Problems with bullies

[djlamar2]

Its another story but let's just say its a side story. I figured with Cartoon Network doing this "Stop bullying, Speak up" slogan that I'd show you how bullies need to be handled. No its not gonna be Babs Seed and the CMC kind of thing. Its kind of a sequel to my last year's big story "A life given". Why? Well Baby Zippy and Little Miracle are in this story. Its school and well let's say that since Baby Zippy and Little Miracle both have disabilities there's a lot that's gonna happen. It involves bullies. So here we go. This is gonna be done in chapters but not like "My pony's keeper". Yes it will have the little asterisks to show you where 1 part ends and the next part begins but its not gonna have the whole separate narrators. *Hears a crash* Uh oh sounds like we have trouble already. Let's check in:

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Chapter 1: Bullying is not cool:

Little Miracle is seen with a tray of food on the ground and 2 ponies standing near her. 1 is the bully. The other is her best friend Zippy. The bully is a green unicorn:

Bully:
Oops.

Little Miracle:
*With a lisp* You did that on purpose Kicker.

Kicker:
*Mimicking her* You did that on purpose Kicker. Such a baby talking baby talk.

Little Miracle:
*In tears* Stop mimicking me Kicker. I'm not a baby.

Zippy:
Yeah Kicker leave her alone.

Kicker:
Aw the little babies standing up for each other. *Dj steps in*

Djlamar2:
Time out. Kids if someone is picking on you sometimes it means they are bullying you. Mimicking every word you say, calling you a baby is not cool. Sometimes it might not be bullying. Sometimes they pick on you because your friends. But this type of situation is called bullying. How is it bullying you ask? Let's rewind to what happened before. *The scene rewinds to before they were standing there* Now watch as the scene unfolds. Time in.

Baby Zippy:
So what is your next subject?

Little Miracle:
*With a lisp* Math. Ugh I hate it. *A unicorn is seen smirking*

Djlamar2:
Time out. Now normally in this situation what is about to happen would be called an accident if the person who bumped into you wasn't paying attention. But look at what's happening. He's gonna do it on purpose. Time in.

Kicker:
Oops. *As he bumps into her on purpose*

Djlamar2:
Time out. Which leads us to what is happening now. *The scene fast fowards to what happened just at that moment* What should Zippy do? Walk away? Fight? Or get an adult? If you think "Walk away?" No. That doesn't solve the problem. "Fight?" Well if she fought the bully and the principal saw it she'd be in as much trouble as him so the answer is no. Let's watch and see if she makes the right decision. Time in.

Zippy:
I'll be right back Little Miracle. *She leaves to get the principal*

Kicker:
Your little friend abandoned you. *She starts crying* Aw you gonna cry little baby?

Principal:
And what do we have here? *Walking up behind him* I see your picking on another student. Detention young man. *He goes into the principal's office* You okay Little Miracle? *She nods* That was very nice of you Zippy.

Djlamar2:
Zippy made the right decision. She told an adult what was happening. *They all 5 stand next to each other*

Kicker:
Bullying is not cool.

Zippy:
Remember if you see someone being bullied tell an adult.

Little Miracle:
And never walk away from a friend in trouble. Or try and fight the bully.

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Next chapter is bullying outside school stay tuned .

[sunstar]

Nice! I was bullied a lot in school. It is even worse when the bully is your own teacher. I don't know how many times my fifth grade teacher called me a retard. I am following this one!

[Zero]

while this is good advice...sadly its not always possible and sometimes you do have to fight back it can be the only way to stop a bully, it shows your willingness to fight back, to stand up and most of all your strenght and confidnce and you wont get picked on.

[djlamar2]

Thanks. Now for chapter 2 Also I feel your pain Sunstar. My teachers were nice but I was bullied before I was homeschooled when I went to public school:

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Djlamar2:
Sometimes bullying can be done by someone not seen or someone you never seen before. It might even be on the internet. (Take what happened to me on twitter. Someone said they were gonna kill me). So here we are again. Now let's watch our good friends Zippy and Little Miracle deal with what is known as a cyber bully. Time in.

Zippy and Little Miracle:
*Finishing a song* Me.... Yeah yeah. Oh yeah. Whew.

Little Miracle:
Good singing there Zippy.

Zippy:
Oh go on. You have the perfect voice. Hey let's post it up on that site. *Types it in* "You are the music in me sang" by Zippy and Little Miracle. And upload.

Little Miracle:
Mind if I check my email? Mama said as long as I am not using it for anything bad I can have an email address.

Zippy:
Sure.

Djlamar2:
Time out. Now you're probably thinking "Hey how can someone cyber bully someone if they don't know who they are?" Well places like Youtube or twitter or any site anyone can go on there and bully you. Let's watch and see what happens. Time in.

Little Miracle:
*Looking at her emails* Hey Zippy we got a reply on 1 of our videos. *Opens it* Hey..... That's mean.

Zippy:
*Looks at it* You 2 stink at singing. Don't quit your day job.

Djlamar2:
Time out. That is what you call "Hate mail." What should you do in times like this? If its on a site that can block someone that you don't want to comment on anything that solves the problem. Let's watch as our 2 girls figure out what to do.

