ISSUES - We all have issues. Can a bully change?
EDGY, OMINOUS, YOUNG ADULT, SOCIAL ISSUES:
When a child lives with domestic violence they live in fear, unable to control the situation. They learn the behaviour and they too can become aggressive. They start to fight; they turn to bullying in order to take back control. To take away the pain they may turn to harming themselves. All that they want to do is to escape. Marcus Daniel was a caring, intelligent, larger-than-average ten-year-old. His parents changed and then so did he. Now Marcus is thirteen years old he is a spiteful bully, full of anger, rage and pain. His actions have changed others. Will the fear, pain and rage win? What will it take for him to change? How dark will it become before the light returns to his life?
Brendan says, "All bullies are also victims, yet because they are seen as a dominant perpetrator, we all detest them. I wrote this fictitious story, to try to help people understand the bigger picture and to hopefully, in doing so, we will start to see a reduction in bullying. We cannot simply continue to just punish bullies, we need to also support them and help them. Then and only then, will bullies stop their bullying!"
ISSUES - We all have issues. Can a bully change?
EDGY, OMINOUS, YOUNG ADULT, SOCIAL ISSUES:
When a child lives with domestic violence they live in fear, unable to control the situation. They learn the behaviour and they too can become aggressive. They start to fight; they turn to bullying in order to take back control. To take away the pain they may turn to harming themselves. All that they want to do is to escape. Marcus Daniel was a caring, intelligent, larger-than-average ten-year-old. His parents changed and then so did he. Now Marcus is thirteen years old he is a spiteful bully, full of anger, rage and pain. His actions have changed others. Will the fear, pain and rage win? What will it take for him to change? How dark will it become before the light returns to his life?
Brendan says, "All bullies are also victims, yet because they are seen as a dominant perpetrator, we all detest them. I wrote this fictitious story, to try to help people understand the bigger picture and to hopefully, in doing so, we will start to see a reduction in bullying. We cannot simply continue to just punish bullies, we need to also support them and help them. Then and only then, will bullies stop their bullying!"
The Golden Thread (First Edition)
A true story of fear, forgiveness and faith...
HONEST, INSPIRING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, BIOGRAPHICAL:
Our lives are like a complex tapestry, with many threads weaving each of our unique and individual pictures. There is, however, one thing that we all have in common, one thread. The GOLDEN THREAD is God’s thread in our lives. It is always there, even when we feel that it isn’t. Just turn your tapestry over and you will see it continuing on the back. Always there! The GOLDEN THREAD.
This book is the true story of one man’s GOLDEN THREAD in his life. Brendan Conboy grew up in fear and confusion, struggling with many personal issues. These experiences formed a foundation that could have ended in disaster but instead became the motivator to want to make a positive difference. Brendan has experienced miracles, real miracles. He has walked through the valley of depression and death more than once, but emerged stronger on the other side. For almost 30 years he has been full of vision and passion to help young people. That’s why he became a youth worker and one of the most important lessons that he has learnt on his journey is that we need to share our knowledge and skill with others.
