I really want this blog to be used for bullying communications. Reader can come together, tell their stories, give and gain advice about real life situations that can end up helping someone else get through a really difficult time.
Recently, I have been experimenting with Google+. What I like most about it is that it allows people to chat in large groups. Unlike Skype, you can see everyone you are talking to at the same time. Here is a video about some positives to using Google+
If you did watch the video above, then humor me here. What if we created a circle. A circle where someone can log onto Google+ and start a chat with whoever from that circle who is online and ask for advice about bullying. That time where there is nobody to talk to who understands, there will be a circle of people who do understand and are ready to help with the push of a button.
I know this will take awhile to catch on, but I think it is worth a shot. You can create your own Google+ account today on http://www.google.com/+
Comment below if you have an account (or have created one) and from there, we can form a circle. Will this catch on? Will this work? Only time will tell, but it is worth a shot. This could really help people all across the country, and even across the globe. Together we can Find The Beauty In Every Disaster, even from the comforts and convinces of our own homes.
I want this blog to be formed around the idea that people can openly share their stories. If you have read any articles that are connected to bullying stories, please comment with a link below. If you want to share your own story. You can also comment below, like and write on the NEW Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/FindTheBeautyInEveryDisaster, or email at morrow.jessical@gmail.com if you wish to keep your identity private to the public.
Together we can find the beauty in every disaster.
Last Thursday (May 24, 2012) a seven-year-old boy was found hanging off of his bunk bed by a belt around his neck, dead in a Detroit home. It has been claimed that this young boy was bullied in his elementary school, which led him to commit suicide. All that was stated in the article (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/7-year-old-dead-apparent-suicide-bullying-detroit-elementary-school-cops-article-1.1084223) written about his death about the child was that he was a "cheerful young man." That is it.
Why is there nothing stated about what forms of bullying took place? Why is there nothing about how the administration plans on taking anti-bullying actions in the schools? This short article barely scrapes the surface of this devastating event. A seven-year-old is typically in the second grade. Second grade. Life was so unbearable for this second grade child that he decided to take away his life.
What I find even more interesting, is that a seven-year-old fathomed the idea to hang himself. When I was seven, I played with Barbies. I don't even think I knew what suicide was, or how someone could kill himself with a household item like a belt. Where are children learning about these violent acts? It is well known that people are blaming social media for the increases in violent acts. Did this boy watch someone commit suicide on television, then mimic the act? Did he shoot one too many characters in Call of Duty? Did something from media influence his actions?
This is a picture of the home where the seven-year-old boy was found dead by his 14-year-old sister.
The following video has more information about the suicide. According to this, the boy was teased for being the only male in his home. This was a hurtful comment towards the child because his mother and father were recently separated. This is something so stupid to be teased for. Nobody should be teased at all, but it is clear that his peers just wanted someone to pick on and he was the weakest target at the time due to his family situation.
Erik Fisher's interview, although informative, was full of information we have heard before. What wasn't talked about was what to do about the bullies. How to make them stop. How maybe they are the ones who need therapy. We should be stopping the problem at the root of the problem.
We have to find the beauty in every disaster. I believe that this could give the community a push to improve their bullying prevention in schools, which could in turn save someone's life. What do you think the beauty from this disaster could be?
The creation of this blog all started with a college class.
ADV 420's (out of Michigan State University) first homework assignment was full of many requirements, including making a blog. I never really considered making a blog before, not knowing how it could benefit myself or anyone else around me. Our blog has to have some sort of "theme" that can be categorized. So I had to think, what topic is important enough to me that I can talk about for a whole semester.
It came to me about three hours into the six hour class. I have always wanted to do work with an Anti-Bullying Network (there are so many), but actually being an active speaking member of these groups is very rare to achieve. So why not here?
I always listen in the news, social media outlets, and even in the world around me about bullying issues worldwide. I will share what I find, and my reactions on the matter through this blog. I hope to get reactions from others too. Others with similar issues, others who want to take a stand, and of course anyone with an opinion are encouraged to share.
Find the beauty in every disaster. See the good in the bad that has happened. There is always a life lesson to be learned, and it is something you can grow from.
