Hi Tyra.
I am a freshman at my highschool and there is this one girl who really hates me. she also hates 2 of my friends, but for a different reason than why she hates me. Yesterday she began sending me threatening text messages about how she wants to beat me up, and all of her friends do too. They wanted to beat up my 2 other friends too. My 2 other friends and i decided to go to the principal today. and it only made the situation worse, and now they only want to jump me, because they think i was the only one who told, and they think i got the police involved. They have come up to me and cussed me out and chased me after school to try and jump me. and its like 20 people against me. i am so scared that they will jump me within the next few days and i dont know what to do. I have some other friends who will be me "body guards" but they wont be able to be around me ever second. and im scared. i dont know what to do.

tyra,
I am 14 years old and i think that cybering kids is so dumb. do it in person. it pushes people to thier edge and it can come to some really serious things ,for example death. i will do anything to help stop it if i can. My friends and I are also trying to start a program ourselfs, about horse slatter. we are tyring to STOP it and we need your help to get the message out. Thank you your shows are awsome as well as you!!!

Dear Tyra Banks
My friend is getting bullied by my best friends. When i was at school I bullied her because my friends did it but after school i texted her and was nice.I was afriad to tell my friends that i was friends with her. One day they sent her cruel messages on Myspace so that same day i saw the show about cyberbulling. I felt so bad about what happened and that i was scared to tell my friends that i was good friends with her. I told her not to believe what they said and i am not friends with her cause I fell bad for her. I stood up for her and told my friends that i am good friends with her. They said that i have a good heart but she is trying to take our friendship. My friend that was the victam said that she admires me for doing this and beings there for her when she needed me the most. So thank you Tyra if it wasn;t for you i would problemly be bullying her right now. Thanks alot!!!! :^)

Dear Ms.Banks,
i know this show was on only a few weeks ago but i just caught it on a rerun. I am one of those victims. Although it was not cyberbulling, it was bullying right to my face. Since 4th grade up to abput 10th grade i was bullied. I was called fat, over weight and just a whole slew of nasty things that are not right to be said. I became so depressed and angry with myself that i started actually cutting myself to make it through the day. I've attempted suicide and thought about it constantly. I'm 18 years old now and i haven't cause sefl harm in almost 2years. It takes a lot to make it through that ordeal and i would love to come speak to young kids about what to do and get through it (if you ever have another show like that.). It's amazing what can happen because of words.

I don't often watch your show but I happened to catch it today.  It was all about Internet Teen Bullying.  I am 58 years old and when I was growing up there was no computer in our home.  But, nevertheless, I went through most all of what the girls and boys on your show were talking about.  The show hit such a chord for me.  It reminded me of terrible wounds I received when I was growing up and here I am 58 and the wounds, now scars, are still there.  More managable because of age and life experience, but still there.  I see the online bullying going on for any age group.  It is horrid and frightening to think there are so very many mean spirited and deceitful and vicious and blood thirsty people in this world.  I guess they were always there but the internet has made them far more pronounced and given them more availablity to people in general.  My heart just goes out to the kids of this generation who must endure and live through the added cruely of internet bullying as if there was not enough of everything else in the world already.  I think your show on this topic and most of all having these kids on your show to witness their experiences and the pain they are going through was a good idea.  Bless your little pea pickin' heart for caring enough to do this for the kids.  Everything in the world is about the 20 and 30 year olds - fashion, money, sex, gimme more, etc.  These kids are our next generation coming up and by God we had better start putting some effort into their little lives now before it is too late. The absolute worst situation for some of these kids is having family at home that does not care about what these kids are experiencing. That leaves you no place to go for emotional help. There msut be something out there for those kids who do not have a loving and caring family for support. Best to you. Sande Northern California I SURE HOPE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERSONALLY READ MY POST TO YOU!!

