9 comments on "Amanda Todd."
Well written and balanced piece.
She mentioned a while back that she'd get back to blogging eventually, so don't worry about it and we'll keep our fingers crossed for her return. :) In the meantime, she's active on Instagram so maybe you can check her out there.
The thing with these kinds of situations is that the girlfriend + her friends always try to get back at the girl whom the boyfriend was involved with. They seem to forget that the boyfriend is in the wrong JUST AS MUCH as the girl involved. That is why I hate the excuse "boys will be boys." Boys are just as responsible, if not more. Their behavior is NOT inexcusable.
As for Amanda Todd, she didn't deserve to die - no victim of bullying does. Schools need to speak up more about bullying - not just the physical kind, but the mental and emotional kind as well.
Exactly! But I suppose when the girl loves her boyfriend so much, it'll always be seen as the 'third party' being the problem. I think schools try.. but it's hard to combat because cyberbullying (away from school) has become so prevalent. :( I guess education from bottom up would help..
I hate it. it's stupid... never bothered to placed any of the blame on the dude. He was a cheater after all.
I know what you mean. :( But I guess playing the blame game won't take them anywhere and it's really natural for people to blame those they don't really know.
Thank you so much- this is so true. I love how you wrote this from the opposite perspective too, and I especially love that last line. It breaks my heart to think that someone could be so miserable because of a few people who thought they were just getting even.