http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/01/17/american-girl-anti-bullying-campaign/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/01/17/american-girl-anti-bullying-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-65028 Pat Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:08:10 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3321#comment-65028 You are so right that there are "bullies everywhere." When we were in a national park last year, we pulled halfway into a parking space when this woman ran in front of our car and told us to stop. She wanted that parking space and wanted us to back out so she could have it. We were so far in the space, that people could go past us in the aisle so we were shocked. She was so adamant that she brought her two small children and had them sit right in front of the bumper of the car! Fearing the car would lurch and hit the children, I made my husband turn the car off immediately and we sat there. The lady said she would stay there forever until we backed out and let her husband park their car there! I saw this as bullying tactics and refused to move. I can't imagine what her children were learning by seeing her behavior. They will probably grow up thinking this behavior is okay because their mom does it. We need to stand up to bullies like this and not let them get away with it. Unfortunately I felt embarrassed by this whole scene (which I shouldn't have but I did)and that sometimes keeps people from standing up to bullies. Eventually she and the kids got tired of being there and finally walked away about ten minutes later. As you mentioned, bullies are everywhere and come in all sizes! I'm glad to see young people start taking a stand. You are so right that there are “bullies everywhere.” When we were in a national park last year, we pulled halfway into a parking space when this woman ran in front of our car and told us to stop. She wanted that parking space and wanted us to back out so she could have it. We were so far in the space, that people could go past us in the aisle so we were shocked. She was so adamant that she brought her two small children and had them sit right in front of the bumper of the car! Fearing the car would lurch and hit the children, I made my husband turn the car off immediately and we sat there. The lady said she would stay there forever until we backed out and let her husband park their car there! I saw this as bullying tactics and refused to move. I can’t imagine what her children were learning by seeing her behavior. They will probably grow up thinking this behavior is okay because their mom does it. We need to stand up to bullies like this and not let them get away with it. Unfortunately I felt embarrassed by this whole scene (which I shouldn’t have but I did)and that sometimes keeps people from standing up to bullies. Eventually she and the kids got tired of being there and finally walked away about ten minutes later. As you mentioned, bullies are everywhere and come in all sizes! I’m glad to see young people start taking a stand.

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