Zippy:
We have beautiful voices. He just doesn't know talent. Let's reply to him. *Dj walks in*

Little Miracle and Zippy:
Dj.

Djlamar2:
Now hold on you 2. Do you know what "Hate mail" is? *They shake their heads* That's what bullies use to get under your skin. Do you 2 know what could happen if you respond to that? *A noise is heard*

Little Miracle:
It's him again. *Reads it* What retards?

Zippy:
Ooh.

Djlamar2:
Now that right there is bullying.

Zippy:
But he doesn't know where we live.

Djlamar2:
That's true he doesn't. But what if its a her? You never know who this person is. But how does this make you 2 feel?

Zippy:
Hurt.

Little Miracle:
Upset.

Djlamar2:
That's what a bully wants. He/she wants to get to you 2. Now what do you think would happen if you were to reply to him/her?

Zippy:
We'd be playing right into his/her hand.

Djlamar2:
Then you should block that person.

Zippy:
We'll do that right away.

Djlamar2:
As you can see sometimes in situations like that you shouldn't respond to the person that is cyber bullying you. They will just keep at it.

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Djlamar2:
Sometimes *Hears crying* Uh oh. Sounds like Zippy isn't too happy. Let's check in on her.

Little Miracle:
*Walking in* Zippy your mom said you were in your room and *Gasps* Zippy what are you doing? *Seeing her trying to kill herself*

Djlamar2:
Time out. Kids sometimes bullies will say some mean things. Especially on the internet. Let's see what Little Miracle is gonna do. Time in.

Zippy:
This pony on ponymedia sent me a threat. She said "I hate your videos. You and that friend of yours are so stupid. You shouldn't even be living." So I figured that I'd save my mom the pain and kill myself.

Djlamar2:
Time out. Seems as if Zippy is real determined to kill herself over a threat. What should Little Miracle do? Well let's go back to those same questions we did before except let's change 1 of them. Walk away? Send a nasty reply to the pony? Or get an adult? Let's see what Little Miracle does.

Little Miracle:
Zippy please don't do that. *She is still at it* Be right back. Gonna go get your mom. *She runs downstairs and gets Baby Shady* Baby Shady Zippy is about to kill herself over a threat.

Djlamar2:
Good job Little Miracle. Getting an adult is also a good thing to do in case of a threat like that, that would want to make someone kill themselves. Let's watch what happens.

Baby Shady:
*Running upstairs just in time to kick the scissors from her little girls hooves* Zippy. *She breaks down into tears* Sh its okay. Mama's here.

Zippy:
But I thought I might have been a burden.

Baby Shady:
Zippy you are not a burden. Honey next time someone sends you a threat over the internet come get me. And don't you ever think your a burden okay?

Djlamar2:
But you're probably asking yourself "What if it doesn't stop? What if this same person keeps bullying me?" Good question. That's when you really need to get an adult. Especially if its a threat that they might come and kill you. That is illegal. Let's see what Shady does when they see another reply from this same pony.

Zippy:
*Looking at the computer screen* Mom you come and look at this. *She sees it*

Baby Shady:
Alright that's gone too far. I'm calling the police.

Djlamar2:
And that's another way of handling those types of situations.

Baby Shady:
Hello police. Yes I want to report a cyber bully on the internet. *She hangs up* They said to block them. If they keep it up call again. *She nods*

Djlamar2:
See kids sometimes a cyber bully will say stuff.

Baby Shady:
If this happens get an adult.

Zippy:
The police,

Little Miracle:
They will help in a big way.

Djlamar2:
But killing yourself, replying to a bully, or letting him/her get to you is what they want you to do.

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Next chapter we show what can happen in a park or anywhere else.

[djlamar2]

Chapter 3: Bullies outside the home, school or internet:

Djlamar2:
Sometimes bullying can happen anywhere. Like on the playground, at an arcade, shoot even at a restaurant. Sometimes bullying isn't just pushing someone around. Sometimes its words. You know the old saying "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"? Well that saying is a lie. Words can hurt. Let's see how our friends Zippy and Little Miracle deal with a bully at their favorite arcade. Time in.

Zippy:
Hey let's play DDR.

Little Miracle:
Awesome. *Gets quarters and goes up to the machine* Alright. *Pops them in and the selection screen is seen* What do you want to dance to?

Zippy:
That 1. *They choose it and soon as they get ready to start a pony bumps them away*

Pony:
My turn.

Djlamar2:
Time out. Kids when you already have started a game or something or its your turn and you get pushed aside there's a few things that you can do. Let's watch.

Zippy:
Um excuse me. But that was our turn.

Pony:
You young girls think you own this arcade. This is my turf. When I say its my turn, its my turn.

Little Miracle:
Let's go Zippy.

Djlamar2:
Hold it. Now normally under circumstances at school you should walk away from bullies but this type of situation calls for action. Let's see what Zippy does.

Zippy:
But he's using our quarters. *Walks up to him* We put the quarters in the machine. We were here first. *He pushes her and she falls to the floor and covers her face*

Djlamar2:
That's not good. Kids you shouldn't allow someone to push you around. Let's see what Little Miracle does.

