Friday night's Fancy Food Truck Friday was just fabulous in every way - the weather cooperated (it wasn't a thousand degrees), Paco the Chihuahua made an appearance and the news crews followed! The Arroyo Food Co-op were had a table there, passing out information to our attendees and so was local resident Tamir Yardenne. Tamir is a multi-talented young man and his latest endeavor centers around the no-bullying movement. His latest short film, Silencio, features Altadena actor and activist, , and is a powerful statement against bullying.
As Scott and I were having coffee this morning, we discussed bullying and the oppression that accompanies it. Scott, dyslexic and ADHD from birth, knows all about that subject. As he tell it, he's been bullied all his life, mostly by his own family members. When I first got to know Scott and spoke with him about his troubles, I took it all with a grain of salt. But having been married to him for 14 years, I can attest to it now - I've seen and experienced it myself. Bullying is never a good thing, but when it comes from within your own family, what can you do?
What you can do is to get help, from friends or professionals. Bring it into the light and don't suffer in silence. There's no reason to be bullied for being thought of as "different". We've been able to rise above it, to deal with the effects of it and so can other people, by taking positive action. There is much more support out in the world now, thanks to people like Tamir, that can help break the bonds of bullying.
I've rewritten this blog post several times since Sunday evening and ended up with this final post. I want to apologize if any of the former content made anyone uncomfortable, as that was not my intention. We'll be back next week with our regularly scheduled posts.
Lori & Scott
4 comments:
I'm so sorry for Scott. Perhaps it's time for a new name to go along with the new look...and a bang-up grand re-opening. It's time Webster's stop controlling and the two of you look towards the very bright future. Not everyone in the community will remember the "old times" so here's to introducing it to the younger generation. Thinking of you both and seeing a bright store over your shop. :)
Lisa, thanks for your comment! I do agree with you - a new name would be a great idea and we're working on that right now.
I would expect increased family dysfunction to produce increased bullying & bullies.
This is true, Mike...so true.
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