Hello and welcome to bullying.is.not.cool.angelfire.com!

Here's a little bit about me :-)

My name is McKenzie, but you can call me Kenzie! I am 12 years old, and I live in Manhattan, Kansas (Also known as the "Little Apple"). I was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis about a year and a half ago, but I remain very active to keep my body healthy and flexible. I practice Taekwondo, and hope to have my black belt by the end of April. I also enjoy theater & drama, yoga, hip-hop dancing, music, and hanging out with my friends.

This website is to aid people who have been bullied and to help them express their feelings,and to assist them in getting over their pain from being bullied.

I too have been bullied for my arthritis from my facial twitches, not being able to do the activities they could do,and from being slow at other things. Also, people have made fun of me by calling me "fat" and "stupid." This continued every day for along time.

Finally, when I had enough, I went to a Teacher and told her what was going on.
The Teacher talked to the bully and they came and apologized to me. Now we are the best of Friends. :-)

According to stopbullying.gov, "Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

• An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
• Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.