re: 11 Year Old Brain Cancer Survivor Commits Suicide Over Relentless Bullying

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Our nation doesn't have a bullying problem. It has a parent problem. So many weak parents.

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Kids are cruel and they will always be peer pressure.. So kids are going to follow the "cool kids" so I have to agree.. I understand parents want to protect their kids, but you can't hide them from reality. In fact, you have to tell them about the reality of things.

My dad use to tell me "people will try to take advantage of you because they will see you being in a wheelchair as a weakness. Don't let that happen. Do whatever you have to to make sure it doesn't". It got me in trouble at times. If someone tried to "take advantage" or start saying something to me, I would tell them stuff to the point they would get upset I said whatever I said to them and go "tell on me". There were times when I would explain my side of it and was told "you can't always use that to your advantage".

But in this case, this girl had brain cancer.. That might have impacted the function of her brain... It seems like teachers/admins would be more aware of these things, but at the same time you can't watch everything they do.