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SHAMED AND BULLIED BECAUSE OF MY DAD’S DISABILITY

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Recently, a mother of a special needs child attended one of my webinars. She told me that she did so in order to learn more about the signs that a child is being bullied since her child is non-verbal.  Her mentioning that her child suffers from a disability and wanting to protect him from being bullied struck a chord with me. Her words reminded me of my own experience of being shamed and bullied because I’m the daughter of a man who happens to have a disability. I told her that I would do my best to raise awareness of the bullying of special needs people as I’ve been myself shamed and bullied because of my dad’s disability.

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BULLYING AND SELF-WORTH

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Anyone can get bullied. Introverts and extroverts, shy and bold. Young and old, rich and poor. There’ll also be inconsiderate people who will blame you for being a victim of bullying. They will directly tell or infer things like: ‘You’re too sensitive, that’s why you took to heart their comments.’ ‘You’re too quiet, that’s why you didn’t stand up to the bullies.’ Always remind yourself that this person was not in your shoes while you were being bullied. His reaction could be very different if he were you. And that person may not really know how the bullying happened. Was the bullying covert or overt? In other words, were the attacks direct or indirect? Did you try to find solutions for the bullying to stop? And if you’re sensitive, so what? A chacun sa sensibilité. Embrace your sensitivity. You are who you are. But learn to protect yourself.

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