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**Updated** Bullying

rp-chicago-momrp-chicago-mom member
edited August 2013 in August 2012 Moms
My poor niece. She was up all night crying with a tummy ache about this boy she sits next to who is mean to her. She's in second grade. My sister wants to ask the teacher to have her moved away from him because he burps in her face and spits his water into the trash. He also says "rude things" whatever that means.

The school called and told my sister she was inconsolable today. She's going to talk to her teacher about it but it just makes me so angry that this shithead is terrorizing my niece who is so sweet and straight laced. It also makes me worry about having a school aged kid. Like oh my God if I ever heard Howell was making someone else's life such a living hell that they didn't want to go to school, I don't even know what I would do. I don't want him bullied either. Kids really suck sometimes.

*****Her teacher was really sweet at pickup and my sister told her who the culprit was. She's moving to be next to her BFF tomorrow and the boy's parents' will get a call. Apparently, he hit his teacher last year. I hope this kid learns some empathy soon.
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  • CourtneyEepsCourtneyEeps member
    Poor thing :( kids can be so awful. It makes me sick to think that our innocent toddlers could be caught up in that kind of crap someday.
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  • zbeesma86zbeesma86 member
    it's horrible!

    I'm so sorry your niece is going through this- and so young!!! 2nd grade?! UGH! So infuriating!

    a friend of mine has a daughter that just started 7th grade- she moved her to another school because she was bullied so much :( it was horrible!


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  • WhtRssnGrlWhtRssnGrl member
    Bullying scares the heck out of me.  I remember being in first grade and a girl traumatizing me.  I remember it almost 30 years later.  It's amazing that we can be so hurt so young by others and that it can leave an impact.

    DH and I are very compassionate, grounded people, so I'm hopeful that DD won't be a bully or a mean girl.  If others are bullies to her, though, God help them.
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  • CLeigh03CLeigh03 member
    Poor poor thing. This makes me so sad - it starts so young. I really hope things get better for her.
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  • rp-chicago-momrp-chicago-mom member
    edited August 2013
    WhtRssnGrl said:

    Bullying scares the heck out of me.  I remember being in first grade and a girl traumatizing me.  I remember it almost 30 years later.  It's amazing that we can be so hurt so young by others and that it can leave an impact.

    DH and I are very compassionate, grounded people, so I'm hopeful that DD won't be a bully or a mean girl.  If others are bullies to her, though, God help them.

    This is how I feel too. I always wonder about parents of these kids. Do they know or care? I want to drop kick this Jackson jerk.
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  • jessalynn521jessalynn521 member
    That does suck. Being someone who was bullied (by the very definition of the word) through elementary and the beginning of middle school (until I moved away) I feel much sympathy toward your niece. It really shouldn't be a big deal for the teacher to move her away from this boy, and I hope that she is more than willing to make the switch at your sister's request.

    Kids can seriously be vicious, and I am nervous about having a school aged child. It seems like things will get so much harder when there are more outside influences on these kiddos.
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  • Buona FortunaBuona Fortuna member
    I feel so bad for her.  I can't imagine the teacher would have any problems moving her away from that little boy.  I'd also expect the teacher to call the boys parents and let them know.  
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  • DaisyHeadMayzieDaisyHeadMayzie member
    As our resident school counselor here, I am sad to say that this isn't all too uncommon. I deal with situations like this every single day. At my school we really emphasize the bystander and positive peer pressure. Kids are less likely to continue the bullying behavior if multiple students stand up and say something. I'm sorry your niece is going through it. It's never easy :(
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  • BatDaughter4EvaBatDaughter4Eva member
    I was bullied from 4th grade until 7th grade. It was horrible, and it didn't stop until I started acting like this tough, cold hearted bitch. I hope that the teachers can fix her problem with this boy.
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  • lady_tytahlady_tytah member
    I've been bullied. Nene had been picked on for her hair but thankfully all ny talking has sunk in. She dm stuck her ground. I'm hoping bring in cheerleader will help her confidence.
    I truly hope her school years get better and she learns to not let ugliness bother. I think that one of the few benefits of bring a tiger mom. Heating harshness didn't phase her.
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  • smile50208smile50208 member
    I am so scared of having a school aged child.  I was tormented growing up and it scares me what today's kids go through.

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  • Mrs. RohdeMrs. Rohde member
    I'm sorry your niece had to go through that. I would have expected the teacher to resolve that issue faster. The boys parents would have been called (or at the very least a note sent home) once the burping and spitting began had he been in my classroom. That is unacceptable behavior.
    There will always be mean kids because there will always be mean adults and they have to learn their bullying ways from someone right? I think the best we can do is raise our kids to be kind and respectful people and hope that by our good examples we are producing the heroes that will help stand up for those who are being hurt by the bullies.
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  • MoFreeMoFree member
    edited August 2013
    I also worry about my child being bullied and about her being a bully. I am more aware of how I talk about people more than ever. I would also hope that L will speak up against bullies.

    I think that some mothers are to blame because they encourage their daughters to say whatevervtheyvwant and do not differentiate between assertiveness and cruelty.
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