Bullying

Bullying will always happen! Even as an adult bullying takes place. Some ways are more subtle than others. Try as we may to stop such things from happening they will still happen. Our workplace has instilled with in its rules and regulations about unwanted touching, offensive language and clothing. If we don’t fit in by the way we look, act or respond then we are subject to ridicule and abandonment. No matter how honorable and no matter how much effort we put into trying to make things right, there will always be imperfection in an imperfect world. Most of our lives we are taught to buckle up tighter and move on with life. We are taught to take the ridicule and either fight back or abandon our goals. I will be the first to say that I am not a physical person. We train so we don’t need to fight. I may look intimidating to some and I am thankful for that. I have grown to enjoy being left alone from the standard pace that the world has set. When riding my motorcycle I dressed the part. I felt respected by those around me. When extracting an unruly inmate from a prison cell, I felt accomplished and satisfied. When standing up for what I believe in I found confidence and would have put my life on the line. Getting between a domestic confrontation may not be a wise decision, but to stand up for someone weaker was worth it. Our home is our sanctity and place of peace. We the parents are the ones that must instill in our children, confidence, compassion, love and trust. We must teach our children the truth about the world and how it may never change. We must become the confidence that our children need to help them grow past the taunting and bullying. Though it hurts we must teach them to use bullying to become their strength. We must teach them that life is not fair. We must show them that being different in the eyes of others is what makes us special and unique. Our strength is in being loved by our parents. Our strength is in loving others that are treated wrong. Our strength is in learning to love ourselves first. Being taught to love ourselves for who we are teaches us how to love others when they are unlovable. If treating others how we want to be treated is noble then we learn that those that treat others badly are only doing what they have learned at home and that they were not taught how to treat others. There will always be bullying and suffering in life. How we teach our children will make a mark of change in a world that doesn’t accept change.