Girl Who Beat Cancer is Cyber Bullied by Best Friend

I am very proud of Justine for coming forward about bullying and I am so sorry she had to go through this kind of ordeal. I also believe that the girl that did this needs more than just counseling. She definitely is very disturbed and I shutter to think what she will be like when she's older. I'm glad Justine's parents are looking into their options. I only pray this never happens to my grandsons. Good for you Justine for wanting to help other young people!

Aren't all bullies sadistic? That was my experience, the boys who bullied me enjoyed it tremendously. So yes, she is sadistic. But how weird that she would want to bully her best friend of all people. She is mentally sick.

The girls and boys who bullied me in school did enjoy it. Bullying is a bit sadistic. I glad the school took some action to separate them. The teachers and principal in the school I went to couldn't have cared less if someone was bullied. I wasn't the only one getting bullied,either. Yet the school did nothing.

Really Tom, what about her father?

The sad thing is. I was badly bullied in school, so much so that I ended up in the hospital with caustic chemicals eating my eye. Before that incident occurred I'd reported all the bullying incidences. I'd been attacked repeatedly, One of which the girl slammed my head against the metal paper towel holder. It ended up in the Vice Principal's office. I was hurting, and tired. I couldn't take the bullying anymore, and you know what he told me? "If I see you in my office one more time, I'm having -you- expelled!" He did -nothing- to my attackers and put it all on me.

The caustic chemicals? The school ran the nurses around in circles demanding that I was -not- sprayed in the eye with anything worse then 90% diluted Windex. They'd -never- give the kids anything more. I'd be -fine-. The doctor after 4 hours of sticking my eye with PH strips while I sobbed from the pain of being stuck with them and the burning, -EXPLODED- he was done and the whole hospital heard him screaming at the school staff demanding they find out what I was sprayed with because I was going to lose my eye, and no kid should be in as much pain as I was currently in for 4 hours. They tried to tell him what they told the nurses and he let them know that they'd continue to work on my eye, to desperately try to save my eye, and then, he'd have their school shut down and their staff arrested for child endangerment. They real quick went and found the Janitor had left his cart in the classroom and one of the boys had sprayed me with undiluted industrial cleaner. Within another 5 minutes my eye was fixed, but they weren't positive I'd have sight in it when I reached 30.

The adults have to want it to stop, have to care before it'll stop. Just telling them isn't enough.

Akuin, recounting that story had to be painful. But it looks like you're doing o.k. You are a brave soul.

Now, what I want to know is what has happened to this world? How does a school (actually the people working there) not only make you the bad guy when you were being bullied, but then continue to defend themselves, at your expense when things got even more out of control.. Every person in that school's administration should have been fired. And you should have sued them as well as the school district. I am not one to believe in ridiculous litigation (in fact I believe this country is way too liberal in the courts), but if there was ever a case that needed to be exposed, yours was one. God bless you, and just from your writing, have you considered speaking before kids (and adults!) at schools, churches, and other organizations? You had me at "the sad thing is" :)

good luck with your investigation and lawsuit. I hope that you and your daughter get justice and that there are meaningful consequences for this bully.

wow. a perfect person, you're amazing.

There were threats of physical violence towards both her animals and herself. That is no longer simple bullying but is now criminal in nature. Would you not have criminal charges pressed if someone threatened to rape your kids?

Perhaps if you stepped back and thought of the fact that this young girl has gone through so much already in her short life (lost a leg) never mind the mental stress, you might be a tad bit more compassionate. If you had a daughter that had gone through all the physical and mental issues associated with being diagnosed with cancer only to find out her best friend was definately doing more than just taunting her perhaps you could understand why so many people feel a lot stronger about bullying than you do.