i don’t know when my heart was moved for the victims of bullying, I have memories from early high school where i would befriend everyone especially those that were “picked-on” by fellow students for no reason. I spent years praying that those who were victims would graduate high school and accomplish something great. I mean really great. so that everyone who ever spoke against them or bullied them would be fed some humble pie by the success of the one they deemed unworthy. I have kept up with a few of the girls, and they have gone on to earn medals, have families and be successful. But they still carry the wounds of words and actions carried out by their peers in the formative years.

When i was in school, if you were bullied you could go home and get away from it or skip school and not deal with it. But now there is a new bully in town. . . . the Cyber bully! This is a bully that you can not escape, it shows up on every computer, phone, and electronic device with internet access. This bully isn’t limited to a few kids at school either. . . it is everyone who wants to join in. Anyone who has had a bad day and wants to join in can take a few key strokes to tell me how bad i am or that the world would be better off with out me, or if they were me they would kill themselves. they think i am fat, or ugly, or a dwarf, or a . . .  you add the worst adjective you can imagine and it is there in cyber world and i can’t get away from it!

The affects of Cyber bullies are devastating, the suicide rate among teens who have been bullied is twice that of those who haven’t, and seeing as 9 out of 10 jr high students have had their feelings hurt online, the cyber bullies are wining.

Its time to “Delete the Drama”.

Empower those around you to stop the bully. . .

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