Reply #60: Yeah, I was bullied in school, but for the most part

[zalinda]

I was able to ride over it. Back in the 50's and 60's the bullying just wasn't a brutal.

But, for my son it was another story. We have since found out that he probably has Asperger's and has ADD. He would constantly get teased, they pulled chairs out from under him and tried to put gum in his hair, tried to put him in a locker, etc. But, the school psychologist blamed my son and told me that it was his own fault because he didn't talk to any one. (I hated that bastard, and I have to admit, I still get a little smile on my lips when I remember he died of a heart (who knew he had one)attack just a couple of years later, while still a relatively young man.)

I didn't realize at the time how bad it was, even though I seemed to be constantly fighting with the school officials about one thing or another about my son. When Columbine happened, my son finally confessed to me that that could have been him. He said if he hadn't have had me as a mother to talk him through all the crap that was happening in his life, he could have easily have done that. You could have knocked me over with a feather after that confession, since my son is one of the nicest and gentlest souls around. He is much better now, but has such a hatred of school, he couldn't go to college.

We have to realize as a nation, that bullying, whether in school, business or as a nation has to stop. Because EVERYONE does have a breaking point. It's whether they take it out on others, themselves or both that makes the only difference on who lives or dies.

zalinda