well, there's this boy at school who isn't quite all "there" and at lunch, my friends usually call him over so that they can make fun of him! i usually get there in time and break it up, and by that time, this kid is crying his eyes out. i got so angry at my friend the other day that i called them lesser than human and yelled that they were evil and should go to hell. i was so angry i cried. now one of them wants to fight me. i was in the right, i know, but now they think that retaliation is the answer. i just wish i could help him more... why are people so heartless? does picking on him make them feel more powerful?
right now, people really equal shiit.
2006-12-09 14:45:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sometimes people can be very heartless. I agree with you that it may make them feel more powerful. Maybe your friends are very insecure about themselves, and it makes them feel better to point out the flaws in others. Also, some people get offended when others don't meet the social norms. They don't understand that it's ok to be different and that it's what makes us all unique. I don't quite understand it all either though. You might want to ask yourself, if your friends are like this all the time, are they good friends?
2006-12-09 14:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by kathryn 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes some Kids do feel powerful when they bully other kids that are not as stronger as them, Some times its because these children get bulled at home by a parent or a older brother or sister.some times it just makes them feel big in front of their friends. What ever the reason it is not right. You did the right thing and i am sure your friends will not stay mad at you forever
I would not worry to much about what as happened give it time for things to calm down. Your real friends will come to realise who is right and who is wrong.
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2006-12-09 15:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by jan d 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wish I could explain that horrid behavior, but you are a hero to that kid. Kids are often threatened by kids who are different and they don't know any better ways to deal with those feelings. So they pick on the different, vulnerable ones.
You have stood up for an underdog, a vulnerable classmate. GOOD FOR YOU!
Perhaps you could talk to the principle or his teacher and explain what is going on in the lunch room. The principle and counselors could deal with the bullies.
Is he in a special program? If he is, maybe he could eat lunch in his classroom for awhile, and you could be his lunch buddy.
I'm a former substitute teacher who has worked with kids in special programs and often those kids are picked on horribly and need protection from the rest of the student body.
2006-12-09 14:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by WhatAmI? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
These "friends" of yours aren't happy and feel that they need to inflict their own shortcomings and unhappiness onto this poor guy you are talking about. I guess it makes them feel popular or better about themselves by making someone else upset or emotionally distraught.
Karma is a ***** is all I have to say! At some point in their sad lives, one day whether now or later, something in their lives will "repay them." I totally believe in what comes around, goes around!
You sound like a good person! I would ditch your friends, they don't sound too friendly!
2006-12-09 14:49:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good for you. It's time to find new "friends" anyway. You don't want to be associated with idiots that have nothing better to do than make fun of those less fortunate. They do it because they're cowards and don't have the guts to be mean to their equals so they pick on those that can't defend themselves. You're better than that.
2006-12-09 14:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer F 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You were right to stand up for him. People who "pick" on others are usually people with very low self-esteem. In order for themselves to appear more "powerful", they need to bring others down. You were courageous and classy for standing up for what was right. I would call them and just tell them that what they were doing was inconsiderate and just down-right mean. Explain that you're still friends, but you don't condone belittling special needs people. If they're still pissed, then they weren't real friends at all, so you're better off without them.
2006-12-09 14:51:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well standing up for him is the right thing to do but if ur friends dont want to be friends with u anymore then make other friends im sure that at least one of them will stand up for uu should try to make friands with that guy
2006-12-09 14:50:32 · answer #7 · answered by somebody 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good for you to standing up to them. Be a leader, not a follower. Thank your parents for the good morals you have.
2006-12-09 14:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by Tina B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Awwww, honeychile.
The bullies are really sick.
Just punch him on the nose if he tries to get at you and kick him.
That usually works great.
Merry Christmas!!!!
2006-12-09 14:49:58 · answer #9 · answered by Daimyo 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
thats pretty messed up......that was nice of you to stick up for the other kid :_ (
2006-12-09 14:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