tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post7845967986692396372..comments2023-10-30T05:36:52.955-07:00Comments on A Sheltering Tree: Good Girls Bully TooPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14577919062812348914noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-23954065635899716782015-08-02T12:35:43.175-07:002015-08-02T12:35:43.175-07:00Thank you for this wonderful approach to deal with...Thank you for this wonderful approach to deal with bullying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-71331086871355818782015-07-28T16:34:56.396-07:002015-07-28T16:34:56.396-07:00Thank you for this open conversation. I learned a...Thank you for this open conversation. I learned a few things today.Well Hello!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10049811748979787671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-13430982150107090892015-07-28T16:22:46.757-07:002015-07-28T16:22:46.757-07:00I love the public talk about bullying. Because bu...I love the public talk about bullying. Because bullying is real and sometimes is not mention at home and our children could be the victim of bullying or be the bully. Sachahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663095389330621870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-76082900508183359002015-07-28T15:07:44.979-07:002015-07-28T15:07:44.979-07:00I heard my children talking about our oldest son&#...I heard my children talking about our oldest son's former girlfriend recently. Why he helped her get a job where he works, is beyond my comprehension! Once I caught her raising her hand to hit my son in Walmart! I stepped in between them but in my heart I wanted to punch her in the nose! She was such a brutal person and I am grateful that the hand of God literally stopped me in my tracks! She was a terribly abusive young woman and I often wonder if she changed since she married someone else and had a baby. But my kids, three of them, work with her, and she recently had gastric banding surgery. She is on oxygen and is a very young lady. I would like to ask for prayer for Nicole, regarding her health and if she is still a bully. I once was beaten up by a girl in my neighborhood. I think today if I saw her I would be afraid to walk on the same side of the street although I prayed about it and I did not say things about her mother as she was told! It bothered me for a long time that someone would be so cruel. Her mother was very ill and passed away while we were still young. I honestly never said a thing about her mother, I knew I would be in trouble at my own home with my parents.But I am imperfect too. I know I have gossiped and when I heard someone generalizing about "unwed mothers" and I had been one long ago with my first child, I remember that pain. But I should have prayed and instead I thought of all the mean things I could say to them, it was the doctor I worked for and his office manager. I struggle with words sometime saying things that are not very nice and I continue to pray about it. I am glad you opened up about this, it is good to let things out and bullying has become so wicked that people take their own lives. I do not understand the hatefulness today, but so many do not have a personal relationship with Our Lord. I think God allows us to falter because it reminds us He is ultimately the one who paid the price for our sins. Your words are always so kind and filled with with encouragement. Thank you for this Pamela. I did not mean to take up such a long space with my comment. God bless you for sharing this.Annesphamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355786666073982088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-36900101967281855442015-07-28T12:59:34.218-07:002015-07-28T12:59:34.218-07:00I experienced bullying as a child by one senior in...I experienced bullying as a child by one senior in school and could never forget even when we all grew up. Bullying is terrible and i am glad your post deals with it across board. Thanks for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-62483580423365954262015-07-28T09:45:44.209-07:002015-07-28T09:45:44.209-07:00Its really good to have open honest discussions on...Its really good to have open honest discussions on this! Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000514743553076139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-17368210705748951002015-07-28T09:05:37.155-07:002015-07-28T09:05:37.155-07:00Thank you for your honesty and for sharing! I hat...Thank you for your honesty and for sharing! I hate hate hate bullying and don't understand why kids are so mean. It's one of my hot buttons with my kids -- anyone who spends any time around my family knows there's no faster way to get disciplined by me than to be unnecessarily ugly to another child, especially unprovoked.<br /><br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-46691080071951940422015-07-28T06:45:15.186-07:002015-07-28T06:45:15.186-07:00I can understand why you wouldn't want to writ...I can understand why you wouldn't want to write this, but I'm glad you did as I know you are going to help so many!Caroline @ In Due Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261569299914107796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-57138189585229445252015-07-28T05:09:48.072-07:002015-07-28T05:09:48.072-07:00I was bullied in school as well. Mainly because we...I was bullied in school as well. Mainly because we moved around so much and I was typically the new kid. This is a good post and needs to be talked about! