Monday, October 6, 2014

Remember when?

You were a kid?  


Were you the type of kid that got picked on?  Made fun of?  Scared to go to school?  Or were you the school bully?

Sad to say, bullying is on the rise and kids are killing themselves because of it.  I saw a documentary awhile back called Bully and in this movie a number of kids killed themselves because of what they were going thru at school.  These kids weren't outrageously weird or anything like that and actually seemed like really nice kids.  But it almost seems that in this world today you have to be tough in order to not be bullied.

I don't know what is it about some people that they just get picked on for no reason.  Do they have a sign that says scapegoat on them?  I don't see a lot of difference in the kids that get picked on compared to the ones that don't.  However if you are the one they pick on anything you do is wrong and anything they do is right.  It's really a matter of perception.  Some people have the ability to see both sides of an issue and some people only see their side:  It's their way or the highway. 

I know adults like this.  Just because they have a certain viewpoint on something or someone they feel that it is their duty to tell everyone else to think what they think and feel what they feel.  They don't look at the other side of the story.  Every person is different.  Some people get along great and some people have conflict but just because you have conflict with one person doesn't mean that everyone has that same problem with that same person.

I think back on my younger college years...  I've had roommates tell me that I was the best roommate they ever had but then I've also had roommate situations that have not gone well at all.  Why?  Because everyone is different!  Realize that everyone is going to react differently to everyone else.

I have friends with children who get bullied.  Why?  They are nice kids.  What's the real reason behind the bullying?  This equates to adult discrimination.  Why do we treat each other that way?