be good if it continued every week I guess. If there is a way to tell these kids to befriend someone that has been bullied, I say do it. When I was in college even, there was this guy that people did make fun of because he was 'geeky' and to be truthful he was different that way, but so what eh? Anyway, approaching the end of the semester I left the school (I was not really happy with the class or teacher) and actually got a job offer at which time I made one visit back to the school with the news and to wish everyone goodwill. It is better that way I think to leave under good terms. The thing is the only person that really wished me good luck in my new job was the geek boy. That really left an impression on me. I remembered thinking in the beginning of the course some people seemed cool but the actual really cool guy came out unexpectedly. Just thought I would share that experience.

I don't think bullying will ever end because social discrimination and prejudice will never cease. Of course we want to eliminate racial discrimination but that's going to be very hard to do! Bullying could be the result to practically any distinguishment or prejudice and people wll always try to find ways to isolate themselves from their lesser subjects. In essence, these views are purely the ideas of certain inividuals but ideas lead to action and you can't make somon change their opinions therefore with the presnce of the idea, action can be taken if even the slightest allowance. In many cases, bullying appears this way so it would be almost impossible to cease all harrassment!