Linda Ellerbe

Dad called today to tell me about a special on Nickelodeon tonight. Mom called while I was on my way to work to tell me that Dad had left the message.

Tonight's special was about bullying and how several students in the last few years have taken their own lives after being bullied or cyerbullied. There were several students on the show with her talking about how they were bullied or how they bullied others.

MAC and I watched the show together. I asked her questions during the show about how she felt and if she felt like some of the students. She said that it seems as if the teachers don't do anything in the classroomThey tell the children that they are there to "teach them". It was a theme throughout the whole show, a student would be bullied, they would tell the teacher, then the school administration and nothing would happen, after a while the student would get fed up with it and feel that there was no other way out but to kill themselves.

By the end of the show she was tired of my asking questions and left.

It was a great way to spend 20 minutes. I hope that it helped MAC to see that she is not the only one who has issues at school. Hopefully it also will remind her that there are ways to deal with being bullied and not all them are physical.  Thank you Linda Ellerbe!

On a separate note, I wish to thank MES. I know you have been calling and I truly appreciate the surprise I came home to tonight! Chocolate covered oranges are delicious!!