Hello! I feel like I haven't blogged for ever! I've been so busy with school and family outings. I just got back from a visit to see my grandparents in Calgary. I had a lot of fun I had to go to a dentist appointment at the Children's which wasn't so fun. The dentists poked around in my mouth and I had to stay still. It's hard for me to stay still. I think it's because of my increased tone from C.P. I don't know. My appointment went O.K though. I love coming back to the Children's Hospital.. It is a very special place for me and I want to have it as a part of my life for as long as I can. Anyway, the destist was hard, and I'm glad it's over. The rest of the time we were in Calgary we hung out with my grandparents and shopped. My aunt came for two days. We had lots of fun together and now I'm back to reality for two last days of school this week. Back to work!
Anyway, I got back last night and my sister told me that it was Pink day the next day at school, whitch is today. So I had to think quick and find a pink shirt right away. I then went to school today, wearing my Pink proudly
Pink day started in 2008, in Nova Scotia when a Grade 9 boy wore a pink shirt to school one day and got tormented for wearing a "Girl shirt" He was brutally harassed and got called homosexual for wearing the pink shirt. Two older boys saw what was going on and immediatly put a stop to it. Then ,the next day, they bought a ton of pink shirts and made everyone wear them in support of the boy that got bullied. The media found out about their brave, kind act and broad casted it all over Canada. They announced the act as the boys putting on a Pink Day to stand against all bullies. It's been going on all across Canada ever since then and has been one of the most popular ways to stand up for whats right.
So, today was our Pink day. It's not the national Pink day, but I guess it just works for us. I was very happy to see that quite a few of the students and staff wore pink. I was proud of the kids that did . It says that they will not stand for a cause such as bullying and will do anything to get it to stop. The local paper came and took a picture of everyone that was wearing pink. For the most part, my school is really good for wearing pink on Pink Day. You can really tell that they care and won't accept any kind of torture or humilation done to anyone. Pink day reflects on homophobia a lot. It's a day for people to come out and be proud of who they are and what makes them unique. Pink day isn't just for that though. The day is about sticking up for all sorts of victims that are being bullied and trys to put a stop to all the suffering bullying brings.
I totally support Pink day. I am lucky that I don't bullied very much, but I see and hear about stories on the Internet about kids that do and their awful. i get quite shocked at some of them. The question I ask myself every time I see or hear a story about bullying is why? Why would they do this? What good is it doing for the bully? Bullies always get caught in the end. Bullying is cruel and it isn't worth it. You'll only suffer in the end. I think we have to try to put ourselves in others shoes and have a bit of empathy. Every one's got a story, so be kind! Trust me, if you give kindness, you'll get it back. It's as simple as that. I hope that lots of teens that read this participated in Pink day and helped make this world a safer and happier world for everyone. Remember. Love is louder!
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