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Why did you take the Pledge?

In 1998 a 12 year old was killed by an 11 year old in Japan. The murder victim has been text-bullying the younger girl. Within a few years, many more teens had taken their own lives or hurt others because of cyberbullying. In the last two months, two young people in NJ committed suicide after being tormented online. Bullying hurts. In addition to the physical pain, after the bruises have healed, the hurt remains. Battered self-esteem, rerunning the hateful and hurtful taunts, worrying if you will run into a group determined to make your life miserable. We all know it.

I have read your stories over and over, with tears in my eyes. You have inspired me. You give me faith. You have touched me in ways you can’t imagine. I donate my time protecting people online. But I couldn’t protect Megan. Instead, I hope to join with all of you to build a support system to help all others being hurt. To give them hope. To give them choices, when suicide looks inviting. To give them a safe place to land. Thank you for all you have shared and are doing…you will never know how much it means to Megan’s family and to us at WiredSafety (home of stopcyberbullying). Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Everyone has memories of bullying. (Some were of bullying today at school, some from years ago) Some were victimized. And some remember being the bully. And so many confessed here at myYearbook that they were the bully, but after having heard Megan’s story, are changing their lives. That is wonderful!

What is it about Megan that touches us so deeply? Is it her vulnerability? Her beautiful face and heavier body? The promise of her future flushed down the toilet because of a mother posing as a cute boy, just to gain her trust?

I think it is a couple things. We expect moms to look out for all kids, not only their own. This one betrayed that trust. Lori Drew knew that Megan was fragile emotionally. She knew that she had been diagnosed with depression and on medication from the time she was young. But she targeted her anyway, basically for laughs. That’s what gets to me the most. The unfairness of an adult preying on a young and fragile teen, breaking her heart, betraying her trust, manipulating her for her own purposes. Moms aren’t supposed to do that.

I also think it has to do with Megan’s picture. Grinning with a smile full of braces, with her life before her…a young girl who would become a beautiful woman, we can relate to her.

A group of preteen volunteers in our program (we call them the tweenangels J) took up Megan’s cause, designing t-shirts saying “Ask Me About Megan” and putting her pic on the shirt. When people asked, they shared her story. They talked about how she loved black & white polka dots, and how she brought a candybar to friends who needed cheering up. They talked about how she was cheated of her future.

Megan was real to them. People were amazed to find out that they had never met her. They lived in NJ, while Megan lived in Missouri. But Megan was real to them. Just as real as she is to all of us.

Why have so many people taken the pledge? For Megan. For their friends. For themselves. For the loss of innocence. For everyone who has faced cruelty at the hands of bigger, more popular and tougher kids.

Why did you take it? I’d like to know.

Thanks again.

Parry Aftab

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Breezy June 21, 2009 08:32 PM	This is so sad. She was beautiful. People had no right to call her fat. She was just a teenager and its horrible that people have to say bad things about other people just to make themselves feel better. and i am just so angry it has to happen allll the time. its like our world has no love left whatsoever. so thank you to every1 that is against bullyling/cyber bullying, it just comes to show that there is still love in this worldâ¥â¥


gff famous melod June 20, 2009 12:53 PM	i dont have a story .but i have a daughter and i would hate to see that happen to her.


nicole June 16, 2009 08:16 PM	last December i was "best friends" with this girl. but one day everything changed and she started calling me horrible names and accusing me of things i never did. my boyfriend at the time was her best friend also. he ended up breaking my heart. i lost all my friends because of this girl. she made me feel horrible. people still call me names. she still hates me and still has people against me. i tried suicide before but i couldn't go through with it. after a while i joined some sites to seek advice. soon i got a lot of friends that helped my through my depression. i finally went to my mom and told her what was going on. now i have my family there for me and i learned to not care what people think of me. i thank the nice girls and guys that gave me advice. i wish megan did the same as i did. i'm sorry for your loss though.


tiff June 03, 2009 12:00 PM	Dear Meagan's mom, Hi my name is tiffany. Ive never been cyber bullied but I know it must hurt. I know how hard it is to get over a loved ones death its gonna take a very long time to get over the death. I read this blog about a couple months ago and it really spoke to me . You never really think its that big of a deal until it happens. Exspecially for you because she was your own daughter. Ive had a couple of loved ones of mine pass away it hurts , I know.But, just know someday when you pass away you will get too see Meagan again in heaven. And right now shes watching over you and still loving you the same way she did that day that it happend. I hope you know that. And no matter what happens always believe you can stop cyber bulling. Thanks, Tiffany St.john


Anonymous May 17, 2009 10:36 PM	I was put in the insane ward in the hospital after my attempt at suiced because this guy and his friends mostly this one guy has been bullying me. the things he said started to become what i surrounded my life with, every word he said went to my head and i believed it. but the pain grew and i didnt have anything to really live for my parents were never around and i had no friends. the one day my dad got off work early he found me od'ed on vicadin.


