we had one problem at my sons school when a cpl of bullies thought it was a good idea to pick on him and knick his bike. i wasnt best pleased so i saw the head teacher and the bullies were pulled in from class and had to apologise to my son and am glad to say that was the end of the matter no more trouble after that .
I was never bullied but the thought of one of my children having to go through it sends a chill up my spine and i can feel the anger of that situation already. I hope and pray that they never have to go through it but im afraid if they do then im not going to lie down and take hurts my children, whether it be physically or mentally they wont know whats hit them. Most schools have great Anti-bullying Policy's but then dont implement them as they should be. The more challenging children who sometimes do the bullying tend to get away with it far too much because "they have a difficult home life". i know certain allowances are to be allowed for these children but the more they get away with at such an early age the more likely they are to progress with their behaviour as they grow up. Bullying needs to be tackled from a very young age. Teach the bullies not to bully and teach the victims not to allow themselves to be bullied. I realise its not all that black and white but we must find a way to stop this from happening. Many peoples lives are ruined not only in childhood but as they become adults too.
louise xx
I was bullied at school. I made the mistake of passing the 11+ and winning a scholarship to a private school. The very first question I was asked on the first day was 'Are you fee, or free?'
As soon as the rich kids discovered I was there on a scholarship, I was ostracised. It was never physical bullying, all verbal, but it got so bad that one lunchtime I just got on my bike and took off. I didn't know where I was going, but I just wanted to run away and never come back. I was finally spotted cycling aimlessly round Wolverhapmton at that night by a couple of coppers who obviously realised there was something wrong. I'd cycled all the way from Warwick. I was 12.
Boy, did I get into trouble for that, but even worse, my mother refused to allow me to leave the school. The misery I was going through wasn't as important as her ability to brag about me being there.
The bullying continued, even worse than ever, until one day I totally snapped. I kicked the shit out of the main ring-leader. I still feel bad about that today, I hate physical violence being used to solve problems, but the bullying did stop. In fact, the girl I battered actually became one of my few friends at the school.
It took me a long time to get over the sense of worthlessness those years instilled in me though.
Sorry I didn't respond earlier I've been busy sorting out some mutant zombies with a chainsaw and flame thrower.
No computer haven't effected me. :silly:
I was bullied quite badly during my initial years at school for the usual reasons, slightly above average intelligence, desire to learn/work hard. etc. But as time passed and I got bigger, and good at sport, I soon found those that bullied me became my friends. During sixth form I had a moment of realisation that I had become the vry thing I hated a bully. In order to be socially accepted and as a defence mechanism I had verbally bullied others.
After this moment of clarity I berated myself and have since worked hard on not coming across to others in a negative way. My size and manner can be intimidating and I try my best to soften these aspects, my point often those that believe themselves to be morally just can actually be bulling others unwittingly.
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it was awful and I will never forget how inadequate it made me feel. I would never buy this game for my kids, I don't want the idea to occur to them in any way shape or form. If it happens at their school then I will deal with it then and I don't see any reason to make them aware of this sort of nastiness.
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for my lad who at 11 has more about him than the bullies 
