Daniel was a Typical High School Kid

 

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I watched this video and my heart sank. Imagine then, how the mother/family and the neighbour felt. The mother says after her son used a shotgun on himself, the sight she came across was “horrific”. I cannot image what she has been through, and no doubt, what she continues to go through. As a mother myself, I pray my son is never a subject of bullying, nor will he ever become a bully himself.

Bullying needs to stop.

One day, Daniel received a text from a bully that said, “Why don’t you take one of your precious guns and do the world a favour and go kill yourself.”

Daniel replied, “You won’t have to worry about me anymore. I’m going to go home and kill myself.”

The bully texted back, “Put up or shut up.”

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This is a Story About a Girl Named Sophia

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I worry a lot about my son going to school. “Will he fit in?” as well as “Will he be bullied?”.

Time and time again, I read about individuals taking their owns lives. Whilst this is sad enough, they seem to be getting younger and younger too. It was just the other day, I read how an eleven year old took his own life after a text from a bully encouraged him to do so. This is so heartbreaking.

Together, we must put a stop to bullying.

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Wife-Beater Cheated Jail…

And this is why very often, victims are reluctant to reveal that they are being abused.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/wife-beater-cheated-jail-by-apologising-then-killed-her-a-month-later/ar-BBhhygD?ocid=mailsignoutmd

What is it going to take? A hundred more deaths? A thousand? A million?

Verbal Abuse

“The use of words to punish is a very covert attempt to control and regardless of how loving your spouse may appear to be, verbal abuse is wrong and can be just has harmful as physical abuse.” ~ about.com

Here are some of my own experiences: Verbal Abuse.

Keep Max Away So He’ll Grow Up A Better Man Than His Father

A conversation between *Steve’s mother and I:

Me, 02:54, 6 May 2013 – I’m so glad i got a one way ticket here.

Me, 02:54, 6 May 2013 – It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.

His Mother, 02:54, 6 May 2013 – what about your stuff?

Me, 02:55, 6 May 2013 – Leave him indirectly because he wouldn’t let me leave straight up.

His Mother, 02:55, 6 May 2013 – you’ll leave it?

Me, 02:56, 6 May 2013 – I’m trying to get in touch with a friend who lives about 25 minutes away. I want to ask her to store my things at her house and to look after my cats. I will go stay with her.

Me, 02:57, 6 May 2013 – (25 mins away from Steve)

His Mother, 02:57, 6 May 2013 – sounds like a good plan. keep Max away so he’ll grow up a better man than his father.

Me, 02:59, 6 May 2013 – Thanks for the advice. Thanks for being there for us.

His Mother, 02:59, 6 May 2013 – I wish I had done a better job of raising him.

 

I had no intention of raising Max around his father. Steve’s mother didn’t need to tell me that! Not just because of what he had done to me and put me through, but one must be frigging psychotic to shout in a ten week old baby’s face, because the poor thing probably had a tummy upset. You see, Max’s pain was a non-issue. At that moment in time, Steve wanted to sleep. What a normal person/parent would have done, is take the baby to see a paediatrician or to A&E/ER.

He clearly isn’t normal. But then again, nor is the rest of his family.