Trouble in Florida

     Let me tell you about myself first.  I was a bully for a long time in my life, I'm not proud of what I've done and the hurt and pain I've caused other people.  What I am proud of is the hard work I've done to change my life.  I am pro-peace rather than anti-violence, however, this doesn't mean that you should let others walk over you...  I support doing the right thing.

     For a living I travel internationally speaking to schools and interested groups on the subject of personal growth, character building and of course NO BULLYING!  I invite you, the reader, to visit my website, www.youbigbully.com, take your time, look it over, there is much useful information to be found.  I welcome your comments and would appreciate a comment in the guestbook and also ask you to fill out the bully survey form.

     Now about this trouble in Florida....In Pompano Beach it seems there is this youngster...a 5th grader.  He was invited to the principals office for a meeting.  Seems as if he's been in trouble before, so as he walked into the office and saw another student and his mother, he asked if the meeting was about him.  When told that it was, he turned and punched the other child.  It seems the meeting was about the trouble the two kids were having.

     Maybe, I am only supposing this, since the bully child had been in trouble for such activity before, the police were called and this student was arrested and charged with mis-demeanor battery.

     Remember folks, if adults did to adults what kids do to kids, the police would be involved in more and more incidences that we "adults" seem to think is only "Kids being kids".

     Let me know what you think about this and remember to visit www.youbigbully.com.  See you next time,

Bubba

Comments

[michael]

I know you think you are being contrite through your mission to eliminate bullies because you yourself was a bully. The fact is that instead of going on this silly little mission to stop bullies (which will never happen), you should encourage the bullied to develope themselves in a manner that will prevent them from being bullied in the first place. Tell the bullied to join Toastmasters (for improved communication skills) and/or Martial Arts for improved physical ability to defend oneself. There was a period of my life that I was bullied, but in reality I overcame all of this by going into boxing, wrestling, and jiu jitsu. I also joined the army and went through Airborne school. I'm glad that I wasn't sheilded and protected and that I learned to enhance myself spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally so that I may become strong and fight any evil that comes my way...spiritually, mentally, physically, and creatively. There may be a day that you will run into one of the people you victemized in a parking lot somewhere and that he may have enhanced himself in a manner that will allow him to bully you in return. I do not subscribe to the Christian "turn the other cheek", rather I support the idea of "Eye for Eye / Tooth for Tooth / Blood for Blood / Ruth for Ruth / Be as a Lion in Your Path!" You can't stop bullying by sheltering people from it...you can only teach the weak to be strong and the strong to be wise. Aggression is embedded in human nature and it will never be eliminated, it is a part of who we are. The key is to channel this aggression in a positive way instead of using it to exploit those who are weaker than yourself...and furthermore if you are weak then you should strive to become stronger and more fit in every area of your life so that you can avoid what is inevitable: there will always be stronger people who are irresponsible with their powers and use it to exploit those who are weaker. You will never change that. The key is to accept reality as it is instead of trying to change reality. You cannot change reality. You can only accept it...and once you accept it then you will be able to better your life. People are bullied because they let people bully them through their own laziness, cowardice and delusion. Are you a fat kid getting knocked around by jocks? Then go on a diet, take some martial arts, and kick some ass! Its really that simple, and I find your Socialistic / Christian way of solving the problem to be both trite and delusional...and you had better hope that you don't run into a person that you have bullied that subscribes to a similar philosophy as mine, because he won't care about your apologies or contriteness...he will only be concerned with regaining his honour and dignity at the very expense of the person who took it from him in the first place.