Little Miracle:
I'd better tell an adult. *Walks over to the counter* Excuse me.

Pony:
Yes. Can I help you?

Little Miracle:
Me and my friend were about to play a game and we were pushed to the side. Then when she tried to talk to him he pushed her to the floor.

Pony:
Oh I see. We've had this trouble with him before. Come on. *She walks up to him* Excuse me but I think these girls were here first. And what is this I hear that you pushed this little 1 to the floor?

Pony:
Yeah I did and what are you gonna do about it?

Djlamar2:
Now normally this would be a good time to leave but if a bully is pushing you around..... *Sees the manager* Ah here comes our answer.

Manager:
I saw everything. You hereby banished from this arcade Quarterback.

Djlamar2:
See what happens when you speak up for yourself? You don't have to be scared to do so.

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Manager:
Here's some quarters on me. *He smiles and picks her up* You okay?

Zippy: Is my nose broken? *Holding it*

Manager:
Let me see. *She opens her hooves and her nose is bleeding* Let's get you some towels. By the way does this hurt? *Touches her nose*

Zippy:
No.

Manager:
Then its not broken.

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Djlamar2:
Now let's go to another scene where we'll show how to deal with bullies that call you names. Remember words can hurt. *The scene shifts to a playground*

Zippy:
Glad your mom let us come here.

Little Miracle:
Me too. *Hears snickering* Who was that?

Pony:
Me. You 2 sound so stupid. What retards.

Djlamar2:
Time out. Kids remember when that hate mail said the same thing about them? Well this is different. Being called "Retard" in person hurts more than being called that through an email. Time in.

Zippy:
Why? Because we don't talk like normal people?

Pony:
Yeah.

Zippy:
Well for your information we have disabilities. Little Miracle has Autism and I have Cerebral Palsy.

Djlamar2:
Time out. Now what do you think Zippy did there? Did she do what's right? Actually yes. She stood up to him. And told him why they talk like they do. Kids sometimes people don't understand that you have problems. (Take me for example. Some people don't understand I have CP either). That's when you calmly explain to them why you have problems with certain things like talking. Some people will listen. Let's see what happens this time. Time in.

Pony:
You do? *She nods* Oh. Oh man. I'm sorry. *Seeing them almost crying* I didn't know you 2 had disabilities.

Zippy:
You hurt our feelings.

Djlamar2:
Time out. Telling someone they hurt your feelings by calling you a name is also the right thing to do. Because they don't know they did. But if that person persists on calling you names talk to someone. They'll handle it. Remember calling people names is bullying. Especially calling them "Retarded" or stupid. Let's watch as this unfolds.

Pony:
I have a friend who has a disability too. Please don't cry. I'm sorry I called you a name.

Djlamar2:
Sometimes people say mean things to you. Remember words do hurt.

Pony:
Tell ya what. I'll buy you some ice cream. Will that make you feel better? *They smile and nod* Can you forgive me?

Djlamar2:
Sometimes people don't mean to be bullies. Sometimes they have a past where they have been bullied. (As the case with Babs Seed). They figure "Well if then can bully me maybe I should get revenge on them". Kids. Revenge is never the answer. If someone asks for forgiveness you should forgive them.

Zippy:
Sure.

Little Miracle:
Yeah. If it were you being picked on by us and we asked the same thing you'd forgive us too.

Djlamar2:
Little Miracle has a point kids. The person bullying today could be the 1 being bullied tomorrow.

Pony:
Now how about that ice cream? My treat.

Djlamar2:
Remember never let a bully get to you and if they call you a name stand up to them.

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Tomorrow Chapter 4: Final words and aknowledgements and how you can help stop bullying .

[djlamar2]

Eh I'll do the last chapter now.

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Chapter 4: What you can do to stop bullying.

Djlamar2:
Hi. You just read: Problems with bullies. You know even though this story is fictional bullying is a real problem. Bullies can be found anywhere. School, internet, playground, arcade. Anyone can be a bully. Even a friend. As we seen bullying can be anything: Being called names, pushed around or just plain having someone be mean to you. Before we close I wanna share something with you. Its a video of mine that shows we are all the same people. Sit back and watch before reading on.



Djlamar2:
This song was a favorite of mine growing up. Its very true. We're all the same. Some people are short, tall, fat, thin. Some people have disabilities. Kids if you see someone getting bullied help them. I'd like to thank the main characters in this story for helping out. Zippy and Little Miracle thanks for being the ones being bullied.

Zippy and Little Miracle: You're welcome.

Djlamar2:
Kicker thanks for playing the school bully and the playground bully

Kicker:
No problem.

Djlamar2:
Quarterback thanks for playing the arcade bully.

Quarterback:
You're welcome.

Djlamar2:
And thanks Baby Shady and the rest of our cast for being our extras. *They nod* Remember we can all speak up and stop bullying.

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To get more info on stop bullying speak up go to www.stopbullyingspeakup.com or www.cartoonnetwork.com/promos/stopbullying/index.html. And thanks for reading . Also while your there take the pledge.

[sunstar]

Nice work!