The Mean Girl Extinction Project is giving away a once in a lifetime trip (airfare included) to the world renown Farmhouse Inn in Sonoma Wine Country. Here are 5 reasons why you should enter to win this dream trip! Dolly Everett 14 years old: Dolly was bullied at school and online by girls who they believe were jealous of her. She was the model and face for the popular Akubra Hat company in Australia. Gabriella Green 12 years old: Gabbie was relentlessly cyberbullied by a girl who spread horiffic rumors she had sexually transmitted diseases. The girl also called her…
Rumor Weeds
Last weekend my husband and I were doing yard work we had severely neglected since moving to our new home here in Tennessee. I actually like yard work. It gives me time to myself without distractions. I put on my headphones, click a favorite playlist and off I go. On this particular day, I was thinking about an up coming speaking engagement I had just accepted in November to speak at a leadership conference for 250 student leaders in Lawrence County, Tennessee. As I began pulling weeds, I attempted to outline in my message in my head. Stooped over my…
How Do I Stop A Bully?
Did you know October is anti-bullying awareness month? Yep, it’s true. Which got me thinking, are you hip, up to date, and in the know with your bully knowledge? If you are, then great, you know characteristics of a bully. For example, not all bullies use physical force. And you are probably also aware that saying mean and false things about someone online on sites such as Facebook is called cyberbullying. If you could not answer yes to any of these questions, no worries, here is your chance! All the month of October, I will be blogging on bullying,…
Is Your State Protecting Your Child from Cyber Bullies?
[box]“I really don’t see the reason of trying, or for talking, or for breathing. I’m just done.”[/box] This quote, from the movie Cyber Bully, is painstakingly crafted from Taylor Hillridge, a 17-year-old teen who is repeatedly being tormented online through a popular social media site. The attacks, in the form of rumors and lies soon find Taylor at school. These cyber bullies, or as I call them, “mean girls” (based on the character’s from the movie Mean Girls) continue their assault. Students start to look at her funny, begin to talk about her through whispers and pointed fingers, and a…