My name is Estefania and when I was 13 years old I was bullied. I was a little fat and wore glasses and short hair. There is nothing wrong with those things, but when you're bullied you feel like there is. At school, there was this one girl who would push me around and sometimes knock me down. Teachers would tell her to stop but she'd eventually start doing it again. Another girl would call me names and yell at me for everything. I was scared to be with her. I was lucky to get into therapy and become a better, healthier version of myself. Now I don't let people push me around and I want bullying to stop for everyone just like it stopped for me! 

Estefania, 18, Mexico

My little sister has a learning disability she is bullied on a daily basis. I hurt for her everyday because children with special needs struggle with everyday life and school should be an escape for them. Instead these children are made to feel like crap everyday just because they are a little different than eveyone else, but at the end of the day no matter what we are ALL human beings. Since she has became a high school student I take this bullying issue very seriously and sadly the public schools in Chicago don't. Hopefully some time soon bullying will be something very serious all around the world.

Ashley, 21, Chicago, Illinois

The reason i speak out against bullying is because i recently became a fan of this organization called "Life Vest Inside" and when i was reading about it one of theyre main goals was to prevent bullying through kindness. When i saw the video i was so touched that i started going through to more videos! I just started crying after every video knowing that there are people out there who can treat others that way. So my new motto is "lets stop speaking against bullying but for kindness". We NEED change NOW!

Celia, 18, New York