Trauma of bullying

I am writing to you to protest about the frustration of bullying.

I simply cannot seem to reason why people feel the need to bully those weaker than them.

I disagree completely with the regularly-used statement that nearly all bullies have something going on at home so it isn’t their fault completely.

I mean how does every single bully have a tough life?

If the “bullies” are themselves being bullied, whether at home or elsewhere, than surely they of all people can relate and would not wish to inflict their pain, no matter how bad their situations are, on anyone else.

The only sensible conclusion I can come to in my mind is that they are so full of despair and anger that they need to let it out somehow, but I don’t think this is the right way to go.

Maybe, just maybe we can help do our bit to stop bullying.

Ellen O’Driscoll (13)

Skibbereen

Co Cork