Bullying has become a hot-button issue these days, and the effects of this epidemic can have long lasting emotional effects. One mother has a take on "Bullying"  that may surprise you.

Stephanie Metz, 29, of Rapid City, South Dakota wrote a blog post called ‘Why My Kids Are NOT the Center of My World,’ in which she laments how we’ve gone soft when it comes to dealing with kids.That's right her advice is to "toughen up!"

Metz’s post has gotten a whopping 750,000 hits and been shared on social media.

Check this one out:

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