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[mikeyk]

<reopened 24/11/04 as more stock received>

The fashion accessory of November 2004 !

Get yours free here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/fun/freebies.shtml

Mike

[Al_Inshearah]

Now the bully will know which kid he should pick on as he will be the one wearing the blue wristband :-/

[nina_1984]

Great freebie mikey, thanx :

[queensway_boy]

Thankyou 8)

[ziceman]

Now the bully will know which kid he should pick on as he will be the one wearing the blue wristband :-/

i'm 6'3" and and my body weight is 17st and it's not fat lol, if it achieves awareness, i'm all for it.

thx for the link.

[elvis_bloggs]

I've sent for it.

[Bargains_Galore]

Thanks. Have sent for ours

[Al_Inshearah]

i'm 6'3" and and my body weight is 17st and it's not fat lol, if it achieves awareness, i'm all for it.

thx for the link.

You're correct Ziceman. Anything that creates awarness about bullying is worth while and hopefully it will spark off classroom discussion up and down the country. However, the wearing of a blue band will not stamp out bullying in itself, but the support given to the victim that such an scheme will provide may prevent the problem escalating to a harmfull level.

Plus who am I to argue with a 6'3" 17st man (I'll get my Dad onto you as he is bigger)

[16011996]

thanks for this,

[NMc106]

This is just a complete copy of the lance armstrong bands!

Still its quite good like, has anybody got 1 of those 'Livestrong' bands??

[thesulkycat]

noticed the same thing happening about these bands on 'another site' :

surely anything that tries to raise awareness of bullying and make it even slightly easier for kids to speak out is a good thing and a step in the right direction?

and yes i was bullied terribly at school watched my daughter go through it too, and as a teacher am also very pro anything that tries to help

so dont moan about it - wear the blessed thing and give it a go!!

(stays on soap box cos it lifts me above my usual 4ft11)

[arkonite_babe]

This is just a complete copy of the lance armstrong bands!

Still its quite good like, has anybody got 1 of those 'Livestrong' bands??

I've ordered some from the livestrong website, waiting on them to be delivered from USA

Otherwise pick yours up for £1 at Nike Town 020-7612-0800

HTH

[NMc106]

Ye i want one like, i will be wearing my bully one in the mean time though!

I was going to get 10 from the website for $10 but the postage is $11.50!!

Probably still get them though

[Edinburghlass]

Closed tonight but they hope to have more in by 7.00am tomorrow.

[BruceLee]

Just missed it - will try again tomorrow morning

[mikeyk]

Sorry folks for those that missed it - I won't mark as closed yet pending what happens tomorrow morning at 7am. Good luck all

Mike

[karens_freebies]

excellent freebie
as my daughter is a bit depressed after being bullied

[ben500]

Now the bully will know which kid he should pick on as he will be the one wearing the blue wristband :-/

I think you are missing the message hear, the wearing of the bands if successful will show the average bully he or she is outnumbered as bullying is generally committed by the few on the many!

Another important point is that if promoted well enough it will isolate the bully more and more and those on the fringe will now have another peer group to join instead of making the decision to become a bully rather than be bullied themselves. It sends a valuable message to the victim that he or she is not alone and others are prepared to identify themselves as a friend and perhaps someone to turn to. There are a lot of positive things that can come out of this scheme if it is given the opportunity to flourish, parents need to be seen to be acting positively and enforcing the message on behalf of children.

There is too much misery in our schools and on our streets because people are generally afraid to speak out, it is a natural trait of our society not to want to be the first one to help, there have been many hidden camera experiments bearing this out, often someone appearing to be in distress is ignored by many passers by but once the first person to help is observed by others within minutes a crowd of would be helpers will be gathered, this scheme takes away that "first to respond fear" as the wearer of the band has already identified themselves as being someone who opposes bullying and perhaps prepared to offer assistance this can give the victim the vital courage to speak out.

I personally would like to see it taken a step further and a second coloured band for reformed bullies, these are the bands that would make the most difference as if promoted well they could serve to give an opportunity to bullies to make a voluntary change in their lifestyle and not one that they feel has been imposed on them, I'm sure there are people who would see this as absolutely bonkers but this is just my opinion.

Why is it no matter how many times I preview a post I always manage to spot a typo (or two) the instant I have posted a message?

[karens_freebies]

i think he was only telling you about free wrist bands,
not exactly wanting a lecture

[ben500]

i think he was only telling you about free wrist bands,
not exactly wanting a lecture

The lecture was not for the op but for the critic.