Nicolas Neesley was spit on and called "bad names" by an older bully. The 8-year-old, who is in third grade, has been subjected to bullying by fifth graders.
One day, Nicolas was being picked on. His friend told him that he should hit the bully back but instead Nicolas asked if the fight was worth it.
Rather than talk out their problems, the older boy at Jennings Elementary School spat on him.
"They want me to be just like them, and not have any friends," Nicolas told the Daily Reporter. However, Nicolas didn't want to fight, he even asked his mom if he should try and be the bully's friend.
The idea was stewing in his head for nearly a week.
"I actually had a dream that I went up to him and said, 'Do you want to be my friend?' " Nicolas said. That's when Nicolas got up in front of the whole school and did the unthinkable…
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When 8-year-old Nicolas Neesley was bullied and made fun of by an older boy at school, Nicolas went up to the guy and asked, "Is this fight really worth it?"
He was then spit on and called names. Nicolas went home and asked his mom if he should ask the bully to be his friend.
Nicolas' mom told him to wait it out. "Let's just wait a week, and give it some time," his mom Shamayne Neesley said.
He waited the week and then decided to write him a letter. It read:
“Dear School,
You don’t have to bully. If you don’t have any friends just make a friend it’s very simple. But you already have a friend: us.
We will be 1. Respectfull [sic] 2.responsible 2.responsible 3.caring
Sincerely, Nicolas Neesley
P.S. No more – Stop the Bullying”
Nicolas read the letter over the school intercom so everyone could hear. He addressed it to all students, because it was important that all of them should hear it.
Shamayne thinks the school handled the bully sufficiently. But when asked why Nicolas chose to write the letter he said, "I wanted to touch his heart."
Now, every night Nicolas says a prayer for himself and his bully.
Nicolas' message is one that resonates with kids all over the country. Just take a look at this little one standing up for the cause. October is Anti-Bullying Month, which makes his kindness all the more poignant.
"I think we need to put a stop to bullying, because it happens to like five kids every week," Nicolas said. "Every time I see someone get bullied, I break it up."
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