its gutting to be bullied. people dont realise how much they hurt u. yeah sure youre smiling on the outside--but crying/dying on the inside...:(

taze - 16 - new zealand

I've been bullied before and it has made me do some things that I would not like to say. But, I know how it feels and others shouldn't have to feel such meanness for doing nothing. I stand up to bullying. 

Brianna - 13 - Indiana

i once was bullied i dont want no one to feel hopeless like i did i want to help the victims and others.. We all have a story and it needs to be heard. It is not fair to the parents who lost a child because of bullying its not fair to no one we need to stop bullying before its to late for others and our loved ones

brianna - 17 - Holden Mo

Bullying should just stop in general . What`s the big fad about making people feel like crap every day? I find it useless . I will admit I have bullied , who hasn't ! But we all learn from our mistakes . But either way, this NEEDS to stop . 

Katie - 14 - Ontatio

I care because every human being has the right to be comfortable with who they are!

Tomika - 25 - Lumberton, NC

I care because most people that are bullied don't deserve it. Bullying goes in a circle. And the circle is just gonna keep going and going, and there will be really no way to stop it completely. BUT everyone should do everything they can to help put a large majority of it to a stop. Even just the smallest things could make the biggest difference. 

Ashley - 15 - Vermont

I care because I was verbally bullied. I am a special ed kid and I mainstreamed in fifth grade. In middle school, I got teased a lot.  In addition to being a special ed kid, I have a speech impediment. People called me marble mouth and all sorts of names. I felt alone. I got angry because I never was really in fifth grade because I had back surgery and never had to deal with teasing until middle school. My mom told me to not react, but I did. I acted. Three years of bullying got to me. I hated myself, cried a lot, and had  no self-confidence. Two years later, in the summer, I went  through a dark period. I was judged in middle school for my weight as well. I went on a diet. My weight became my obsession. I broke down and went to rehab for depression, eating disorder, and anger management. I care because I've been there.  Today, I am happy, but never fixable. I'm stronger and on a speech team. I also am taking my second ap class my senior year. There is hope. I will fight for  the end of bullying. Everyone deserves a chance and mine was unlikely. I checked into rehab with my parents thrown into shock and now, they are proud with the progress I have made. I'm still alive and I have hope because I care.

Jessica - 17 - Chicago

I've been bullied for several years. Infact I still am, and it's just not verbally, but also on the internet. Words DO hurt. I've been bullied for my size, they way I look, and just being diffrent. Pledgeing can make a diffrence even though it may not seem like it, but it does. Stand up for yourself. Understand that everyone is not gonna be your friend, so you don't need everyone to make your life happy.  Smile, cause your diffrent. and being diffrent is what makes a person a better person!

Katie - 13 - Ky

Bullying has been effective in my life, i kept it to myself and that causaed me to be hurt and pain emotional. No one would know, because i kept it inside. Eventually, someone noticed and that ended. You shouldnt hold in your bullying, and keep it to yourself. Stand up if someone is harming you in any emotional or physical way.

Nalynn Boutviseth - 14 - South Sioux City, Nebras

Bullying is becoming a terrible factor in peoples lifes, but with help our generations can stop it!

mount zion area - 13 - mount zion

Hey you. Yeah you. No not him or her. I'm talking to you and only you. I think you know what time it is. It's time for a change.  Time for a difference.  It's time we take charge. Take control. Let's take a stand. a stand for the silent S.F.T.S stand.for.the.silent. let's take a stand for those who can't. let's change this world for the better. Let's stop bullying. Let's create hope for the victims of this cruel game. It's time....to make a point. To make a statement to the world that you care.......................................this is only one paragraph of the 5 pages front and back that i'm posting on facebook........twitter.........myspace......and best of all im going to tell it over youtube........it's time for hope .....time for dream.......time to save those in need of saving. LETS STAND>FOR>THE>SILENT>

Dustin - 15 - Louisiana

i was bullied and what is sad is people dont know how you will turn out im a marine now that bully regrets evr doing anything to mme dont give up  people do change OORAHHH!!

hayden - 19 - arkansas

ive gotten bullied before so I took a stand just because you're bigger than somebody you don't use that weight to push them down you use it to pick them up.

zhoe - 11 - Florence,SC

My brother has Autism and can not speak.He is bullied at school.

Jasmine - 8 - Vermont

My brother has Autism and can not speak.He is bullied at school.

Jasmine - 8 - Vermont

I DONT LIKE BULYING AT OUR BUS STOP THERE MUST TO be a way to stop that at bus stops get a supervisor or something i just dont like it


HOPE THIS WORKS TO ALLB YALL        PEACE :)

zach davie - 13 - marion,ohio

I don't want people to get hurt.

