Name Calling...Not phsyical bullying but just as bad...

Hmm this was a really interesting topic i wanted to write some advice about...You see I really do not like name calling...Not only do I see it as an effort to spark up an argument..I also find it nasty and mean and degrading for the person the name is directed at...To me name calling is this...

Name calling is a form of bullying...by calling names the person is trying to link the idea of the name called to that person in the hope that other people will reject the person or the ideas they have on the basis of what the name suggests...

All through History name calling has played a large part in ruining reputations...Ruining peoples self esteem and most importantly hurting people beyond belief...Children and adults alike...

Alot of people call names to try to make themselves look better to the general public...To make themselves look bigger and the better person...This is what happens in our schools on a regular basis to our kids...even more subtle approaches to name calling can be things like calling someone a hypochondriac or a hypocritical... Even though these are not as direct like something like stupid they can hurt and are forms of trying to make other people look less believable and to give people who are looking on doubt....

After being the person on the recieving end of name calling and after being the comforter to my children after they have been called names I have learnt through the years to not be the name caller...To walk away and ignore and I am a great supporter of anything or anyone  that supports this in any way...

This is my advice to you...Teach your kids tolerence for all nationalities be they black, white, red, yellow or pink with polka dots...Teach your kids to like the person for who they are inside not what they look like on the outside...Teach your kids tolerence for anything that they might see as different...And lastly Teach your kids if they are a looker on that this is not acceptable...Tell them to help put a stop to verbal bullying and speak up tell the bully it is not acceptable and that they will not listen to the bully...

After all the name calling I went through at school Angelis the tarantula...ironing board...Metal mouth...moley...And they go on and on I still can hold my head high and know that I never tolerated name calling of anyone...And i teach my kids the same...

These are just my thoughts and feelings on a subject that affects most of us sometime in our lives...

Have a great day
Cheers
Angie