Part 1 of 2

Ah, yes, it is that time of year when the weather finally begins to turn colder… alright, I guess for most people that happened a couple of weeks ago; but here in hell, it has happened now for a couple of days, and who knows it might be warm again in a week.  Crazy weather we have here in Hell.  So… how have you all been?  Hopefully keeping warm with a nice cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate, so grab a cup and get ready for today’s installment part 1 of 2 of a day in Hell.

I remember growing up my dad telling me different little anecdotes to make me feel better, you know the ones like; “sticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never hurt you” and “mimicry is the height of flattery” among a few others.  First off, the “names will never hurt you” is a bunch of crap.  Whoever came up with that one obviously was never bullied to the point of having to leave schools, dreading the alarm clock going off in the morning to go to class, and in current times having the *entire* world able to see the tormentor torment/humiliate you on the web with the thought of “names will never hurt you” mentality.  Bullying is wrong any way you look at it, and it is one of those things that shouldn’t go by the wayside of “kids will be kids” and have no parental involvement. 

If your child is being bullied, learn to recognize the signs of it; DO something about it.  You all know your child, and you know if something is wrong with them- or I hope that you do- and get involved.  Your kid might complain that you’re making it worse and you’re “embarrassing” them by going to the school, etc.  Who cares?  It is your job as a parent to protect your child, and remember they are the child you are the adult.  Do the right thing.  Your child will thank you for it later- maybe not while they are experiencing the bullying- but when they’re older and realize you were doing the best thing for them despite their best effort to thwart your involvement.

Conversely, if your child is the bully- look into why your child is bullying.  What is the root of the problem?  What is the catalyst that set the bullying into motion?  Again, get involved with your child to remedy the problem(s). 

Now, this post originally was going to be about 2 different topics; but because I’m such a wordsmith longwinded I’m going to break this post into two different ones, and because edit is a great thing, I added to the beginning of this one to let you know this one is part 1 of 2.  How considerate! So how was your day?

Similarity to any real person other than myself is purely unfortunate for them coincidental, this is my story so please don’t be an ass and copy/use it as your own.