How can you stop bullying when every TV Soap over in the UK is filled with nastiness and vile behaviour? How can you stop it when bitchiness is seen as hilarious and the 'greatest put down' is seen as a victory...

How many people here like watching 'The Weakest Link' I wonder? I watched a small part of it the other day, whilst turning over a channel and was horrified at Anne Robinson's words to the people on her show. What a nasty piece of work that woman is! And what a foul programme that is! I've no doubt it's over in America now too...

Bullying goes on 24/7 for many children now. Just the other night I was watching an excellent programme on internet and mobile phone bullying.

I was bullied at school, but I knew that from the moment I walked out of school I was safe, for not only did no-one else walk home my way, but the moment I got in through my front door they couldn't touch me, and peace reigned...

They interviewd a Mum whose son took his own life, after years of being told he was worthless, his life was worthless. A group of girls targetted him...they used his phone, his Facebook page...constantly keeping up the pressure..In the end, he could take no more and killed himself.

24/7 bullying...Texts, messages, internet stories about you that are totally untrue, written on other people's boards, for all to see...and believe...Shocking.

Children are surrounded by horrific violence now, in games, in films, in the media. Bad news abounds, good news is overlooked...


I've had many foul things put down on the internet about me, so believe me, I know all about 24/7 bullying. Thankfully, that has now stopped and it's a great relief, but it's left it's wounds and an anger that still bubbles up inside me everytime someone refers back to it, or one of those despicable cowards comes on here to lambast Mudcat or whatever their 'cause' might be on any particular day.

We spend so much time and effort teaching children things that don't matter in school, so much they'll never use again in 'real' life, but no thought is given to teaching them kindness, empathy, understanding and compassion. They are the most important lessons in life, in my opinion...

Kids today have great stress in their lives. Just this week there was a BBC news article on schools and money being lost etc..and they were in a school where the kids attended Breakfast Club from...SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!! ??????   The school remains open for the children until 10pm at night...?????

What kind of society have we created where we can no longer have breakfast with our children, no longer are able to, due to work that has to be done to pay outrageous bills, or no longer *choose* to because work is more important than children?????

That is no way to bring up a kind and caring generation, but one sure way to raise angry children, who care for nothing and no-one, because they feel no-one gives a shit about them, other than using them for fodder to achieve excellent league tables, tick boxes, or crow about how well the parents of these children have done in creating such 'exam successful' offspring.

Children need Love, Time, Peace, Quiet and much Gentleness alongside Adventure, Learning, Growing Up..and we have so very much forgotten that...at our own peril.

Every school has an anti-bullying charter, but it counts for nothing. Trust me, I was inside that charter once upon a time....meant nothing.

What we are not dealing with is why children want to be so mean in the first place, why the workplace has become so deeply stressful and bullying...why The Corporate Bastards have had such a huge part to play in this...

Once, people cared about each other..........................