Real Teens Speak Out

Teen Bullying

Chandler and Angel are aspiring actors who created this video to help put an end to bullying. There are so many kids every day that are affected by the hurtful thing known as bullying, and they want everyone to know that there are people who care.

Pinky Promise Against Bullying

I was inspired to create Pinky Promise Against Bullying for many reasons. Bullying is so prevalent, and it seems to be growing.  I witness these terrible actions everyday in my high school.  When I was younger, I was a victim of bullying. I remember a time when one of my friends stood up for me, and it meant the world to me and completely changed the situation.

More recently, I have had a dear friend who was badly bullied, luckily with the help of family and friends she was able to overcome her bullies before it got too out of hand.

Seeing others who got put down really hurt my heart and made me want to do whatever I could to prevent  these mean actions from happening. Not only do I wish to help those who are bullied, but I aspire to reach out and help educate teachers and parents on how to deal with the negative effects of bullying.

I am so lucky to have a WONDERFUL group of friends who stand up and take action against bullying.

I hope my video gives others across the world the courage to stand up too!!

And don’t forget…… Pinky Promise Against Bullying!

I Lost All Hope

My name is Abigail. I was a pretty happy, go-lucky kind of girl. I had my friends, acquaintances and a few people who I didn’t particularly like, but no one was my enemy…

Well, my 5th grade year, my family went through a devastating house fire. It left us homeless and nowhere to go. My friend who had been with me 9 years got mad because I was getting more attention" then her. So she start causing issues with other people around me. All the while I became really sick, and the doctors ended up finding 2 tumors in my chest. At 10-11 years old thats like a nightmare in reality. The whole time my "friend" ignoring me and making people dislike me, saying that I was being a drama queen. Although I had a smile on my face, I was slowly on a one-way train to depression.

My eighth grade year wasn’t much better… I was still really sick, between having to see 40 doctors just to be told they couldn’t find anything and my friends deserting me… It got pretty rough. Then another smack in the face, at band practice, I had a seizure and face-planted the asphalt. When the doctors were checking me for head damage… They found 2 brain tumors. Once again, miraculously they were non-cancerous and I was sent on my way. That’s when the going got the worst. All my friends at once seemed to be deserting. One that had even gone to the doctor with me, now claimed that I was faking my health situation to get attention. That was the main thing, "oh she’s just faking her health, she’s lying about it. Nothing but a drama queen." everyday this is what I heard.

On the outside I smiled and said they just don’t know, on the inside I was cold and depressed. This slowly got worse. They stopped saying things to my face, but instead chose a silent killer… RUMORS.

They started so many that by the end everyone in my school (no exaggeration) thought I was a lying drama queen. I spent most nights crying myself to sleep, because my heart was too easy to break. That was only my freshman year though… My sophomore year was the year the bullying got physical, except this time it was the friends I had made when I was being bullied previously. After this I was at rock bottom… I didn’t want to continue living, I was too depressed so my grades became horrible…

I lost all hope.

And then one day, an angry boy a year younger saw me crying alone at our public library. He came over and asked me what was wrong. Although he was a stranger, he stopped. He started to protect me from these girls, whenever he could. He was the wall between me and them when the "leader" got her posey" to come and jump me at school. He saved me from my darkness and despair. That stranger is now my bestest friend and we hold each other up when one is to weak to stand on their own.

Sometimes to stop someone from feeling victimized by a bully is to simply smile or say hi. You cant always stop a bully, but you can give someone the hand to hold onto when there’s nothing else there. As for me, I started a program through Facebook called P4:The Power of Positive Peer Pressure. My group uses peer pressure not to force the point, but to get enough people to stand up for the misfits, that soon bullying will be the uncool thing to do… That’s my dream…

Bullying Should Never Be

Bullying should never be
Part of who you are
If your sweet and kind to others
You’ll shine like a star
Everyone’s special and unique
From the way they look and speak
To the actions they display
Every night and every day
Please treat others with respect
Never forget or neglect
We’re all here to love and live
It isn’t easy to forgive
The pain and sorrow others cause
Because they forgot to pause
Before starting to engage
In a violent fit of rage
For no reason and no good
Let’s all get back to brotherhood
And leave the world a message of
There is no greater act than love

McClure School

Special thanks to Clare and Callie and to "One Direction"!

