Please Vote For My Article?

Hey guys,

In the magazine that my article  ("How Being Bullied Helped Me Grow") is in, they are asking you to vote for your favorite article from each section of the magazine (DIY, Beauty, Lifestyle, etc). I would love for you to vote for my article because it is a personal experience that I sadly had to go though and also so many other people still up to this day. One main reason why I wrote my article about what I did was that I wanted to help bring more awareness to bullying and help put an end to it. Bullying is not needed; never was and never will be.

Thank you to everyone that has voted for me. I really do truly appreciate it. Even if I don't win, I'll still be proud because (1) I got my first article in a magazine and (2) I was a part of bringing awareness to bullying and making a stop to it.


<3 Amanda 

Dear Bullies

Dear Bullies,

I first just want to say "I made it". I graduated high school,have my Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Development and currently going for my Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Development. I'm proud to tell you that during my Associate year and into my Bachelor's year, I have always been on either the President's List or Dean's List.

You may have thought since you bullied me,I would give up and not go for my dreams and goals but you thought wrong. I'm still going for my dreams and goals. They are my dreams and even if you think I won't achieve them, who cares what you think honestly? I don't need people in my life that pushes me down and tell me that I can't achieve my goals or can't reach for my dreams. I need supportive people and people who encourages me. I will achieve my goals and reach my dreams.

From: Amanda 

I hope all of the bullies I had in school decided to quit bullying because bullies are just a negative part of life. We need to put an end to bullying. There is no need to bully others because everyone is unique in their own way.


<3 Amanda

Bullying Needs To End!

Bullying was one of the main things that I had to deal with in middle and high school. I would get called names, other students would just be mean to me on purpose and one time in middle school another student tripped me in the hallway but a teacher saw her do it and the sad thing is I don’t think she got in any trouble. That same girl used to follow me in the hallways as we switched classes. I started to walk faster to each of my classes so she couldn’t catch up to me.

Bullying needs to stop!!  I have been out of high school for almost 7 years now and I still see acts of bullying when I go volunteer at an elementary school. There needs to be more acts of kindness and bullying needs to disappear!!  The facts are difficult to read. Did you know that 160,000 kids in the US stay home every day because of bullying, or that Eighty-three percent of bullying incidents receive no intervention and continue to happen(van der Zande, I, 2014).  If you see a classmate getting bullied, stand up for them. You don’t have to go over there and get into the bully’s face and tell them to quit being a bully. Go find a teacher you trust and bring them to the incident that is going on.

Bullying doesn’t always happen at school.  Bullying can happen through the internet, called cyber bullying. If you are being cyber bullied tell you parents. They will most likely tell you to print off what the bully is saying to you to use as “proof” if it gets way out of hand and if your parents and yourself need help from a higher level like your school principal or sometime authorities.

If you are being bullied and need someone that you can trust and want to talk to for advice, Don’t be afraid to contact me, I have been in your shoes, write a comment with your email and I'll email you. If you’re a bully, please stop and take a look in the mirror and ask yourself these questions:

1.      Why am I being mean?

2.      What makes me better than the people I bully?

3.      How would it make me feel if I was being bullied?

Now, I know that sometimes being bullied can make you a bully because you want to take your anger out on other people but if you want to stop being a bully, talk to your parents or a school counselor and let them know that you are done being a bully and ask them for help if you are having trouble.

After reading this, think of one way that you can spread the act of kindness? What’s one way that you can pay it forward?

Reference:

Van der Zande, Irene. (2014). "Bullying Facts and Solutions: Upsetting Statistics and 4 Actions You Can Take." Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 July 2014. http://www.kidpower.org/library/article/bullying-facts/

<3 Amanda