Bullies...

I wonder why a person becomes a bully. Is it because they are used to having things done their way and therefore it never really matters what the next person has to say. You find that some individuals become bullies as they grew up being spoilt rotten by their parents, who ensured that they received everything they wanted and always allowed them to get away with everything.

In my life I have come across bullies who always seem to be annoying people as they always want things to be done their way, they don’t value the next person’s opinion as they seem to think that whatever they say is right therefore they shouldn’t be questioned. You find that people are too scared to stand up against bullies as they are afraid to be singled out by the bully and that there are too scared to find out what the bully might do to them. I wonder though if a person who bullies other people is actually aware of how they behave or does it become something they grow to see as normal?

Or maybe bullies enjoy having a sense of power or control over other people and want to be feared by them. They might even think that by behaving in this manner, it will mean that they will be respected by others; well respect is something that is earned, it is not something that happens over night. Fearing someone doesn’t mean that you respect them it’s just not having the courage to stand up against them. I have seen how people avoid interaction with bullies as they fear being embarrassed by their bully in public.

Bullying could be a psychological matter but I do believe that it could be behaviour that is entrenched by the way a person was brought up by their parents, so parents are partly to blame for the way their children turn out. What do you say?

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