Michelle Anthony

I would jump at the tiniest sound, friends would suddenly walk up next to me and I would embarrassingly yell out in fear. I locked my bedroom door at night and I often put things in front of the door to block it, 'just in case'.

Michelle Anthony

I thought that by fighting men over and over, I would gain my sense of empowerment back, i did gain it back, but not in the way I thought.

Michelle Anthony

So trying out meanness is not something we can or should eradicate, it's normal to want to feel powerful and to exert influence on your environment. It's healthy. What is unhealthy is when the means by which a child does that is at the social expense of another.

Michelle Anthony

The more meanness they see being successful or rewarded in the home or in their environment, the more children will revert to those mean behaviors themselves when faced with challenging social situations.

Michelle Anthony