My son wrote this Essay... He is autistic and 12 years old! Enough Said
I have been bullied countless times. I am extremely stressed by how much I have been bullied. I know there are other kids being bullied too. I feel like it just keeps going.
There are different kinds of bullying. Some cases its physical and some are verbal. Sometimes the verbal is worse than the physical. I have been cussed at, been told I was gay, that I don't matter to anyone. It hurts, It feels like someone punching me.
I sometimes don't want to eat at school in front of the other kids. They call me names when I eat. I just don't get it. Something needs to change. I would like to help with creating a safer bully free environment.
Bullying is a hard conflict to deal with. It can make you feel sad, depressed, angry, abused or alone! I want it to STOP! I would like to work together on changing the bullies' behavior. I think that the bullies need to know how they are making others feel. I don't think that the bullies understand how much it hurts.
I feel like the bullying is being accepted when really it needs to change NOW! I think that if we all work together we can at least help get through to at least one bully. I am trying to deal with everything I go through and sometimes it feels like I don't want to go tell anyone because they don't care either.
I think that T.H.E. needs to work harder to end bullying! (T.H.E is his school)
Olympia, WA