ok once again i'm trying to be good...
Some speak that PP had alternatives. In all due respect, but if my kid was harrassed at school daily and subject to torment. Why in **** should I have to find an alternative for MY kid?!?!?!? Why should I home school, find a different school etc? Why should I have to cope??? Someone please explain that thinking to me!!! If i'm harrrassed at work, what? Too bad Burbqueen find another job!?!? How does that make any kind of sense?????
Here is a suggestion: How about the bratty, snotty, mean bullies be required to attend another school or have the parents babysit their malcontented butts at home? If you cant act civil at school then kick them out, punsh them anything but require the victim to change his/her life.
I was a sensative kid, yup. I moved from another state and didnt have many friends at first and was bullied. I was so depressed that yeah I did consider killing myself everyday, but I was too much of a coward to go thru with it. Yes, I was lonely and guess what? Human beings need love, compassion, understanding and here's a shocker....FRIENDSHIP at such a vulnerable time in their lives. No one and I mean no one should apologize for not being strong enough to take attacks for someone else. Not everyone is mentally equiped at 14 or 15 to deal with abuse and guess what? They shouldnt have to be!!! You are in high school. A kid should be having fun, getting an education and preparing for the rest of their lives and not worrying about hiding in the bathroom scared or being called names at school, on facebook, myspace, twitter and text. Good Grief people.
If this was a racial thing and PP was being called racist names I really do think this whole situation wouldnt be about blaming the victim. So it's not o.k. to call someone the N word, but ok if she is called a w**** or s***?? I personally take offense to both!
Bullying is not, repeat NOT a rite of passage. I dont know how it became seen as so. Bullying is not good for you, doesnt build character or make you a better person. Since the dawn of friggin couples have made up, broke up and been jealous of others. I've seen it at school and at work and socially. It happens every day at many schools all over this world. So how in the world did it get this bad? I just don't know. When I was in school, there were girls that slept around and there were whispers and giggles behind their back. Same for my nephew that just graduated last year. I live in a very small town too, not that many to choose from in the dating pool, but the teens get mad and they get over it.
What PP had to go thru was beyond teasing or bullying it was purposeful, direct and once again poor Pheobe was out numbered. One girl hatin on her is one thing, but a group of people? How is that fair??? How could she stand a chance??? Has any of them apologized or even expressed remorse for their actions? Or have they just made it seem like no big deal? That speaks volumes more than anything. It's as if none of them even care. I hope someone gets tried and sentenced on any charge. This has to stop.