Heretic Habitat

School bullying has always been and always will be an issue. The thing is, however, that it is not the same as it was when most of us were in school. Adults are always saying things like "I had bullies in school when I was growing up. I turned out fine. This generation is too soft." The problem is that this generation is not our generation and modern bullying is not the schoolyard name calling of the old days. What kids deal with now should not even be called bullying because in reality it is psychological torment and abuse to a level beyond anything we experienced as kids. What's changed? Simply put: Everything. When I was in grade school the tide was beginning to turn, but it had not achieved close to the level of nonsense of today. As a child, I repeatedly found myself in trouble for fighting back. I was told that I should not hit back but tell a teacher instead. The problem was that when I told a teacher I would also be punished while the bully kids could do as