Music is a Regular Heartbeat.........Continued

So, I never really finished my last blog. I left off with "Cyber bullying" and how that makes school life so much more difficult than it was even 20 years ago. Back then, kids didn't really do much outside of school, but now, most bullying IS outside of school. Text messaging, Facebook, MySpace, AIM, and other chat rooms and social networks are all grand openings to bullying. We've all seen the results. Phoebe Prince was bullied so badly she committed suicide. Kids all over the world are turning to this as the only way out...

One of the main reasons for bullying?

Your personality. The clothes you wear, how you express yourself. If you're artistic, you get bullied. If you write poetry, or anything of the sort, that seems dark and emotional, you get bullied. It seems like only jocks and cheerleaders and people who follow trends don't get bullied. Anyone who stands out from the crowd is an easy target. Anyone who is sensitive and emotional is an easy target. if you don't dress in Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, or American Eagle, you are an easy target. How fair is that?

Hell, I remember getting bullied because someone liked my shirt, asked me where I got it, and when I said Walmart, that was the end of that. The shirt was no longer cool, and I was an easy target because the person figured out I don't have a lot of money. Yeah, that still happens. If your family isn't filthy rich, you get bullied. Kids these days are cruel, and heartless. They don't care what you've gone through, just as long as they get the satisfaction of making themselves seem like the shit by putting down someone who probably has a heart of gold compared to the bully's cast-iron bank account of a heart.

Seriously, bullying needs to stop. Parents need to pay more attention to what their kids are doing, whether their kid is the bully or the victim. You'd say that the kids don't talk to their parents about it, or they'll lie, but what kid wants to admit that they're being bullied in school? It means their weak, or at least that's what these poor kids think, so they'll keep quiet when their parents start to ask questions. So parents, be persistent, but not nagging. Spend some time with your kid(s). Maybe then they'll talk to you about the bullying problem, and maybe if you have a good relationship with your kid, they won't bully. It really does matter. Whether you think so or not.