My Bully Would Call My house and Even Pretended to be the Police Telling Me my Brother Died
Jane Smith High School Parent
When I was in High School, I had this anonymous caller who would cyberbully me (well, this was before the internet so phone-bullying, I am not sure what the correct terminology is.) Anyways, here is an example, at around 9 at night when I was 15, the home phone rang and I was expecting it was my friends calling to talk, but it was a guy calling, he said he was the police and that my brother died. My heart dropped, I ran to my brother's bedroom and thank god saw him there in his bed. How could someone be so cruel and say someone from my family was dead? These calls and torment did not stop, every week or so I would have this mysterious caller call the house and ask for me and say the most cruel things, “You’re so ugly,” “You are a loser hahaha, no one is calling you to just talk to you, loser.” It was heartbreaking, kids can be so cruel. I am writing this for kids to know, some kids are just cruel, but over time it stopped, and now as an adult, there are jerks, but with life experience, they are much easier to handle. So for the children out there now with cyberbullying, texts, social media, just know to close your computer, hang-up the phone, take a break. You don’t need to interact with the bullies at all times of day, don’t give them that attention, and it will get better.
-JS (High School Parent)