No Bueno

So as some of you may recall, I wrote a pretty serious blog about the "evil bitch syndrome" a little while back...well, unfortunately last night I saw someone close to me exhibiting some of its behavior and had to call them out on it. Hated to have to do it, but glad that they now know that this behavior is not ok around me and hopefully since they are young, will not be doing this again. I was disgusted to see a group of 12 year olds gaining up on each other and calling each other, "fake, bitch, slut" without even blinking an eye. I mean this reminded me of high school and this was 6th grade. For real? This is what 6th grade is like these days?!? I watched in my now very fancy and up to date news feed on the side of my screen as the insults towards another girl just kept coming. Anyone and everyone who they were friends with could just see every nasty post...the sad part is that the girls are friends on Facebook, the fight was over a boy that none of the said girls were even dating, they were attempting to "stick up" for another friend, and were basically tag teaming and harassing her on Facebook. Shakes my head...I didn't write an entire paper about bullying because I don't care about it...it makes me FURIOUS!!! So couldn't keep my mouth shut. When you have someone who looks up to you and a situation comes up to show them the right thing, I feel it necessary to do it. It saddens me that at their age they are already acting like this. Shouldn't they be playing on the playground instead of texting this bullshit non-stop? Shouldn't there be boys and "who's going out with who" but not "I'm in love with him and bitch I'll kill you if you touch my man?" And more importantly, WHY ARE THESE KIDS EVEN ON FACEBOOK?!? If ya gotta lie about your age to get an account, you ain't supposed to be on it!!! So what did I do about it? I first shared the quote, "Is it true, is it kind, is it necessary? If not, then let it be left unsaid." This stuff they were fighting about may have been true, but it sure as hell wasn't kind and was not necessary seeing as the boy was none of their boyfriends and the rule is, if you can't clear all 3 questions, it doesn't get said. I then expressed my disappointment and stressed the importance of being the girl who makes the difference and stands apart by being big enough to not engage in this behavior. It's more powerful to have friends than enemies and this was not the way to make a name for yourself. Best bet I'm gonna step in when need be and this shit won't be happening on my watch!!!