Please keep in mind while you read this that I am in no way condoning bullying. It is a huge problem and needs to stop. I just feel that this certain area is where my heart lies and not in stopping bullying. I attended a program called KARMA and the lady there is dedicated to stopping bullying. She is wonderful and her program should be done everywhere. I do not allow bullying in my classrooms and speak with students who I see doing so. With this being said: Here is my take.
I have seen so many articles, videos, posts, etc on bullying lately. It breaks my heart. That kids try to bring other kids down and sometimes they succeed extremely is so sad. I watched a video with a former student earlier last week and she has suffered from bullying, cutting, and attempted suicide. The last line on her video though was this "I am a child of God, My life is worth living." Praise God. She gets it. It finally clicked with her that no matter who anybody else said she was, she was going to set her heart and eyes on the fact that she is a child of God Almighty. This all brings me to my point. Dustin knows that if we ever win the lottery, I want to open a girls' home. I believe the number one problem with young girls right now is low self esteem. I see it everywhere. I sit at ballgames and pick girls out that I can just tell have low self esteem. They walk different. Talk different. They are the one letting that boy be all over them in public, or in private because for those few minutes he makes them feel important. If I cannot have a girls's home, I want to do a "Self-Esteem School". I have this whole idea in my head for this summer, but can't afford it. I would meet twice a week with the girls. We would discuss life issues, the proper way to handle it, do a book study( I have the book picked out), support each other, and pray for each other. I want to do this so bad. I have already put the idea out there with some girls. When it gets closer to summer I am going to push it a little harder. I want girls from all over to come. A lot of girls do not have a strong sense of who they are in Christ. Some of them have been saved for many years but they haven't really jumped into the Word or had experiences that encouraged them to see who God says they are, how they should act, and how they should react. A lot of these girls do not have a strong female figure in their lives. I am FAR from perfect, but I love being there for teenage girls. It brings me joy to teach them to be who they are and stand by their faith. To reassure them that God is faithful to His promises but they have to know what those promises are. To see them grow in grace. Bullies have always been around. But when you can say "You know what, you have the problem, not me, so I am just going to ignore you said that and move on." That is making the bully lose his battle and winning yours so strongly. It isn't easy. I get my feelings hurt, but it doesn't last long because I have something deep down that reminds me I am better than that. I want to teach kids this. Especially young girls. Also, when we teach kids who they are, I believe we will have less bullies. Bullies have low self esteem too. Maybe one will be in my class and they will see that they are better than bullying people. Bullies will also see that they are not winning. They will not get whatever crazy jacked up rush they get from hurting others because people will tell them that they are not bringing them down. AHHH...just thinking about this summer thing makes me SOOOO excited. I want to start it tomorrow. I know that isn't realistic. If you are a young girl reading this and are interested..shoot me a message on Facebook and let me know. If you are a mom or someone and know of a girl you think would be interested, tell them to get with me.
I have seen so many articles, videos, posts, etc on bullying lately. It breaks my heart. That kids try to bring other kids down and sometimes they succeed extremely is so sad. I watched a video with a former student earlier last week and she has suffered from bullying, cutting, and attempted suicide. The last line on her video though was this "I am a child of God, My life is worth living." Praise God. She gets it. It finally clicked with her that no matter who anybody else said she was, she was going to set her heart and eyes on the fact that she is a child of God Almighty. This all brings me to my point. Dustin knows that if we ever win the lottery, I want to open a girls' home. I believe the number one problem with young girls right now is low self esteem. I see it everywhere. I sit at ballgames and pick girls out that I can just tell have low self esteem. They walk different. Talk different. They are the one letting that boy be all over them in public, or in private because for those few minutes he makes them feel important. If I cannot have a girls's home, I want to do a "Self-Esteem School". I have this whole idea in my head for this summer, but can't afford it. I would meet twice a week with the girls. We would discuss life issues, the proper way to handle it, do a book study( I have the book picked out), support each other, and pray for each other. I want to do this so bad. I have already put the idea out there with some girls. When it gets closer to summer I am going to push it a little harder. I want girls from all over to come. A lot of girls do not have a strong sense of who they are in Christ. Some of them have been saved for many years but they haven't really jumped into the Word or had experiences that encouraged them to see who God says they are, how they should act, and how they should react. A lot of these girls do not have a strong female figure in their lives. I am FAR from perfect, but I love being there for teenage girls. It brings me joy to teach them to be who they are and stand by their faith. To reassure them that God is faithful to His promises but they have to know what those promises are. To see them grow in grace. Bullies have always been around. But when you can say "You know what, you have the problem, not me, so I am just going to ignore you said that and move on." That is making the bully lose his battle and winning yours so strongly. It isn't easy. I get my feelings hurt, but it doesn't last long because I have something deep down that reminds me I am better than that. I want to teach kids this. Especially young girls. Also, when we teach kids who they are, I believe we will have less bullies. Bullies have low self esteem too. Maybe one will be in my class and they will see that they are better than bullying people. Bullies will also see that they are not winning. They will not get whatever crazy jacked up rush they get from hurting others because people will tell them that they are not bringing them down. AHHH...just thinking about this summer thing makes me SOOOO excited. I want to start it tomorrow. I know that isn't realistic. If you are a young girl reading this and are interested..shoot me a message on Facebook and let me know. If you are a mom or someone and know of a girl you think would be interested, tell them to get with me.
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