Bullying is NEVER ok!!

There is nothing I hate more then a bully and trust me I have dealt with SEVERAL in my life! I just can't see how picking apart someone just because they are different then you can seem like fun! But to certain people it is! I have been made fun of for the way I walk, the way I look... you name it I've probably been made fun of for it! I use to cry in my bedroom at night cause I couldn't understand why or how people could be so mean... I mean I am a person who tries to be nice to EVERYONE! Kill them with kindness as my momma always says! Yet I ALWAYS seemed to be the butt of everyone's jokes in school. I would walk by the "Cool girls" in school and wave and they would just snicker and start whispering... That takes a toll on a person! I never felt like I ever fit in when I was in school.... So I pretty much kept to myself. To me it was better to be alone then to hear people's mean and nasty comments. All because they didn't understand why I was different from them! My momma was/is AMAZING at helping people to understand about Spina Bifida... she's definitely a BIG reason I made it thru school and didn't just say "I quit! I want to do school from home!" And trust me there were MANY days that I thought to myself "My life would be so much better if I could just stay home and not have to deal with people!". I've been stared and gawked at all my life! That is the HUGE reason I hide my scars and my braces! In my mind no one wants to look at something that ugly or different looking! I have also always been the girl that lets people walk all over her and take advantage of her... All because I think it will make them like me! That is something I have definitely gotten WAY better at thankfully! I also have a VERY hard time opening up to people about my disability and what I deal with daily because of it! That was a BIG reason I started this blog! But y'all it took 20 some years to get to where I am at now! And yet there are still times that I see myself letting someone intimidate me into thinking their bullying is ok! Let me tell you... Bullying is NEVER ok! I have seen GROWN adults making fun of a child for having a disability! That is WRONG! We need to teach our kids that it is ok for someone to be different! Kids need be taught compassion,  caring and understanding for people who have a disability! They should NOT be taught to patronize and make them feel like they are less of a person just because they are different... and yet this is what some parents are teaching their kids! That makes me FURIOUS!  Kids should be taught it is a GREAT thing to include a child with a disability in any way they can! Parents PLEASE teach your kids these things! Help them to understand it is  OK for someone to be different from them! Teach them to stand up for the kids who are being bullied! I know my future kids will be taught those things and I can tell you one thing... If my future child EVER bullies someone for any reason... There will be hell to pay at home with this momma! To anyone dealing with bullies.. Your not alone darlin! Don't let them make you feel like you are any less of a person cause of your different! Be PROUD of who you are! 


❤️Hugs💙

   Kelley

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