It was a sad show - Sunday I think. Bullies causing kids to kill themselves. Lordy that bothers me. The kids didn't want to fight back, so just killed themselves. One little boy, 14, confronted his tormentor, then pulled a gun, but instead of killing the bully as I thought they were going to say he did, the child put the gun to himself and pulled the trigger.
They showed a woman who goes from class to class, school to school, teaching the kids how wrong it is to bully. Telling them the consequences, showing them what hurts.. and she did so without mincing words. I think she's great, and that has been a long time in coming. They need 1 class each semester dedicated to teaching how not to bully, and how to handle one.
For me, the best way to handle them is to just walk away, and then ignore them. Completely. No reaction is the best course of action. For me. I used to have a friend who turned out to be the most obnoxious bully I've ever known. Belittling, argumentative, and God forbid I disagreed with her. Like a dog with a bone she'd nag and nag until I answered her, and if my reply didn't suit her she'd start her belittling. She'd cause arguments between friends, carry tales,
get angry, then apologetic, angry again, push away, pull to her, push away, there's no pleasing a bully.
To want to kill myself over one? Never! Living and ignoring them drives them CRAZY! So if you're ever bullied, please, don't kill yourself.. don't sit and take it. Don't try to stay friends and overlook it. Walk away. No reaction. The bully will stomp and storm and scream and rant and rave, have a hell of a time forgetting the 'slight'.. but in the end, you'll surely see more peace in the long run.