Minding Her Own Business
Have you ever been bullied or tormented as a child? Of course you have. We all have – unless you’ve lived in some kind of bubble; in that case, have you ever watched a movie or seen a TV show where a young child was bullied or tormented by his or her peers? Anyway, we all know what it feels like, even vicariously. And we know what it feels like when someone else stands up to defend us, how good it felt to know we weren’t alone, that somebody had our back. As kids, we relied on each other heavily for emotional support; it was us against the grown-ups, the teachers, the authority. We all felt some type of insignificance, even if it was just because of our younger ages. Who didn’t resent needing a babysitter or chaperone? Who was never bothered by being told they were not old enough to do something? We made our friends out to be the most important things in our lives – of course we did; how many of you did not feel self-pity when there was ‘no one to play with’ because ‘[he/...