There was a time in my life where I could actually sit through a programme and not cry, ask my mum!
The other night I was watching Extreme Make Over Home Edition ( dont judge haha) for those who have never seen it its about a group of people who go to different families houses who have had to deal with hard times in their lives and re-do their homes. For example their home was destroyed due to a flood .. You get the picture.
The other night, I say night ... around 3am I was sat watching an episode that Ide never seen before. This episode was about a family/ mother who had lost her son. His name was Carl Walker. Carl Walker sadly committed suicide at the young age of 11 due to bullying. This really upset me, this type of subject is so close to home for me so I was rather emotional watching it. The show showed clips from his family and they talked about the hard times he went through when he was at school. Its so sad to think that a child so young felt like he couldnt go on. As the show progressed we found that his mother was doing the most incredible thing .. She was turning her terrible experiance into a positive. She is now an advocate and aims to make a stop to bullying in schools ... I think it is amazing what she is doing, this story really did leave me with alot of thoughts.
Bullying and nasty comments towards people happens every single day in the world, im not going to sit here and say im perfect and say that Ive never said a bad thing about a person but after watching that episode the other night its made me see things in a different light. Its so easy to get carried away saying hurtful things to other people but do we really know the impact it might have on that person?
I guess what im trying to say is that maybe we all, myself included need to take a step back and think about what we are saying becuase we will never know how much of an impact that may have on someone. It takes a second to say a nasty comment but that comment could change a persons life forever.
Weve all heard the saying "If youve nothing nice to say dont say anything at all" ...
One simple kind word could make all the differences .. Even a simple hello. With that hello or kind word you never know what difference you could have made in that persons life.
For anyone else who wants to know anything more about the Walker families story then click on the link:
http://www.standtogether.tv/?utm_source=glsen+website&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=Stand+Together&utm_campaign=Stand+Together&utm_source=google&utm_medium=adwords%2Bgrant&utm_content=stand%2Bwith%2Bus&utm_campaign=stand%2Btogether&gclid=CL2ktoemurACFUcKfAodxF8m-A
Anyway enough of me ranting, I hope I dont offend anyone with what Ive said .. This story really inspired me to want to be a better person I suppose.
Much Love x
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