Words do hurt.
“Ignore them. They’ll go away” isn’t true.
If you’re bullied, it will affect you for the rest of your life. It’s up to you to decide how.
You can let it eat away at you. Or you can use your experience to give you the empathy and determination to help prevent others from being bullied.
Shane Koyczan chose the latter, and he had some amazing friends to help him create this:
http://www.upworthy.com/bullies-called-him-pork-chop-he-took-that-pain-with-him-and-then-cooked-it-into?g=5
It’s powerful stuff, with a message of hope at the end.
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