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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Mother's Day
Bullied to Death: Two Devastated Moms Speak Out (1 of 2)


Posted at 5/09/2009 05:00:00 AM
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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous5/9/09, 5:48 PM

    Such sad stories. It's true that "you're gay" insults are so prevalent in our society. It just shows how homosexuality is still associated with shame. A small boy can't even have a few feminine qualities without being insulted because it goes against the macho image that apparently every boy/man has to fit into.

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  2. Anonymous5/10/09, 12:18 AM

    when kids starts to hang themselves due to bullying, actions definitely must be taken...this is becoming serious

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  3. Liina5/10/09, 5:06 AM

    This makes me so angry. The stupidity of the bullies makes me want to throw up. I'm truly speechless..

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  4. yeji5/10/09, 11:35 AM

    i cried all the way through what is this world coming to when little children start hanging themselves........ i feel anger towards these bullies and i pity them also because even if they do no accept that they caused the death of another human being the guilt will forever follow them!!

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  5. Anonymous5/10/09, 1:43 PM

    I know what it's like - at that age school is LIFE and if school is bad - life becomes about survival...staying alive one day at a time....God bless em - I thank god I got thru those years...

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  6. Anonymous5/10/09, 5:13 PM

    This is such a sad topic. I was totally bullied in school with homophobic slurs, etc. It was really hard. The only reason why I didn't take my life is because I was too scared to.

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  7. Anonymous5/11/09, 2:58 PM

    Truly heartbreaking. However, I have to disagree just a bit with the psychologist saying it is the schools fault. Yes, when school officials are made aware of things going on they have a responsibility to take care of this - no excuses. But, schools are under tremendous pressure due to high-stakes accountability that they barely have time to breathe much less worry about mental health issues and bullying. Sad but true. Counselors spend the majority of the 1st semester learning how to administer the test and test security and the 2nd semester is consumed with making sure everyone is tested and accommodations have been made. Honestly, this is really a problem within our society not just the schools. God bless those families and the unfortunate many more we might hear about because we are too busy arguing and pointing fingers to hear what we really need.

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  8. D5/12/09, 3:53 PM

    This was very hard for me to watch as a gay person, who was bullied in high school. Luckily I was able to move past it, but a lot of people aren't, and it happens to younger kids now more than ever and it needs to stop.

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  9. Jaui5/12/09, 7:55 PM

    I am in total agreement with the first Anonymous commenter. It's so unfortunate that being called "homosexual" is a negative thing and an insult.

    I'm glad that the school I went to in Australia had a very strict No-Tolerance bullying rule. If there is a report of bullying happening at the school, the bully will immediately get reprimanded and may even be suspended. There's also a good student network where the prefects are also there to be student counsellors and there to help the younger students and will report to the teachers if there are serious problems.

    There just needs to be a better education at home as well. Parents need to teach their children and it's not always the school's problem. It's a huge problem because parents will usually have negative feelings over homosexuals, hence teaching their kids that homosexuals are evil and it's ok to taunt and tease other children by calling them gay. So sad.

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  10. Unknown5/31/09, 10:47 PM

    As someone who was bullied in school (and is still bullied in his adulthood), no one can underestimate the damage it causes on one's mental being. You never forget those who bullied you, despite however much time has passed and how much self-respect and self worth you have developed. You just don't forget.

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  11. Unknown5/31/09, 10:53 PM

    I also agree with those who stated homosexuality is still treated as a bad thing. It's horrible. I think gays do grow up to be very resilient, because they have gone through all those years of being different from the rest.

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