Walter and The Bullies

To be Bullied unmercifully with taunt’s and teasing, shoving, and throwing stones at you for being different can impact a child’s life for a lifetime. The impact can cause “Negative Emotions, Poor Cognitive Thinking which can lead to Social withdrawal, Mental Illness, Low Self-Esteem, Hopelessness, Shame and for some Suicide. It is a vicious cycle of Social Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, Self-doubt that can last a lifetime. The account you are about to read is a true account where bullying started as early as 3 years old all because a Toddler was born a premature twin at just under 4 months the smallest of two. From the very start it wasn’t sure if this premature born baby would survive. In 1951 such births were plagued with brain development problems, breathing, and heart problems to say the least. It was also an unexpected Twin birth. If he survived there were no guarantees that he would have a normal development as a healthy baby would. I was that baby and remained in the hospital for nearly Four months, even though my much healthier twin went home weeks earlier.