# From Kids Who’ve Been  
## Pieces of Advice  
**Roses**  
are red  
**Violets**  
are blue  
Be who you are  
And people  
will soon love you.

and  
speak up for yourself.  
**YOU GOT THIS.**

P.S. Listen to the song “I Know” by Dude.  
Hopefully it will help you as much as it has helped me.

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Tell your parents. If you don’t do  
anything, the bullies are going to  
think this behavior is okAY.  
My parents “Don’t start it,  
but finish it.”  
Told me:  
Y.O.L.O.  
**You are  
perfect**  
just the way you are.

Don’t change because of the bullies.  
They’re the ones who need to change.

**D O N ’ T   W O R R Y**

Other kids are insecure. It is wrong that they make fun of you. However,  
you have to realize that everyone is uncomfortable in their own shoes.

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I am truly sorry for what you have to go through at school. I understand that school  
can be a terrible place, especially when you are surrounded by negative people.  
Talk to your teachers. I have confided in a few teachers and it did help me feel  
better. Once you start to reach out for help, you will see some amazing changes.

**Sincerely,  
Your faraway friend.**

People shouldn’t bully you for being different.

**Different**

Sincerely,  
Your faraway friend.

**Different**

**focus**

Tell yourself every day  
I will do something  
great today,

"**Who cares what everybody else says!**"

on what makes you feel good.  
Your life is worthwhile.

My advice would be to not lose hope.  
Don’t let them get into your head.  
I am sure there are other students  
just like you searching for a friend.

you can  
overcome  
this hardship  
and shine  
through the clouds.

If you think you are weird,  
embrace it.

We are all weird.

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You are the master  
of your life.  
Do  positive things  
with it.

I write music to help me cope.  
I can release my emotions  
and it keeps me happy.

The only way  
you can liberate yourself  
is to live your life free of  
other’s opinions.

Surround yourself  
with peers  
who are

What you have  to do is  
make yourself  
feel

**feel  
BIG**

These pieces of advice were adapted from Recognize, Respond,  
Report: Preventing and Addressing Bullying of Students with  
Special Needs by Lori Ernsperger, Ph.D, BCBA-D.