Dear Tyra,
Thanks so much for your show on cyberbullying. My youngest daughter, age 12 watched the show with me today. I pray the government steps in to develop stricter laws for this crime. I do mean it is a crime. Parents also need to take a more active role in monitoring their children's computer usage. I had to take my older daughter to the local police department in order to have an officer intervene on our behalf. My daughter was being impersonated on the internet and this group of girls was causing disruption between my daughter's friendships with boys and girls. Thankfully once the police did intervene, the problem came to a quick end. We chose not to find the home where all of the problems originated, yet we had a strong suspicion. My greatest concern was to have the bullying stop, which it did. I am never going to forget about that summer, yet I take time to inform other parents of the seriousness of this issue. Thanks again for doing a show that is so important to our families.

Dear Tyra,
Thanks so much for your show on cyberbullying. My youngest daughter, age 12 watched the show with me today. Sadly her older sister had already been a victim to cyberbullying the summer prior to grade 9. Now my younger daughter is already dealing with this subject in grade 7. I pray the government steps in to develop stricter laws for this crime. I do mean it is a CRIME. I was so moved by the parents that shared their pain with us, I can't imagine what is would be like to lose a child. Parents also need to take a more active role in monitoring their children's computer usage. I had to take my older daughter to the local police department in order to have an officer intervene on our behalf. My daughter was being impersonated on the internet and this group of girls was causing disruption between my daughter's friendships with boys and girls. Thankfully once the police did intervene, the problem came to a quick end. We chose not to find the home where all of the problems originated, yet we had a strong suspicion. My greatest concern was to have the bullying stop, which it did. I am never going to forget about that summer and I take time to inform other parents of the seriousness of this issue. Thanks again for doing a show that is so important to so many families.

Hey Tyra,
Thank you so much for airing this show. I have been a victim of just bullying and I know how cyber-bullying feels as well. My sister and brother are at the age where they think it to be cool to bully and so on, but as an older sister I do try to stop them and it has worked to an extent. I had been bullied for about 2-3 years. I destroyed my life in order to get those friends back that were the reason of my pain. A lot of things contributed to my attempts to commit suicide. I tired many ways, I even wrote became an amazing poet, if you want to call it that, to express the way I felt. Those friends were like sisters, and I lost them. They left scars that still havn't healed. I'm in grade 10, and I wish I could have shared my story with the people and children out there. The words and actions hurt a lot more than people reaIize. I am strongly against any type of bullying because I don't want any one to have to go through the same feelings and thoughts that I had gone through for 2-3 years. It doesn't only effect the victim it affects all the people who love the victim too. I want to put an end to this, and I thank you for spreading the news. I truely appreciate it! Keep up the great work Tyra. Your an amazing person.

Dear Tyra,

As a concerned Pre-teen Mother, I was deeply moved and concerned by your episode on Cyber Bullying. I immediately told my nieces to read your page and will talk to my sons when they get home. I grew up in your times and am only now starting to become aware of the damages MSN and personal profiles can cause and the dangers of strangers posing as kids on the internet. Thank you for being so informative.

Tyra,

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR AIRING THIS SHOW!!!!!! It just doesn't have to little kids but also to adults as well. However teaching little kids that its wrong is a very positive action.

My prayers are with the parents that lost their children, as well to the children that feel hurt, neglected and no one to talk to.

With the accessibility of the internet, we depend it on it soo much and not realize that everything we do on the internet could be traced or even documented. The sad part is the kids that are texting, im'ing and emailing/posting hurtful things about other kids/people, they do not realize that their IP address IS traceable. Who wants to be banned from the internet? No one really, but at least it gets rid of the crazies that out there. Also, alot of people do not know that cell phone providers can see/keep track of your text messages.

I hope this is not the last show you do on this topic. I am a 28 y/o male and it touched me deeply, simply because kids at that age should be learning, working at their part time job, hanging out w/friends and enjoying their youth, NOT BASHING OTHERS. One thing these kids have to realize is what they will reap what they sew.

