Hello everyone,
Thank you for giving me a moment to share something really important. Today, I want to talk to you about bullying, especially when it targets someone with a disability. I want to explain what can happen when someone with a disability is bullied. This isn’t just a one-time thing—it can lead to something called the domino effect and the spiral effect. Let me break that down for you.
Imagine a line of dominoes standing tall, each one behind the other. When you push the first domino, what happens? All the others fall down too, one after the other. This is called the domino effect. In the same way, bullying can have a similar effect. When one person starts bullying, it often doesn’t stop there. Others might join in, or they might just stand by and watch. And just like that, more and more people become part of this chain of hurtful actions. It starts with one person, but it quickly spreads, affecting more people than you might think.
Now, let’s think about the spiral effect. Picture a spiral staircase going downwards. Once you step onto it, each step you take brings you lower and lower. Bullying someone with a disability can feel like that. When a person is bullied, they might start to feel worse about themselves, becoming sad, lonely, or even scared. This sadness can lead to more bad feelings, and they might start to believe the hurtful things people say. It’s like going down that spiral staircase, where each step makes them feel even worse.
This doesn’t just affect the person being bullied. It affects everyone around them—family, friends, teachers, and even the bully. You see, bullying doesn’t make anyone truly happy. It creates a world filled with fear, sadness, and anger. And that’s not the kind of world any of us want to live in.
So, what can we do? We can be kind. We can stand up when we see someone being bullied and say, “This isn’t right.” We can be a friend to those who might feel left out. And most importantly, we can remember that every single person, with or without a disability, deserves respect and kindness.
Let’s work together to stop the domino effect and help each other climb up, not spiral down. Every small act of kindness can make a huge difference. Thank you for listening, and let’s all choose to be kind today and every day.
