I'm reading a book called "Struts & Frets" by Jon Skovron.It's about a boy who is in a "band" not really though because he doesn't like the band.His mom is a therapist which means she understands her son right? wrong.So far he's in a band and the singer (joe) is forcing them to enter a battle of the bands so that they can actually record in a studio.He doesn't have much friends because he is considered a nerd.His name is Sam.Sam has to stand up for himself sometime or another.He can't just let bullies like Joe put him down & have low self esteem.Also he keeps on thinking that he will never get a girl because the girl that he liked rejected him.Sam needs to stand up for himself and not put himself down.
One reason i know he let's people put him down is because one time while they were rehearsing, Joe the lead singer started yelling at Sam.He was yelling at Sam because he didn't like the song he wrote.Sam put a lot of effort in to that song and to have someone like Joe insult him really lowered his self esteem.On top of that he just stood there quietly letting Joe say mean things.For example, Joe said "Maybe if these weren't the most asinine lyrics written, it'd be easier to remember I mean, come on". At least Sam actually does something for the band and his "friends" didn't defend Sam either even if Joe would beat them up they should defend Sam.Also he puts his self esteem down for example, he says "Why Joe?" "What's he got that I don't?" & "it's just lame and depressing to talk about" when asked about his crush.I get he's not that confident when his crush comes but he shouldn't be asking what the other guys have that he doesn't instead he should boost his self esteem and say hey maybe I should hang out with her so that she gets to know me better.She might like him back and forget about Joe.Overall he should never let people put him down and most of all not put himself down.
In conclusion,I think this problem happens to most teens.They get put down my mean bullies and just because they say mean things to them doesn't mean its true.I think he should just ignore Joe and next time he insults him to just walk away.Everyone knows that violence is never the answer.He should just believe in himself.
MICHELLE! I agree with your post, people in high school and middle school are made front of and instead of fighting you should just walk away
ReplyDeleteYES MICHELLE!!I totttallly agree with you most problems does happen to teens most of them time. There are bullies who are insecure and wants to bully others to make themselves feel better. And yea your right, violence is never the answer, just walk away instead of making a bigger deal GREAT POST!
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