Category Archives: Bullying

The Day the Girls Rescued Me

Posted on September 2, 2013 by russtowne

(A Re-post for newer readers to this site.) Many years ago I was in a high school Marine Corps JROTC program as the Vietnam War was coming to an end. It was not a real popular time to be in … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Anger, Bullying, Choices, Community, Friendship, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, True Stories I've Written, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

The Day My Beloved Got Me Fired

Posted on February 2, 2013 by russtowne

(A re-post for newer friends of this blog.) Back in 1980, several months after we got married, my Beloved got me fired. It all began when I had to take time off from work due to the simultaneous removal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Bullying, Choices, Illness, LIfe Lessons, True Stories I've Written | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Day Girls Saved Me

Posted on December 14, 2012 by russtowne

(Some of you may have seen this story on my blog before, but I sometimes re-post an earlier story to give newer friends a chance to learn more about some of the goofier messes I got myself into.) Many years … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Bullying, Challenges, Friendship, True Stories I've Written | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Whitney Krop’s Big Night

Posted on September 30, 2012 by russtowne

As most of you know, I love a happy ending. Awhile back I posted about a high school girl who had been voted onto her high school’s homecoming court but found out it had all been a big prank and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Compassion, Courage, Stories That Touched Me, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Town Rallies Around Girl Pranked For Homecoming

Posted on September 26, 2012 by russtowne

A cruel hoax nearly drove a girl to suicide, but her life was saved when her town rallied around her. When bullies at her her high school voted her onto the Homecoming elite (I forget the word used in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Generosity, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

$700,000 Happy Ending For Bullied Bus Monitor

Posted on September 11, 2012 by russtowne

A Canadian man who thought he’d be able to raise $5,000 to send on vacation a 68 year old woman who had been bullied by students while doing her job as a bus monitor has actually raised over $700,000. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Generosity, Inspiring | Tagged , , , , , | 22 Comments

I Love Happy Endings

Posted on July 20, 2012 by russtowne

Remember that bullied bus monitor? People from around the world have donated $700,000 to her to send a message that they’ve had enough of bullies and that most people aren’t bullies. Here’s a URL or link to a beautiful story … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Bullying, Compassion, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Generosity, Healing, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Pain & Grief, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Day My Beloved Got Me Fired

Posted on June 27, 2012 by russtowne

(A re-post from 2010 to share with newer readers) Back in 1980, several months after we got married, my Beloved got me fired. It all began when I had to take time off from work due to the simultaneous removal … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Choices, Family "Fun", Growth/Learning, Humor, LIfe Lessons, True Stories I've Written | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Two More Bullying Stories

Posted on June 27, 2012 by russtowne

When I was 15-1/2 I used to walk or ride my bicycle to work at a large buffet restaurant. One day as I neared the back door of the restaurant a bully started taunting me and yelled that he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Courage, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Bullies

Posted on June 26, 2012 by russtowne

I’m glad to see that there are several major initiatives to end bullying. I believe in some years it may be responsible for more deaths than war. I was bullied as a kid. I think most kids were. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Courage, True Stories I've Written | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments