My Bullying Experience

       One day when I was about eight or nine I went to the swimming pool at my mom's work.  A boy about my age was playing with me and some other girls.  He left for a awhile and the girls and I started to play a game of water volleyball.
       "Hey, can I play?" he asked.
       "Yeah, sure.  Let us finish this game first." was my reply.
       I guess he wasn't too terribly happy with my answer because about five minutes later, he came up to me, popped the ball out of my hands, and stole the ball.  I thought he just really wanted to play, but I told him to let us finish the game and then he could play with us.  Instead of calming down or throwing a fit, he dunked my head underwater and wouldn't let me back up.  The sad part was that his mother was sitting right in front of us reading a magazine and didn't do a thing about it.  I overpowered him and brought my head up.  I should have went and told an adult, but anger got the best of me.  I took the volleyball from his hands and nailed him in the head with it.

       I got grounded for hitting him in the head with the ball and then slamming the gate on my way out because they said I had to leave.  I realized that I should have went straight to my parents afterward (since there was no lifeguard).  It has affected me in the way that I try to stay calm in these situations now and to go straight to an adult, unless you are trapped or have no other option.  The way my parents explained it like this:
1. Go to an adult.
2. If not available, scream for help.
3. If no one is around to hear you, kick their ass.

So violence is almost never the answer to me.  I've learned to keep calm in tight situations and not blow up instantly (even though I am still working on it because of my terrible temper).  Hope you've learned a little something from this.
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Note: I hope I did this right. This is my first post after all. Can't help but worry some. ;)

                                                                   'Til I post again,
                                                                                  Sarah

Let it Begin!

Welcome to the amazing Sarah and I's blog! I'm going to explain a couple of things first.
       -Rules for Sarah and I-
  1. No skipping posts without a valid excuse. (i.e. prior engagements, too sick to post, etc.)
  2. Do not avoid using the topic set by the master of the week.
  3. Do try to be creative.
  4. No being abstract or vague.
     I love rules, obviously.
           
 

        A little to know before you go:

Schedule:

   Week 1 (Every other week is the pattern)
   -Master of the week: Stormi-
   Monday: Sarah
   Tuesday: Stormi
    -Topic change-
   Wednesday: Sarah
   Thursday: Stormi
    -Topic change-
   Friday: Sarah
   Saturday: Stormi
   -Ending message-

Week 2

-Master of the week: Sarah-

Monday: Stormi

 Tuesday: Sarah 

-Topic change-

Wednesday: Stormi

Thursday: Sarah

-Topic change-

Friday: Stormi

Saturday: Sarah

-Ending message-

Word/ phrase to know:

Masters- The person who sets the topics of the weeks.

First topic.

As master of the week I am going to set the first topic.

TOPIC:

Bullying and how it has affected you.

Reason:

Today I watched a bullying video on youtube and cried. People have their stories about bullying. Share your's; do not hold it in and think suicide is the only way out. It gets better. Stay Strong. 

It Get's Better Project

Click on the link to take the pledge and share your story.

I have. Will you?