Tyra,

I just watched your show and it really hit home for me. I have always been quite eccentric and since I was really young I never really fit in with what is considered normal. All through elementary I was picked on and then for highschool I never really had a big group of friends. I think the main issue here is hope. No matter what anyone told me I never believed that things could get better. There will ALWAYS be bullying but you just need to overcome this and become stronger. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" And now being a 20 year old with a group of friends who really care about me, great parents and an amazing boyfriend I would never change anything about what I went through. It did hurt me at the time but becasue of it I have learned compassion and it really gave me an opportunity to develop into the person I want to be. I never had to live up to others expectations in style or interests and when you really look at the people who are bullies, would you really want to be friends with them??? You are who you hang out with. I think it also has to do a lot with good parenting and self esteem. I would love to be made available to anyone who needed to talk to someone who has been there and gotten through. My e-mail is amy_winters_37@hotmail.com : ) I love your show!

Tyra,

I just watched your show and it really hit home for me. I have always been quite eccentric and since I was really young I never really fit in with what is considered normal. All through elementary I was picked on and then for highschool I never really had a big group of friends. I think the main issue here is hope. No matter what anyone told me I never believed that things could get better. There will ALWAYS be bullying but you just need to overcome this and become stronger. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" And now being a 20 year old with a group of friends who really care about me, great parents and an amazing boyfriend I would never change anything about what I went through. It did hurt me at the time but becasue of it I have learned compassion and it really gave me an opportunity to develop into the person I want to be. I never had to live up to others expectations in style or interests and when you really look at the people who are bullies, would you really want to be friends with them??? You are who you hang out with. I think it also has to do a lot with good parenting and self esteem. I would love to be made available to anyone who needed to talk to someone who has been there and gotten through. My e-mail is amy_winters_37@hotmail.com : ) I love your show!

Tyra,
Today i watch the show on cyber-bullying. It was horrible seeing what the teenagers today go through. All the negativity going around the schools , at home , everywhere. Being in eight grade i thought that hey i could be one of those girls to get the beatings and the non empathetical slurs. To my dismay i am actually the one to start the disputes. I try to protect people and i put my self on the line. I think it is bomb to tell those girls that standing up for there selves is the new thing to do. So i just wanted to say good job with your show and thanks for sending a message of hope to thousands of girls and boys in this world.

with aloha
Alana

dear tyra,
i am getting cyber bullied and i dont know how to stop it. i try and try i block them and no matter what i try they still get to me. there is this boy ive never met him at all. we were together for 2 months and 2 weeks and he never saw me , he drove me crazy that i started being depressed and everyhting, i broke it off with him i told him i couldnt do it anymore. but he tells other people bad things about me and makes stuff up and ive had girls hate me, he tells me other people call me names and he tells me he wants me and misses me and everything and now he is with this other girl or whatever and i dont know what to do.its hurting me so much im tired of crying and having him do this. i believe its this girl and her friend and i try to confront them about it and they dont listen i ask them to leave me alone and stop messing wit me thats its not nice and i havent done anything to them. ive never met them in my life. it got to the point where i was cutting. i dont do that anymore i realized it wasnt worth anything, im 18 i just wanna live my life with out them in it but i dont know how to get them to leave me alone. i dont even know if they are actaul real people. he cusses at me and just makes me upset that i dont know how to explain it. it just hurts i wanted to kill myself because of him. i cant deal with it. how do i make them go away?

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hey watched the show today. and i was a victim of bullying when i was in school which added with my abusive home life made an impact on my life. I feel bad to an extent for the girls mom. That has to be one of the worst things for a mother. and im not saying that anyone deserves that. Although she admitted and so did you that you ladys were
bullys in school. And now you can say how sorry you are. But damages are done. Victims habor hurt feelings n anger and coldness towards those people. The only hope victims have is Karma. At 37 i have to admit i felt much worse for that mom BEFORE she admitted she was a bully. AM SORRY

Hi Tyra!
Im a university student in London, Ontario, Canada and I am doing an essay on Cyberbullying. I was wondering if I can get a transcript of the episode or where I can find the episode online so I can use some of the info from your show?(yes i will source all the info). I need to do the essay from the child's perspective, so your episode seems perfect!
thanks and keep up the great work!! xoxoxo
COME DO A SHOW IN CANADA!!!
xox