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568342233435153081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-84719080800969556242015-07-27T20:04:34.617-07:002015-07-27T20:04:34.617-07:00Thank you for being vulnerable and honest about th...Thank you for being vulnerable and honest about this truly important topic. May our daughters be the change in their generation.Roxanne Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024338297648777241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-14142208696493164352015-07-27T18:34:50.624-07:002015-07-27T18:34:50.624-07:00I was bullied for various things in school, so you...I was bullied for various things in school, so you can bet your booty that, when I found out my daughter's best friend was mean to another close friend of my daughter and made my daughter so along with it, I was angry. I made them both apologize for their part in it.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182799827578059795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-11992883866461417422015-07-27T18:26:04.675-07:002015-07-27T18:26:04.675-07:00Coming from an abused and bullied childhood, I am ...Coming from an abused and bullied childhood, I am trying so hard to teach my girls that bullying is wrong. And I am often surprised by their responses to stories I share about kids being bullied.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133356602613659930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-83859396610903968512015-07-27T17:32:25.265-07:002015-07-27T17:32:25.265-07:00Bullying is a hot topic in our home--we are very c...Bullying is a hot topic in our home--we are very careful about the words we choose. Thanks for another thoughtful post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647353011279539400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-25469792937264768582015-07-27T16:20:36.350-07:002015-07-27T16:20:36.350-07:00Wonderful... We have had many conversations on bul...Wonderful... We have had many conversations on bullying and continue to discuss the power of words and attitudes. It's something that needs to be on our parent radar daily even though we want to wish it away.<br /><br />Marissa<br /><br />Marissa Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557910393774076893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-73200800942532507082015-07-27T15:24:52.426-07:002015-07-27T15:24:52.426-07:00Good tips to help prevent bullying and to help tho...Good tips to help prevent bullying and to help those that are being bullied. It is such a heartbreaking problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081490938276916585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-75442376569741743992015-07-27T14:33:47.990-07:002015-07-27T14:33:47.990-07:00I was bullied when I was in school because I was q...I was bullied when I was in school because I was quiet. That was great information. Thank you, for sharing!Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257387986153634824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-3936125405938650802015-07-27T11:55:48.530-07:002015-07-27T11:55:48.530-07:00I was bullied in 7th grade - teased unmercifully, ...I was bullied in 7th grade - teased unmercifully, shunned, belittled. It was awful, and the pain is still there. It took me a long time to realize that the Lord understood what I felt. For HE was a man of sorrows, and was bullied and rejected, too. <br /><br />This was a wonderful post, and had such good stuff in it. It's sad that we have to talk about this subject, but if we don't, the consequences are even sadder.<br /><br />Might the Lord forgive me for any *mean* that I ever did, and might He help us teach our children and grandchildren the necessity of being kind and gentle in a world that can be so very cruel.<br /><br />GOD BLESS.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840994989201507494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-60261599610810118522015-07-27T10:43:22.711-07:002015-07-27T10:43:22.711-07:00I was often bullied at school and because I grew a...I was often bullied at school and because I grew a hard heart. I didn't care. Didn't care what people thought of me and if I hurt any one. I learned thought. I hope I am teaching my kids well enough. My son came home from school one day and told me he didn't like a new kid. I asked him why- he goes "well my friends say......" I stopped him in his tracks and I asked him what HE thinks. After talking we decided that he would be a friend to this new kid, and help him and give him a chance. Because I reminded my son that HE was that new kid just 2 years ago. Talking to your kids and being open to them I think makes a huge difference. Kandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366779269788222257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-24321964985172444772015-07-27T09:43:13.344-07:002015-07-27T09:43:13.344-07:00when i was a kid, i was SO bullied - for the way i...when i was a kid, i was SO bullied - for the way i looked (too thin) - for the fact that i was disabled - they coulda used something like what you wrote years agoGodly Homemaker (Andrea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01456137802173830608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-47565108384084938742015-07-25T20:58:25.125-07:002015-07-25T20:58:25.125-07:00I like your approach to learning about bullying an...I like your approach to learning about bullying and stopping bullying by reading and applying Scripture.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198379419907919214.post-82298992250317155162015-07-25T13:37:10.703-07:002015-07-25T13:37:10.703-07:00I was bullied in school, because of my weight, lef...I was bullied in school, because of my weight, left many heart scars. bless you for sharing, love you.<br />Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.com