They helped McClure School reach its goal of donating over $1,000 to the National Bully Prevention Center.

The 6th-8th grade students paid to either take a picture with life-size "One Direction" cardboard cutouts, or purchased a raffle ticket to take home the cutout of their choice at the conclusion of the school dance.

Clare and Callie shared, "Everyone had a great time donating to a great cause! We are very thankful for the creative minds of the 8th grade student council officers who came up with this clever strategy to raise awareness and be able to donate to a cause."

Is Your Joke Still Funny?

Is your joke still funny 
When im drowning in my tears?
Do you feel better now
When i wish i wasnt here?
Does it make you smile
When i bleed alone at night?
Is your joke still funny
When im turning out the lights?

Is your joke still funny
When i hide from everyone?
Do you feel better now
When im the crazy one?
Does it make you smile
When im screaming in the dark?
Is your joke still funny
When ive carved them into scars?

Is your joke still funny
When my eyes are on the ground?
Do you feel better now
When im scared to make a sound?
Does it make you smile
When im falling on the floor?
Is your joke still funny
When i can breathe no more?

Is your joke still funny
When i cant seem to fall asleep?
Do you feel better now
When you haunt all of my dreams?
Does it make you smile
When the pain wont go away?
Is your joke still funny
When the scars of you dont fade?

Is your joke still funny
When my heart begins to break?
Do you feel better now
When i finally go insane?
Does it make you smile
When my lips are turning blue?
Is your joke still funny
When its all because of you?

Is your joke still funny
When im feeling all alone?
Do you feel better now
When my heart is turning cold?
Does it make you smile
When i say that i am done?
Is your joke still funny 
When im cleaning up the blood?

Is your joke still funny
When im breaking piece by piece?
Do you feel better now
When the pain is my release?
Does it make you smile
When im always terrified?
Is your joke still funny
When im sick of all your lies?

Is your joke still funny
When im face to face with death?
Do you feel better now
When i have nothing left?
Does it make you smile
When i dont want to wake up?
Is your joke still funny
When they leave me with the cuts?

Is your joke still funny
When my razor breaks the skin?
Do you feel better now
When youre drowning me in sin?
Does it make you smile
When im running out of time?
Is your joke still funny
When i lose the strength to fight?

Is your joke still funny
When blood drips down my arm?
Do you feel better now
When i think ive gone too far?
Does it make you smile
When i never even try?
Is your joke still funny
When it makes me feel alive?

Is your joke still funny
When i cover up the red?
Do you feel better now
When i lay awake in bed?
Does it make you smile
When the bleeding doesnt stop?
Is your joke still funny
When my world begins to fall?

Is your joke still funny
When the blood turns into stain?
Do you feel better now
When i cant cope with the pain?
Does it make you smile
When it all comes crashing down?
Is your joke still funny
When my body is finally found?

Is your joke still funny
When my heart has lost its beat?
Do you feel better now
When ill forever sleep?
Does it make you smile
When im torn and hurt inside?
Is your joke still funny
When all thats left are lies?

Is your joke still funny 
When i open up my drawer?
Do you feel better now
When my bleeding skin is torn?
Does it make you smile
When the tears escape my eyes?
Is your joke still funny
When i know im not alright?

Is your joke still funny
When i wish that you could see?
Do you feel better now
When youmake me want to bleed?
Does it make you smile
When you see my every stitch?
Is your joke still funny
When im too broken to fix?

Is your joke still funny
When i hear them everyday?
Do you feel better now
When it never goes away?
Does it make you smile
When i break apart inside?
Is your joke still funny
When it falls apart tonight?

Is your joke still funny
When you read the words i write?
Do you feel better now
When i hate that im alive?
Does it make you smile
When Ive had more than enough?
Is your joke still funny
When i drown in my own blood?

