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Text reads: The Mysteries of Life with Tim and Moby

A boy, Tim, looks through his school locker as a robot, Moby, waits for him.

MOBY: Beep.

TIM: Hang on, hang on.

Tim closes his locker door and sees a letter taped to it.

TIM: Hmm, what's this?

Tim reads from the typed letter.

TIM: Dear Tim and Moby, Kids at school pick on me and make fun of my clothes. They also call me names. What should I do? From, Charlotte. Oh, gosh, I hate that. This older kid named Craig used to pick on me when I was in the second grade. He made fun of my lunches, and my baseball swing, and he called me names, like “four-eyes.” That was real original.

An image shows a young Tim with glasses, in the cafeteria next to his lunch of fish and rice, being picked on by a bigger kid.

MOBY: Beep.

TIM: Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that name. I never quite figured that one out. Well, enough about that. Bullying is when a person repeatedly mistreats someone to feel like they have some kind of power over them. It can take many forms. We've already covered name-calling.

An image shows mean names, like "freak," "jerk," "dweeb," and others.

TIM: Bullying can also be making fun of someone, leaving them out of activities, taking their stuff, forcing them to do things they don't want to do, and even physically hurting them.

Images illustrate bullying as Tim describes.

TIM: Anything someone does that makes someone else feel bad or unsafe can be bullying, as far as I'm concerned.

MOBY: Beep?

TIM: Kids get bullied for different things, even stuff they should feel proud of. They could be really good at school or in sports, or have lots of friends. The person bullying them might feel jealous or threatened by their success.

An animation shows girls celebrating on a soccer field. The scene pans to a girl standing alone on the sidelines looking at the group.

TIM: Sometimes it's the opposite: Kids with few friends or low self-esteem getting bullied. They can be seen as easy targets, and less likely to push back.

An animation shows a boy cowering in a school hallway as several boys laugh and make fun of him.

TIM: Often, bullying targets a person's differences, like in how they look. Or their religion or sexual orientation or race.

An animation pans across a diverse group of kids. The animation zooms in on one boy, with shadowy figures looming over him menacingly.

TIM: This bullying is based on the dangerous belief that certain groups are better than other groups. No matter why someone is getting bullied, it's never okay. And if you see it happening, you should stick up for the kid getting bullied. Stand with them, and if it feels safe, calmly and firmly tell the bully to stop.

MOBY: Beep.

TIM: Well, if someone is bullying you, there are some things you can do. You can ignore them and just walk away whenever they start bothering you.

An animation shows a girl walking away from another girl.

TIM: Try surrounding yourself with friends. It's not as easy to pick on a big group of people.

An animation shows a large boy smiling mischievously and approaching a smaller student. Other students surround the smaller boy and the larger boy backs away.

TIM: In some cases, you can let them know that they're making you feel bad. That can be tough to do, so practice ahead of time to build your confidence.

An image shows two children talking.

TIM: And remember, it's okay to tell an adult what's going on, even if you think the situation is under control.

An image shows a child talking to an adult.

TIM: Parents, teachers, and school counselors are there to help you deal with tough issues like bullying. They can help those who bully understand that their behavior is wrong. And teach them better ways to get attention and connect with other kids.

MOBY: Beep.

TIM: Oh, if you ever find yourself being mean to someone else, please, stop. Everyone's been bullied at one point or another, so you know how it feels when someone's picking on you.

An animation shows a boy picking on a girl. A larger boy walks up behind him.

TIM: It doesn't feel good.

The boy notices the larger boy behind him and stops picking on the girl.

TIM: And it doesn't make you any bigger or better. What does make you bigger and better is being nice to people. That always impresses me.

Tim and Moby sit at a table in the cafeteria.

MOBY: Beep.

TIM: Yeah, it's a lot cooler to have friends than enemies.

A boy is shown near Tim and Moby's table.

TIM: Look, there’s Craig!

An animation shows Craig tapping a smaller boy on the shoulder, then the smaller boy turning around and looking scared as scary music plays and Craig looms over him.

CRAIG: Uh, I think you dropped this.

KID: Thanks, dude.

Craig hands a bag of chips to the boy, and the boy smiles.

TIM: Oh, hey Craig!

CRAIG: Timbo!

Craig sits down at Tim’s lunch table. Fade to black.

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