My Take On Bullying

         Bullies are needed, why you may ask? It’s to show you in life that there are “personal assholes” everyone has to defend themselves against. I’ve noticed that this crackdown on bullying has now made our kids a bit soft. Especially in pressure situations, I’m worried that these kids won’t be able to handle dealing with problematic people. Imagine when they are grown-ups, a rule of growing up is that eventually you have to learn how to deal with your own problems no matter what. Bullying won’t end cause you aren’t in grade school anymore. There’s plenty of bullying at the workplace & in various social circles. Now when this confrontation comes are you going to run? Or face up to them? Making bullying illegal is also just a waste of time. Are we going to really prosecute 9 yr olds & kids in high school who for the most part are just being assholes. The pressures of life alone “bully” you. Maybe this could be the reason to outlaw bullying. It helps make society or malleable to suggestion. When you overcome bullying it allows you to learn resistance. Remember if you are always used to running to someone to help solve a problem, you can’t solve any for yourself. This can leave you dependent even as an adult. Also learning how to fight is a valuable skill, because conflict can happen anywhere. Trust I was at the movies & cats wanted to fight. For what, who knows? The point is at this moment I have to be ready for conflict.


        I speak from the point of view as a victim as well. Bullies are assholes, & made hate myself at times. However I had learned from folks that you have to will yourself past your fears. If they are allowed to fester they will rule you into adulthood. Did I win all my fights? No but I felt better in the fact that I did try. The scary thing is now bullying has gotten to the point of violence now. Parents are now more scared that instead of a fight breaking out, someone will get shot. Some of these bullies resort to carrying weapons or making sure they always have a crew. In turn it shows that they really are insecure or just scared themselves. A lot of bullies have bullies in their life. It might be a relative or just a cry for attention. It’s sad all around, but the thing is this complex system of bully/victim will never end.


          It evolves with each generation. Not sure how “cyber-bullying” works being that you get harassed on a social network you don’t need to be on. It’s as simple as using the delete friend feature on Facebook. If you hit me on an IM, IGNORE!!! That’s just some punk shit if you allow someone to bug you online. The internet isn’t real folks. Please teach your children that conflict is as natural as a bowel movement. You can avoid it for so long until you have to see the porcelain throne or die due to dysentery. So running is an option but not a solution. Empower your will to stand up to it. Sometimes you only have you to depend on.