This was sent to us by Jennifer - Thank You

A family friend was in high school and was having major self esteem issues. She was overweight and not part of the "in crowd"! Some very mean girls began verbally bullying this girl. They told her she was fat and ugly and not worth anything. She was 15 years old. She hung herself in the girls bathroom. She was barely alive when they found her. She has been in a coma ever since.

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I was in junior high school and my friends and I got off the bus to walk home. A few girls from school were folowing us and it was not their usual route home, so we knew something was up. We tried to walk faster so we could make it to my friends house who was closest. At first the girls were just yelling things at us and making fun of us, but as we ignored them they started getting closer and bumping..me! I was the target of a dare. They began goading me and harrassing me! The girl who had been dared to fight me was my old best friend. I wanted nothing to do with hurting her. I tried to get away but they pushed me and surrounded me. I had no choice to fight back. It ended up being two against one. I walked away okay, but was devastated. I was forced into an act of violence. The effects of that event went so much deeper and farther than the moment. From then on I was quick to act. I would fight rather than walk away. I had been tainted and I carried that with me. I ended up on a path I did not want to be on. I also turned into someone I did not like. i got into a lot of trouble and hurt a lot of people. The one bullying event started a chain reaction that spread. It should have been stopped before it started.