[Terra]

I need to see this movie.

But in the meantime Im going to watch If You Really Knew Me episodes.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

The problem is two-fold though, it's not just that "kids are getting softer," it's that we outright encourage the bullying behavior of other kids with the same phrases that the adults cited in this movie. "Boys will be boys," "They're just cruel at that age," "Toughen up," whatever. I don't think you really understand just how serious bullying can be at that age, especially in middle school, when a child really has no way of placing their situation in perspective because they don't know any better. It becomes your identity, it becomes who you are, you're the kid who everyone hates at school, you're the ******, you're the weak one, you're the one who can't fight. I had one friend in sixth grade and he moved away at the end of the year. I was smaller than everyone else in my class, I couldn't physically fight back, and I actually enjoyed school/learning (what a sin). I just remember feeling so hopeless and lost and wondering why no one liked me, especially because I had been so popular in my old schools.

[dman4life]

Looks like a good movie. I've been bullied as well all the way from 6th to 8th grade. I'll elaborate more if this thread is still crackin when I wake up

[B2R4D]

I think it all boils down to ethics and values. If someone's parents have not raised them to know the difference between right and wrong, then how are they going to know what they're doing? Some kids don't even think about it. If they haven't been taught respect for others, then they will become self-centered and do as they wish whilst seeing nothing wrong with their actions. Parents play a large role in a child's development, and it's ultimately up to them to make sure that their children behave in the right ways. I know this, because I witness a lot of immoral people on a day to day basis and their parents simply do not give a **** what they do.

[I'm JAVIng Fun]

The parents aren't paying enough attention to their kids that's why they don't even know that they are sad or very depressed, and it leads to suicide


I used to be bullied when I was at 3rd grade, then I learned Taekwondo and I was able to survive the rest of elementary

[U4EA]

I think the message that's finding young people today more than ever is that ANYTHING goes -- just so long as you can get away with it.

[bunnie]

Most of my fights in school were on the bus.

[Poisonous]

I was also bullied during the 2nd Grade... I'm never the fighting type, though mom told me to stand up for myself, which I did in the 4th Grade. I beat the hellur outta that mutha****er. And I'm still praised to this day for standing my ground.

[Sláy]

Originally posted by Poisonous

I was also bullied during the 2nd Grade... I'm never the fighting type, though mom told me to stand up for myself, which I did in the 4th Grade. I beat the hellur outta that mutha****er. And I'm still praised to this day for standing my ground.

this. I did the same. Beat his ASS. And he was like 'oh were friends now arent we'? And I was like damn straight bitch! Its often a case of parent types. I in England, see loads of parents sit and watch their child mess around. And its only after the kid does it loads and loads and loads of times (ie pressing the bell on the bus) that they'll stop and say angrily 'stop doing that now.' But its not parenting, its just a phrase. And you can bet that the fact the kid did that means they get away with anything.

[Poisonous]

Originally posted by Sláy

this. I did the same. Beat his ASS. And he was like 'oh were friends now arent we'? And I was like damn straight bitch! Its often a case of parent types. I in England, see loads of parents sit and watch their child mess around. And its only after the kid does it loads and loads and loads of times (ie pressing the bell on the bus) that they'll stop and say angrily 'stop doing that now.' But its not parenting, its just a phrase. And you can bet that the fact the kid did that means they get away with anything.

Exactly..... That's where you find kids caring knifes for their own safety.