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Megan Meier

Story of Megan's Final Setback

http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org/megans-story.html

depression fleeing she sits at her computer MySpace has beckoned sadness engulfs her the supposed online boyfriend laughs behind a mask words like sharp daggers whore, ****, and no one likes you. . . her bedroom’s silence the scream of horror when her mother finds her hanged. . . the final setback a neighborhood mom deletes the MySpace account with the boyfriend’s name Written 7/9/2016 for the Setbacks Contest of Nayda Ivette Negron *This is based on a true story I saw on Cyber-bullying. The culprit was a grown woman along with daughters the same age as Megan Meier (the girl in this story whose final setback was to hang herself when she believed it was her supposed online boyfriend who began the vicious attacks on her reputation at My Space). At that time there were no laws against this crime, and the hateful woman went unpunished. See more on the story in notes above.

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John Michaels

Date: 2/25/2017 4:46:00 AM

A tragic story eloquently told. Congratulations on your win!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/15/2016 5:46:00 PM

I heard something about this..Good topic chosen for the bullying at school and online does exist..Thanks for the visits to my page..Sara

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 7/13/2016 10:17:00 AM

Wonderful, write. Horrendous story.

Skat A

Date: 7/12/2016 11:36:00 PM

Andrea, Congratulations on your nice win. Skat

James Inman

Date: 7/11/2016 11:01:00 PM

A horrible event but what is worse is the low self esteem suffered by this young woman.

Karam Misra

Date: 7/11/2016 10:44:00 PM

Tragic and sad. Congrats on your win, Andrea! ~karam~

Jesse Day

Date: 7/11/2016 4:52:00 PM

What a tragic story - Congratulations on your impressive 5th place win in the Setbacks contest - Jesse

Constance La France

Date: 7/11/2016 3:55:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations, this is raw with emotion. 7 ~

Balveen Cheema

Date: 7/11/2016 1:34:00 PM

Sad nd painful! Congrats Andrea!

Sara Chansarkar

Date: 7/11/2016 12:59:00 PM

This is superb Andre, and you said you had difficulty penning for this contest:)

Sunita U.D Palawon

Date: 7/11/2016 11:27:00 AM

Nice and touching Andrea congrats! :)

Lu Loo

Date: 7/11/2016 10:07:00 AM

Andrea, I remember this, it's awful! So sad for her and for all the many other people out there who are dealing with the same situation. Well done lady, congrats on your placement :)-luloo

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 7/11/2016 8:22:00 AM

Congratulations Andrea on the placement of the Setbacks contest.

Joanna Daniel

Date: 7/11/2016 8:10:00 AM

Sad story:( you've well written, Andrea:) Congratulations on your win:)

Jack Horne

Date: 7/10/2016 4:12:00 PM

oh, sad poem, my friend - and terrible to see it is based on real life

Caycay Jennings

Date: 7/10/2016 11:54:00 AM

I don't like this. I don't like this, I don't. The poem is well-written and effective, but I don't like this. Nope. Good luck with the contest (how can I write the word 'luck' anywhere near this story?) Gotta go ... CayCay (this may have been the truth behind a fictitious episode I saw on Law and Order Special Vics)

Ilene Bauer

Date: 7/10/2016 10:48:00 AM

i remember this story, andrea, and my disbelief that a grown woman would do something so hurtful and get away with it. so sad! you've written a powerful poem about it...

Jan Allison

Date: 7/10/2016 9:59:00 AM

Absolutely heartbreaking Andrea I too have written on this subject in a poem called 'being bullied'. I also have a friends daughter who tried to commit suicide after on line bullying - that is one of the main reasons why i don't do 2facedbook:-( hugs jan xx

Mark Woods
Date: 7/10/2016 1:53:00 PM

I agree. However as a parent I can't afford not to be on Facebook. I stopped a bullying incident only this week in regards to one of my daughters friends.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/10/2016 8:18:00 AM

- Terrible things happen more than we know, on websites ...... I do not have F-book ...... "My Space" ... is totally unknown to me - I live in "Stone Age" :)))) - Great written ... a serious topic, Andrea - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Daniel Turner

Date: 7/10/2016 8:06:00 AM

It is beyond my comprehension how anyone could commit suicide because someone called them a few names. I just simply don't understand. When I was young and complained to my parents about being bullied, my dad said stand up and be a man my mom said simply turn the other cheek, both good advice.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/10/2016 9:57:00 AM

Sadly it does happen Daniel I wrote a poem called being bullied based on a young Manx lass who committed suicide as a result of on line bullying - the issue of cyber bullying is much larger than many people realise:-( hugs jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 7/10/2016 7:25:00 AM

There are many terrible people out there and it is much easier to do things from behind a computer screen.

David Smith

Date: 7/10/2016 6:00:00 AM

Your title says what the poem expresses. Witnessed bullying when Early Childhood teacher always wonder why some get bullied and some not. Case in poem - no excuse for adult. Anything needs tried to avoid more of this madness. One of my heroes in fight back is ex pussycat doll. She is helping young girls to get away from selfie culture. and appreciate own self worth mostly through dance. I did a speech about her on toastmasters. Glad you posted poem. We all need to know. Thanks David.

Mark Woods

Date: 7/9/2016 11:58:00 PM

Because I have a 12 and 14 year old daughters I watch a lot of cyber safety information. I saw this story a few months back and was horrified. A girl at my daughters school was targeted by a German pedophile and blackmailed into suggestive pictures. Thankfully he was caught and prosecuted. Luckily (and this sounds horrible) but our daughters have learnt from this girls big mistake about how deceitful the cyber world can be.