Gossiping must stop

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By Leah Adams

Nobody likes when someone is talking about them behind their back, but they most likely have done it to someone else. Gossiping is all around us, everyone has done it whether they’d like to admit it or not. In the moment it may be exciting or funny, but if you think about how you could be hurting someone, it won't be anymore. It isn’t the right thing to hurt someone or their reputation like that, no matter who it is or what the have done, they don’t deserve it. Bringing pain to someone shouldn’t make you laugh, it should make you regret being a part of the gossip. If you take pleasure in gossiping and talking behind people's backs, just thing of how you would feel if someone did it to you. You may say you wouldn’t mind, but it affects everyone when something rude has been said about them. When you gossip, it is an actual human person you are talking about, just like yourself. Maybe you aren’t saying something too rude, maybe you are, no matter what someone could still be hurt and become sad about it. You don’t know what someone could be going through and saying rude things about them won't help.Their mental health will be decrease and it could bring them to suicidal thoughts. Surely nobody could enjoy bringing an end to someone's life like that, or even just ruin their life. Being gossiped about could make someone very depressed and ruin their mental health and who they are. Of course, gossiping will never come to an end, but we should always do our best not to. Decreasing the gossiping and unkind words is as best that can be done and it can make a huge difference. Gossiping is not good, and everyone would be much happier if nothing rude was being said. Everyone should try to do their best to stop it, a difference can be made.

By Ashlyn Hill

For years now you have heard, known, grown up knowing the word, bully. And when you hear the word; instantly, it brings a negative atmosphere to the area. Bullying, cyberbullying, and hurt feelings can lead to unwanted actions. School, homes, local places, etc. all take place of this. Side effects can be the consequence of this series of events. Personally, bullying, is a cruel, and unusual way of vengeance to show a person’s point in justifying they have overcome you in a negative way. It hurts, and breaks down people, mentally, physically, and socially. That is a huge problem. I too, have felt this way. At some point it can effect and tear someone down so much it can lead to suicidal thoughts or actions. Saige Stewart, an eighth grader here, at Salem Jr. High School, shared her opinion on bullying, she stated, “I feel like everyone should be nice to everyone and bullies should be way  more considerate of other people’s feelings.” I asked her how reaching out and helping someone help consider their feelings? “It makes them feel loved and special and helps them be happier and blocks out the bullies or whatever else they are struggling with” What is a way people can help stop bullying and helping those around us? “People can stop bullying by asking himself why they are really bullying that person and is it is really worth taking away the person's self confidence and we can help those around us by not being shy and not a bystander and just go help that person because it only take like 10 seconds of courage, then it’s over.”  Bullying has started us in the face and made up feel unwanted, self doubtful, not good enough. A tip I would like to share with adults is that, they wonder why kids don’t feel comfortable coming to them to get the help, and support that they desire so much. I see it all the time in the halls. And what most people are used to seeing is teasing, joking, kidding around. Everyone, and I mean everyone has limits. People can only take so much. So that’s where an end needs to begin. I am no expert on this. But I know when there is a problem, it need to be stopped, before something goes out of hand, or out of contro. Together, we can end bullying and I know for a living fact, it isn’t good for you, me, at school, a family, a friendship, a community, and yet, even further a world. We are all worth and so much better than that. And I know we can end it. Just remember, respect other people’s feelings. Even if it doesn’t mean anything to you. It could mean everything to them.

 

Attributions
Leah Adams & Ashlyn Hills