Is your joke still funny
When I bleed under my sleeves?
Do you feel better now
When i dont think i can breathe?
Does it make you smile
When i starve myself and purge?
Is your joke still funny
When im the only one whose hurt?

Is your joke still funny
When my pulse is growing weak?
Do you feel better now
When i reach the final beat?
Does it make you smile
When my last tear finally falls?
Is your joke still funny
When youre the bully afterall?

Spencer Kane, TeensAgainstBullying Spokesperson

Meet PACER’s TeensAgainstBullying newest teen spokesperson, Spencer Kane.

Spencer is a recording artist, actor, student and varsity athlete. The inspiration for his new single, ONE OF THE KIND,  is because he knows how hard it is to be bullied. Spencer says “most of the time, I just needed a friend who cared how I was feeling or someone who would just be nice to me instead of making fun of me. So many of my fans from around the world have shared their stories of being bullied and the things they do to cope with it. It breaks my heart. What I’ve found to be the best way to help is to simply . . . be KIND. Just letting people around you know they matter and even just saying hello can make a huge difference.”

Everyone Deserves A Chance

This is a song I wrote about a friend of mine that was made fun of in middle school. She was and is such a nice and incredible person. It’s a shame that kids can be so mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aok-gN8Vwfs

She sat on the bleachers
In the corner of the room
Her head hung down in her hands

With kids all around her
At the middle school dance
Nobody noticed her in the stands

At the end of the day
All you need is love
At the end of the day
When push comes to shove
Everyone, everyone deserves a chance

A few extra pounds
got her treated unfairly
She just wanted to fit in

She never got used to
the smirks and remarks
And every day she left cryin’

At the end of the day
All you need is love
At the end of the day
When push comes to shove
Everyone, everyone deserves a chance

Now she’s a doctor, working down at St. Jude, providing hope as best she can.
And when she leaves each evening, she smiles at the children, waving their little hands.
Cause everyone, everyone, everyone deserves a chance

Everyone Deserves To Be Loved

Hi!

My name is Angela (14 years old) and I am from little country in Europe, Serbia.

Since I was a little girl I was always bullied, not just by kids from school. They were always like "You’re fat, ugly and you are a nerd!" I always came home and my parents didn’t notice a thing. My mom was also like that, just the fat part. So, as you can see the pressure on me me to be perfect was not big, it was huge! Most because of my mom. When I was 12, I started cutting my self. My parents didn’t notice ( My mom, ‘cause my dad was always working ), they didn’t even care. All my mom wanted is me to be perfect, so than she could say nice things of me, to her friends! I have 56 kg, and for my hight normal is 50-53.  My face got in control, hair was more beautiful and I am still an ugly duck. Nothing changed.

But, I learned that you can’t always make everyone happy. Everyone is beautiful in their own way and NO – ONE deserves to be judged! My best friend ( Nevena ) has the same story. But her mom was always more supportive of her.

My point is exactly: EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE LOVED! IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THAT PERSON IS: BLACK, WHITE, SHY, OR ANYTHING ELSE! NO ONE IS A FAKE, GAY, FAT, CRAZY, LOSER, WORTHLESS, ANNOYING, STUPID, RETARD, USELESS!

Next year, I get the right in my school, to do projects with students and other stuff. Before that, I made some ideas and I’m alredy looking for volontires and parents who can help. If you can please tell me anything I can do to help on the site or anything else! ANYTHING. I know the feeling so I want to help others more that anything ! I am from Serbia, so it’s hard to do fun stuff ( like that ) here.

Thank you for your time, fan of your site.

PINK

Dear PACER,

Our daughter has suffered for many years from being bullied. She is finally moving on with her life after changing schools. Elleni has just turned 14 and is a musician. This is a song she has written. It made me cry the first time I heard it. It’s called "Pink Is Not A Color, It is An Attitude".

The song is really about her moving on and healing herself slowly. Luckily she now attends a really great school and for the first time in many years has friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koCqNDVPZL4