I want to be ME. Not someone they want me to be. If you don't like me, Leave Me Alone!

amy, 15, mn

Nothing angers me more than seeing bullying happening around me. I've always considered myself pretty docile and passive, but for an issue as pressing as bullying, I'm not staying quiet anymore. So many teens and young people's lives have been cut short because of hurtful words hurled towards them and it's heartbreaking. It amazes me how bullies feel no shame or guilt over the fact that they, themselves, have killed someone. We can no longer ignore the issue, it's time to take a stand. 

Lily, 17,

I've seen it happen and i just hate watching it. I myself have never really been too push down by any one. Seeing it happen is just enough for someone like me to stand up for that person. In my writing class we are each doing a debate, and my topic is bullying. I want to prove that it's wrong (not that any one in my grade is a bully), i just want to be sure everyone truly knows there rights from their wrongs. I just know any understand that its hurtful and that NO ONE should have to go through this.        

Lauren, 12, Arizona

I care because I'm the person who gets bullied. I live everyday with kids calling me fat and ugly. I alway feel like I'm worthless. But when I get home I see my mom and dad and brother and sister and I tell myself that I have everything I need. I'm going to grow up and find the right person who loves me and I'm going to get a great job. So don't hurt yourself just because someone says something or does something mean to you because most of the time you're a lot better then them. 

April, 14, Amherst, NY

I care because I was bullied. People wore pins at school saying how much they hated me. I care because my brother is 7 & is bullied far worse than anyone should be at that young. When you're in 2nd grade it's supposed to be fun to go to school, see your friends & have recess. Instead its about being tied down to be beaten up and choked. I care because I didn't complain I was bullied and 13 years later I'm seeing my brother be bullied. If I did something then, maybe my brother wouldn't be bullied so that is why I care. I care because I want things changed.

Mackenzie, 20, California

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Hayley Reardon finds her voice
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Posted: Wednesday, January 02, 2013

FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, Hayley Reardon was a shy, quiet girl from Marblehead. She had just finished the fifth grade. Curious, she picked up an Epiphone acoustic guitar her mom had long abandoned and this 11-year-old girl began writing songs. Then she couldn’t stop. Songs poured out of her. Good songs. “It was a total shock,” says her dad, Pete, an insurance rep. “I knew right away that this was not normal.” Read more on this store about Hayley Reardon

Teen site named to Best Web Resource list

Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Teens Against Bullying.org has been named one of the “Best Web Resources for Counselors” according to Masters In Counseling.org, an informational tool for students who may want to enroll in an online degree program in counseling. Teens Against Bullying.org is listed under the category of “School and Children's Counseling.”

Disney shows support at MOA Event

Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2012

The Next Big Thing cast appeared at the Mall of America in Minnesota Saturday, Oct. 27, to promote "Make a Difference Day" and Disney’s "Friends for Change" in conjunction with PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Disney has provided generous support for the National Bullying Prevention Center. Pictured (left to right) are National Bullying Prevention Center Director Julie Hertzog, Damian Otchere, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Radio Disney’s Jake Whetter, Elle Winter, Jack Skuller, Katherine Hughes and Paula Goldberg, executive director of PACER Center and the National Bullying Prevention Center.

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