I have said this in the past in many articles. I cannot, I repeat, CANNOT stand bullying. I have been bullied most of my life. It has only been in the last few years that I have tried to stop myself from caring about what others thought about me. But it is still hard for me even to this day.

I won't go into much detail about what has been going on, but I have been getting bullied at work by someone above me. She has insulted me and made me cry quite a few times. And for a person of management, that is wrong. I have done nothing for her to behave this way towards me. She just continued to pick until I had enough and had to report her.

I am writing this to let you, my readers, know that it is okay to stand up to your bullies no matter who they are. They may be an older classmate or student in another grade higher than you, a family member (because sometimes it happens), or it could be your boss or someone like your boss. They have no right to bully you. You are a person. You don't deserve to go to work or go to school and feel miserable.

I have felt miserable for a few weeks now because I kept my mouth shut. I don't like conflict. But my bully kept picking until I could no longer handle being silent. Silence isn't always the best way to go. Like my situation, she kept doing it. She didn't stop. And she won't until I say something or her own boss says something.

Bullying has become more deadly. Kids and even adults have become meaner, doing everything they can to make everyone else feel smaller and unimportant. The truth is if they are bullying you, they are just trying to make themselves feel better. They are no better than you. You are important. Everyone is special in their own way. And it took me years to learn that.

We need to stop bullying. If you or someone you know is getting bullied, don't be afraid to tell someone or stand up for yourself. It just takes one time for you to show them that you are no longer their victim and they should leave you alone. (I hope, if not well keep pushing it on them.)