Mom Shares Video Of Devastated Son After School Incident: "We Can't Do It Anymore."

Feb 21, 2020 by apost team

An Australian mother went to Facebook to post a video of her 9-year-old son to illustrate the effects of bullying. Yarraka Bayle's son, Quaden, has a genetic disorder the results in dwarfism, and is routinely bullied for his physical appearance.

Mom Yarraka Bayles from Brisbane, Australia shared a live video of her son Quaden on Facebook on February 18th. She had filmed her son directly after being picked up from school after a bullying incident occurred between her son and another female classmate. Quaden was born with Achondroplasia, which is a genetic condition that causes dwarfism. Because of his appearance, he gets routinely bullied at school and in other public places. 

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In the video, Bayles said that she saw the other student patting her son on the head and making fun of his height. Bayles said she saw her son run "to the car in hysterics because he doesn’t want me to make a scene at the school.”

In the video, Quaden can be heard voicing his suicidal thoughts through tears while his mom says:

 "I’ve got a son who is suicidal almost every single day. This is what bullying does, people."

According to an interview with Australian outlet SBS, Bayles said that Quaden first attempted suicide at as young as six years old, after the death of his grandfather. Quaden's mom also explained in the video how the bullying isn't just school-related but happens almost every time that they are out in public. 

“I just want people to know and see the impact because this could be your child, or your child could be the bully that pushes a kid over the edge,” Bayles said in the video while choking up. “God forbid we lose another child to suicide because of the bullying.”

Alongside her activism to support indigenous Australians, Bayles has gone public before to encourage change around bullying and disability awareness. Bayles shares frequent updates about her son Quaden to her Facebook page, "Stand Tall 4 Dwarfism" and released a statement after her video received attention saying:

“Quaden’s feeling the love and now he needs a good rest. We are meeting with the appropriate people in power to make changes and make a stand against bullying.”

In the meantime, a GoFundMe page has raised thousands to support a trip to send Quaden and his family to Disneyland. 

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