Hi Tyra!
Im a university student in London, Ontario, Canada and I am doing an essay on Cyberbullying. I was wondering if I can get a transcript of the episode or where I can find the episode online so I can use some of the info from your show?(yes i will source all the info). I need to do the essay from the child's perspective, so your episode seems perfect!
thanks and keep up the great work!! xoxoxo
COME DO A SHOW IN CANADA!!!
xox

Good afternoon Tyra,
I am from the Caribbean and was wondering when are you going to do a Caribbean/Trinidad's next top model?
You are a mega star here!
Keep up the great work

Hi Tyra,
I have enjoyed watching your show for the past couple years. This episode hit home with me. I must admit when I was younger I was a bully, till about 7th grade. I was able to apologize to the other kids I harassed, and have been struggling to regain my self respect ever since. It is disgusting how the pride of certain youths can cripple the emotional stability of others. Naive, they don't know how to take responsibility for actions...Not until its too late. I've spent the last 5 years of my life realizing the impacts I've had on those I harrassed, and have been striving to stop harrassment ever since. I would like to believe that bullying stops after a certain age, however, my senior year in college found me witnessing bullying acts towards those who were smart, gay or different. Its hard for me to deal with watching this, I feel anger towards these people, but if i lash out at them, does that just make me a hypocrite? I'm sick of hearing of the innocent going undefended, but the only comfort I can give those is the anger I harbor for those who would deal this unfair cruelty. Is it wrong to right someone else's problem? I want to speak with the people that bullied my friend over an issue she had no control of. Is it wrong for me to fight for her? What does this anger mean? Who will defend those who don't speak up because they're afraid?

Hi Tyra. I am watching your show drenched in tears. I was "cyber-bullyed" my 8th grade year and I was so deep in depression that I contemplated suicide and wrote a suicide note. It lasted up until the summer of my freshman year. So I have suffered with this issue up until just recentley. I am now a senior in high school and so much has happened since then. Instead of remaining silent, and locking my voice I decided to speak out and be an advocate in my community. I live in Boise, Idaho and with the help of so many prominent leaders my story has carried out to make a difference. We became a state that makes it a misdemeanor to cyber-bully. Over 30,000 CD's were distributed across Idaho for Internet safety. I am a public speaker and share my story at churches and other gatherings. When I was the age of all these guests on your show, it was not publicized. There was no awareness, and I would like to praise you on bringing this out into the open. So many people need to know the danger of the Internet and how to use it wisely. Thank you.
-Nicole

Hi Tyra. I am watching your show drenched in tears. I was "cyber-bullyed" my 8th grade year and I was so deep in depression that I contemplated suicide and wrote a suicide note. It lasted up until the summer of my freshman year. So I have suffered with this issue up until just recentley. I am now a senior in high school and so much has happened since then. Instead of remaining silent, and locking my voice I decided to speak out and be an advocate in my community. I live in Boise, Idaho and with the help of so many prominent leaders my story has carried out to make a difference. We became a state that makes it a misdemeanor to cyber-bully. Over 30,000 CD's were distributed across Idaho for Internet safety. I am a public speaker and share my story at churches and other gatherings. When I was the age of all these guests on your show, it was not publicized. There was no awareness, and I would like to praise you on bringing this out into the open. So many people need to know the danger of the Internet and how to use it wisely. Thank you.
-Nicole

Hi Tyra,
I am watching your show right now about bullying. I know of a school that has expelled more than 6 boys because of extensive bullying. These boys really hurt a lot of people. They sexually assulted one boy, and have done a lot more to young students.
Your show would make all of those punks understand what they have been doing to everyone.
This episode was truely inspirational.I just wanted to say thanks.

Stephanie, your best bet is to go to a tanning salon and do a spray on tan. It is an even all around body spray that is controlled and alot more functionable then store bought products. I would suggest to go to a local tanning salon and ask them about the spray tan. There is no UV 'cancer' rays what so ever.
goodluck

dear tyra,

i wasnt sure where to e-mail you i want wondering the best self tanner you could reccomend for prom. i want to be tan but dont want cancer.

help!