L.E.A.D. Conference 2013 Chicago, Illinois

1. L.E.A.D. Conference 2013 Chicago, Illinois By: Carilyn Farris

2. Ed Gerety Ed Gerety spoke about what to do when you see someone being bullied. When you see someone being bullied you need to tell someone or they will keep doing what they are doing. There are many different types of bullying. Saying something rude can hurt someone for a long time and they won’t say anything about it. If you see someone being bullied standup for them. Don’t let them continued to be bullied because if you do you are just as guilty as the bully.

3. An hour to live Mr. Gerety asked us if we had a hour to live who we would call. Most people said their parents. A teenage boy got called up on stage to call his mother in front of everyone and told her he loved her. She was speechless. When her son told her he had a hour left to live she started bawling. When she found out he was joking she started laughing. We all got to say hi to her. Mr. Gerety asked us if we had made that call yet in case we die any minute of any day. It made me realize not to hurt anybody because you never know when you can lose them.

4. Impacts One small thing can impact somebody’s life forever. Bullying needs to be stopped. Many people put themselves at risk because they are bullied. You need to think about what you say before you actually say it. Could you live with someone killing themselves because they got tired of you bullying them? A small act of kindness can make someone feel a whole lot better about their self.