tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163561391227823915.post4822256888125244310..comments2011-06-16T10:23:07.900-04:00Comments on Beyond Discouragement - Creativity: Growing up bulliedBAP1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06741228164454764751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163561391227823915.post-89253654635896417662011-04-26T13:19:04.484-04:002011-04-26T13:19:04.484-04:00Dear Karen, The statements you make are universal ...Dear Karen, The statements you make are universal it seems. There is sadness and disbelief in what you recall about your son's school. It is still this way. We deny and hope for the best and, naturally, blame the parents for what is. As for TV, we are also presently discussing the "down-sizing" of all of our 24 hour a day negativity channels. We are too movie watchers rather than television addicts. Where do people find the time to sit and do nothing for hours on end??? It's flabbergasting. Thanks for writing.BAP1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06741228164454764751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163561391227823915.post-59486317796466803862011-04-24T13:57:05.934-04:002011-04-24T13:57:05.934-04:00Very good thoughts, Bernard. In fact, my husband a...Very good thoughts, Bernard. In fact, my husband and I no longer watch ANY television except very occasionally to catch up on latest local news. We got rid of most of our expensive special stations two years ago and now are considering just eliminating our satellite hook up altogether. We check out DVD's from the library and can pick and choose what sort of things we want to see. I spend all my spare time when not at the easel, keeping up with housework and gardening, reading. I must get your book! My son was bullied in school and I fought with the school board to get him transferred...they threatened me with jail when I took him out of the awful school he was in, but I won in the end. They refused to do anything about the perpetrators or the causes of the bad behavior. My son has grown up to be a wonderful, caring person fortunately.Karen Martin Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180294856179918446noreply@blogger.com