Please stop the bullying

This morning my sister texted me to let me know that my nephew is being bullied at school. I had heard about a boy bothering him a few times in the past but when she said he came home crying, it truly broke my heart. I haven’t stopped thinking about it all day. My nephew is the cutest boy ever. He is silly, smart, thoughtful, compassionate, funny, and yes, he’s flamboyant. He is a social butterfly, friends with everyone, a great speaker, and just a precious boy overall. His bad habits are his obsession with screen time and sometimes his sassiness after spending too much time with his trio group. I’ve seen this kid since he was a baby. To imagine another kid viciously using homophobic and sexually explicit language as a form of harassment at eight years old was devastating. It reminds me that there are some really mean people in this world and they’re not only adults…they manifest themselves in kids too. While we can’t avoid bullying anywhere in the world, we can take measures to bring…