10.20.10 - Save the Date!

Make Oct. 20, 2010, the day that bullying prevention is heard about the world!

From California to Connecticut, from Minnesota to Mississippi, join together and shout, “The End of Bullying Begins with Me!” Then keep the message moving, from North America to Europe, from South America to Africa, from Australia to Asia. Stand with others around your town and around the world to raise awareness of an issue that has affected so many for so long.

Whether you are a student or a parent, with a school or an organization, raise your voice any way you can. Sing it, say it, tweet it, text it, blog it, post it, dance it. Efforts large and small are all equally important.

Together, we can make 10.20.10 a day that touches, connects, and changes the lives of people worldwide.

- PACER

I was looking up songs about bullying today and came across "Don't Laugh at Me" by Mark Wills... Here are the lyrics. They really touched my heart, and I cried when I listened to (and bought) the song on Itunes.

I'm a little boy with glasses
The one they call the geek
A little girl who never smiles
'Cause I've got braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels
To cry myself to sleep

I'm that kid on every playground
Who's always chosen last
A single teenage mother
Tryin' to overcome my past
You don't have to be my friend
But is it too much to ask

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

I'm the cripple on the corner
You've passed me on the street
And I wouldn't be out here beggin'
If I had enough to eat
And don't think I don't notice
That our eyes never meet

I lost my wife and little boy when
Someone cross that yellow line
The day we laid them in the ground
Is the day I lost my mind
And right now I'm down to holdin'
This little cardboard sign...so

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind, hey, aren't we all

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

Make sure that you save the date - October 20th 2010! It's in two weeks and it's the date that this country needs to stand up against all the bullies and fight for our kids and their rights to be individuals.

Here is my challenge to all of my readers... share this day on your own blog/facebook/twitter as well as write “The End of Bullying Begins With Me” on your hand, on your notebook, or even on a t-shirt to share how you feel about this day and all the people on the planet that have been bullied at least once in their lives.

Show your support!