Tell Them

This isn’t part of the six sentences, but the reason I wrote this post today. At school, someone came to deliver a talk about bullying. They spoke of a fifteen-year-old girl, who took her own life because she was being bullied. Her sister, was bullied afterward, with other students making fun of what her big sister did. Whether you are a mum, grandmother, sister, brother, friend, always let that person know they are loved.

I was lucky, when I was bullied, there wasn’t social media around, I could shut my bedroom door and take time to breathe; but now it is a dangerous thing. When you think someone is safe at home, they could be victims of bullying. Encourage loved ones to talk, because it is through talking we can make lives better.

If you are a victim, tell someone – a trusted friend, or adult, because you never have to do this alone.

Inspiration from https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-276/

An extract from her Facebook page, as another FRIEND posts something vile in her feed. Did you see her today, who did she think she was trying to be cool? As her little sister walked in, she closed down the feed, turned off the notifications, and pasted on a simple smile.

‘We had someone come in to school, about bullying, it was horrible about a girl who took her own life because she was so sad; I just wanted to let you know I hear things at school, and you are not alone.’

‘I’m not . . . ‘ it was impossible to lie any more, especially to her little sister. ‘It’s just I want to fit in, but I’m not into hair extensions or sport, nobody else likes to collect Pokémon on an app, or likes writing.’

A squeeze of her hand and she wrapped her arms around her big sister, who always took time to talk when she was feeling sad. ‘You are amazing, I wish I could write like you; I love you big sister.’