WILLIAM May 17, 2009 07:47 PM	THIS IS SAD,PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BULLY OTHERS,IT IS WRONG


F@M0U$ DRUSUS May 17, 2009 02:39 PM	I don't have a story persae so I will just say those who bully and harass others lack the honor within themselves to respect others and leave them be as they are attempting to compensate for somethingthey are lacking that the one they bully has easily obtained.


The Humanitarian May 17, 2009 09:10 AM	This is so sad.... I have been bullied here too and its really painful... I take pledge


Eunice May 09, 2009 12:51 AM	I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I'M SO SORRY FOR UR LOSS! IT'S ALWAYS SAD WHEN A CHILD IS TAKEN FROM U, EVEN THOUGH SHE TOOK HER OWN LIFE, THOSE WHO DID THIS TO HER ARE IN MY EYES AND I'M SURE OTHERS ARE MURDERERS! COLD HEARTED MURDERERS! AND THIS IS TO ALL BULLY'S, WHAT GOES AROUND,COMES AROUND! REMEMBER THAT BEFORE U WANT TO HURT SOMEONE!!!


HOT~NA~MA~HH~KIL~W May 04, 2009 11:44 PM	I lost my nephew to suicide back in 1997 , partly because of bullying and other factors as well. It is up to us to be the voices of those who are now forever silent . If you run across someone being bullied ..please do not turn away from it...REPORT IT ...help stop this epidemic that has taken over our schools and our lives.


Jen April 27, 2009 05:19 PM	This is great to know that there's something out here to help stop this. I know from first hand experiance how bad this hurts. Poor Meagan


Robert April 27, 2009 04:02 PM	i got blasted on a battle the other day. really, it hurt but i'm thick skinned. the chastizer wrote in ALL CAPS and wasn't clearly specific. i don't fault them. still, threats and bullying are incorrect.


XxAngel BearxX April 25, 2009 12:18 AM	i've met some ppl online that arent really bullies they just get really mood n crappy and i heard about what happened w/ megan and i think thats terrible i support this definitly


Daniel C April 20, 2009 01:26 AM	iv.. been in similar situations.. so i take the pledge because i understand the pain cyber bullying and Just Plain bullying can bring..


Anonymous April 19, 2009 08:30 AM	I am a mom of 2 young girls and I want them protected.


- April 19, 2009 08:29 AM	I am the adult version of Meagan, being bullied and teased over my weight and clothes in school. No one should have to go through that at school or on the internet.


Scott~AVP~PTBS~ April 19, 2009 02:18 AM	I haven't been cyberbullied, but my school years were pure hell. I'm 45 years old, far from the "Young People" you're aiming for, but I've considered the same "cure" as Megan.


SX3 Lonny's back April 19, 2009 01:26 AM	I have had a few bullies attemp to bully me in the past,lucky for me,I had a older friend,I was 11 at the time,who looked out for me and others.These bullies were known to my friend,he stopped them from hurting us.I would like to help stop bullies where ever they are.Bullies need to be stopped on the internet and in schools,or anywhere they are.


Lucy Christina; April 18, 2009 05:36 AM	I was bullied all the way throught year 7, and year 8,and the first term of year 9, just becasue of my acent, i live in england, and i moved from a posh area near london, do birmingham, and because i didn't have a common acent i got bullied, They cyber bullied me, Mentaly bullied me, And phisicly bullied me :/ It hurts so much, you have no control, but when i finally got the confidence to stand up the them, they soon backed away, and now they are trying to be my best friend, and if the were any further up my ass, they would be comming out my mouth (y) ;)


nicole April 17, 2009 02:01 PM	Omg! Thats so sad!


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