And I Kind of Love Her By Alex Parker 5:47 PM on JThe opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of. And why has it existed for years and years and years? Because adult bullying is indeed a thing. Fed Up With School's Response to Bullying, A South Carolina Mom Takes Justice Into Her Own Hands. Not a sound, bitch, or youre dead, he whispered, jabbing his gun into my. As I stood there, frozen in my tracks, he clamped his. There is something deeply comforting when we frame it in this way. and wearing jeans and a white T- shirt, came toward me. She got mad and made her tell me who he was and where he lived so that she and I could go talk to his parents. It’s a painful part of the nature of things, and not your story alone. A bully would always beat me up at school and my mom would tell me to stick up for myself, but he was so much bigger and stronger I couldnt. Unfortunately, it's how humans have been treating each other for generations and generations. This power dynamic is written about in some of our oldest stories (read: Cain/Able or Jacob/Esau). Everything that happens to us- for us- reflects nature: human nature or the nature of this world. But more than that, ‘ it’s not about you’ reminds us that in this life, nothing is ever uniquely about us- even the things that feel deeply personal. This mom came to defend her daughter against boys bullying her daughter in school. Used with permission from Oliver Goodrum. She goes to the police, who repeatedly ignore her pleas for help, leading her to, ultimately, take matters into her own hands. It’s about some unresolved difficulties on the part of the person doing the bullying. Mom Takes Bullying into Her Own Hands Koukikid Published in wow Don't mess with mama. Based on a true story, filmmaker Oliver Goodrum tells a dark and tragic tale of a tiring mom who struggles to protect both herself and her disabled daughter from bullies. While it is often difficult to depersonalize, it is an important reminder that the bullying behavior is not about you. In it, she said the words “nothing is personal, nothing is permanent, and nothing is perfect.” I think we can use these words to reassure ourselves if we ever find ourselves in the midst of a bullying episode. I heard beautiful words recently from Bonnie Duran on the Ten Percent Happier podcast hosted by Dan Harris.
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