It all began when i was in middle school. I was always picked on by my 3 brothers and I hated it... Once  I got to middle school i spent the first few months watching the more unfortunate kids get picked on a lot. After awhile I couldn't take it any more and I began to stand up for them. It made me the not so cool kid in school but I was a big girl and I could hold my own and there were not many people who would stand up to me. To say the least, these kids were not picked on no were near as much and I felt good about myself and what I was doing. Recently my 13 year old began being bullied ... not horrible... but any kind of bullying is not ok. He informed the the school dean of the problem and nothing was done and I had to go up there and make sure something was done. Schools say they are not dealing with bullying and yet my kids come home and tell me this!!! These kids need people to stand up for them!!! Everyone should take a stand!