I am 16 and have amazing friends. I can get along with all groups. Although my life is great now it hadn't always been that way. When I was in the 5th grade I met a girl who was in 6th. She was popular and I wanted to be her friend. And we were. Until she found out that earlier that year her friends had bullied me when we were all in girl scouts. She joined along. And wrote me a nasty letter. This stopped after my 5th grade year but I remember coming home crying not sure why I was the girl they just chose to pick on. I've definitely learned from that experience. These girls may be popular but they don't feel happy. They are weak. I believe they saw me and knew my confidence, and tried to break me down. Now I know that if a situation ever happens like that again I will just brush it off. Also, I believe had I not cared and just blew them off in the first place they would have stopped. For any girls going through this be strong.
—Guest Marilyn
Thoughts: It's just so sad that a friend can so quickly become an enemy just because of some peer influence! We really should not even do anything remotely LIKE cyberbullying. Can't people see that their actions are HURTING others? But this example also shows that there's still hope after cyberbullying. Just because someone's rotten to you doesn't mean it's the end of the world. So those who are being bullied, tell your parents or your teachers or a trusted adult and STAY STRONG!!!
Source: http://familyinternet.about.com/u/ua/computingsafetyprivacy/Cyberbullyua.htm
Provided By: Phoebe
Don't I get some fancy name font too? :p Kidding. ;)
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