Gabby - 4 - Pennsylvania

i am 14years old, i am 5ft8 and i am the tallest girl in my class, and i think in my entire school and everytime i try to talk to people who are not in my class; i mean who are not my close friends, the first thing they say to me is not hi how are you! No! They say: Why are you this tall? or  OMG you are so tall! and some of them make jokes on me and call me bad names! just because i am taller than them! and at first i act like i didn't care or laugh at their jokes that  they made on me to sound cool but in fact, it hurts! it hurts really bad!! i ground myself to sleep everynight and i am crying most of the time! and i cut myself!! i did it 12 times so far!! just because i am tall and skinny! and i can't talk to anybody because they'll think i am crazy! and becacuse of the cuts i have on my wrists i am always wearing bracelets or long sleeve sweaters even when it's extreamly hot!! 
HELP ME PLEASE!!

yasssmine - 14 - tunisia

I have also been bullied. It goes on at school every single day I can say I have been picked on because I am smaller than some of the kids my age. By smaller I mean shorter. It hurts and it is NOT fair. I have been kicked, hit, and shoved. I have been hurt by people's words and the thing they say to me. I have been bullied and it IS NOT okay. 

chrissy - 12 - springdale

When I was little, I was bullied for being too smart. By everyone, students and the teacher. I switched schools and it was better for a while, until recently. Last year and this year I've been teased and picked on verbally. I can never tell whether or not people are joking or trying to REALLY be mean. These are people who I thought were my friends. Now, I'm not so sure. I admit I can be mean from time to time, but never on purpose, or to one specific person. It's been bringing me down for a while now. Stop bullying to help yourself and others <3

Em - 13 - NY

Bullying should not be tolerated under any circumstances, it's time to put an end to it and start saving people's lives.

Morgan - 17 - NV

I know we can make a difference! Stand against bullying. There are so many great causes to be a part of but i think everyone can do something to stop bullying. First you can start by using kind words when comunicating with others. Parents should be aware of children's behavior any changes is mood or not wanting to go to school can be caused by bullying also the visible causes like bruises or any physical injury! Ask your children whats going on in there life. Communication is the key. If you are being bullied take a stand! Tell your parents, teachers or and adult you can trust. If somebody is not using nice word or saying mean things ask them to stop and to be polite. Remember you are not alone and there is people that care for you. Nobody deserves to be brought down. Lift your head up high and dont be embarrassed to ask for help. Stop the bullying spread the word.

Eva - 21 - Alabama

I think that bullying is the worse invention ever. And you know who started it. You. So now you are the only one that can stop it.

Bernardo - 12 - Dallas, Texas

We all bully. Every one of us. Even though we may be joking around with someone, it still might hurt them. I've always been bullied, even though people just might be joking around. I even realize that I bully sometimes, I once I catch myself I stop and tell the person I didn't really mean what I said or did. I know what it feels like to be bullied, and I admit I have bullied, but if we all just try to catch ourselves when we bully, and apologize, the world will be a much safer, and better place.

Aaron - 15 - California

I know what it's like to be bullied. I was bullied growing up because I was never good enough, pretty enough, thin enough, etc.
They say that people who bully others do it because they're insecure and it makes them feel more confident. I don't understand how. They (bullies) know what it's like to feel deeply insecure so how does knowing that you're making other people feel just like you do make you feel better about yourself?

Karla - 16 - Alabama

i've have been bullied alot and still do, there's all these people who say mean things to me and give me looks when i walk past. This one typical girl pushed me out of my chair and then smiled. Also boys are very mean and agressive but thats just typical boys! I like to stay strong because i know if i do i'll actually get somewhere in life and the people who think they're so cool won't. I care because i know bullying is a terrible thing and we should just stay strong and say NO! to it, Don't give up you're still worth it! 

Caitlin - 13 - Dubai

I was bullied and it caused me to bully but then realize what I did was wrong and that I started losing my friends. This caused me to change and now I support all the people who suffers from bulling.. 
I recently had a friend's friends who shot himself 4x because he couldn't take it anymore. He was called so many names at school. One's life shouldn't be taken away from people who looks in the outside of the person.

Abegael - 13 - Jax, Fl

I was bullied through middle school. I was constantly moving from group to group because everyone thought I was annoying. I never had any realy friends. Now I have friends. My friends that I've made in the past 4 years are so much better than the "friends" I had for 9 years through elementary and middle school. I now feel like I belong somewhere and I've never felt as close to people as I do now. 
People should support the cause to stop bullying. It's not right, No body should feel like they are worthless. Everyone is here and everyone is here for a reason! Are you the one who will make a change? I am.

Rachel - 17 - VA

My friends used to isolate me for not doing what they were doing(i knew we would get in trouble),or stereotyped that I wasn't cool enough for their group, so I stopped being friends with them.As much as I didn't want to be their friends,they started to bully me even more.They try to act cool so that they can get more people to be in their group.I noticed that the reason why they do this is so that the more of them can bully me, and so that I can't get people to help me with their bully problems.  I've reported them to our guidance counselor three times already, and have had several conferences, and I've told my parents, but they still do it.But this time around,they do it when nobody's looking, so they don't get as much in trouble as they usually would.Please help me with my bullying problems, because they're affecting my grades and now I don't even want to go to school anymore because of them.Please, I don't want a bad year!Stop bullying,because this is national bullying prevention month anyways. 

Ethan - 11 - Florida

i was bullied in elementry school and moddle school, i was also the one who bullied the bullies. bullies dont understand what they are doing is hurting the person inside, they think its a joke. well its not. its one of the most horrible things you can do to someone. i remember all the name calling. that i let slide, untill it was everyday the same thing being said over and over 20-30 times a day. yea i had people to back me up, but that didnt stop the feeling inside of me... that feeling of something being ripped out of you..... that feeling being ripped out of you is your self pride being shatterd. your self confidence being wiped away like the dirt on your shoe. in high school i participated in an anti-bullying convention we held at our school. we made a whole day just for this and made the whole enitre school attend. and we all told our stories. after that everyone started to make a change then it stopped..... now its time we all make that choice and stand against bullying

nick - 18 - Connecticut