My Blessed Little Life

  8 of 31 for the Slice of Life Challenge from Two Writing Teachers Last night I had the opportunity to hear Tina Meier speak about her daughter Megan and the affect that cyberbullying has had on their family.  Megan had struggled most of her life with self esteem issues and dealing with her peers.  She never felt good enough about herself, and admitted to her mother in 3rd grade that she wanted to kill herself.  Red flags went up for this family and her mother spoke about how they went to counseling and spoke with the school.  Megan continued to struggle with peer pressure and hurtful comments.  She tried buying friends with candy and gifts, and getting attached to crowds that weren't good for her.  Ultimately, Megan was cyberbullied by an adult neighbor who created a fake MySpace account to befriend and then harrass her as a joke.  This person was the mother of one of her friends.  She posed as a boy who liked Megan, who began an onli...

  7of 31 for the Slice of Life Challenge from Two Writing Teachers This will be short and sweet tonight because we are on the go! Tonight I'm taking my kids to a presentation that is being hosted by our school district.  This is on cyberbullying, so I am excited to go and have my kids hear the message.  Tina Meier, the mother of Megan Meier who was cyberbullied, will be speaking about her daughter and what can happen when online behavior is taken too far.  I think this is such an important message for kids and adults to hear!