No. So lame. |
Eh, I don’t know. I find that bullies escalate when they get no reaction. They like to see how far they can go until they get one. Ignoring doesn’t work. |
The punishment should fit the crime. Ops kid is being mocked for his appearance. |
This is untrue. I was mercilessly bullied from middle of 1st grade until I left school near the end of 10th. My mother always told me to ignore all of it. Ignore the comments, ignore people yelling in my face, ignore people pushing me down the stairs, putting pins or clay or dirt on my seat, ignore glue being poured into my hair, ignore being shoved around on the school bus and having my glasses knocked off, ignore the kids on either side of my locker physically preventing me from getting to it so I was late every day, ignore them prank calling my house and screaming obscenities at me, ignore them spiting dozens of spitballs into my hair, ignore them following me down a school hallway shoving me, ignore walking out of class and promptly getting punched in the face. Yeah, ignoring does NOT work. Kids got suspended because of how much they bullied me, and I still got told to ignore. Ignoring was not the answer. |
Nope. It happened. MCPS in the early 80's. |
My nephew is the skinny kid but is not afraid to talk back or fight. He’s thrown punches and got suspended for this and things he’s said. He’s also got beaten up. But, he has respect and is no longer bullied. I think there is something to this comment. It’s about showing you aren’t scared and standing up for yourself. It also depends on the school and friends. My nephew had some really big friends. I wouldn’t suggest going around and punching people if you are all alone and live in a rough neighborhood where you can get seriously injured. |
“Does criticizing me make you feel good about yourself?”
“If you feel better by poking fun at others, go ahead. It’s says a lot more about your flaws than mine” |
“The jerk store called and they’re running out of you.” |
No The reality is if your kid is not the type to comeback naturally he will probably be shaky, seem scared or screw it up making it worse. Some of the suggestions on this thread are so, so bad, including the above. |
Who keeps posting these super lame responses? Clearly you don't have kids and particularly not ones in MS. |
It just perpetuates the same sh$tty behavior. Stopping to their level and all of that. |
What I did- start a rumor about the bully |
Your mom liked my body last night.
Or There are two things in the world you can’t change, crazy and stupid, so I guess you will never change. |
Ok That is all you say. For anything. Bullying, fights, breakups, etc... Ok - it is such a short and strong word and it really flusters those that are trying to get a rise. |
I know omg this is giving me so much second hand embarrassment. Sorry op. This sucks for your kid, but he is better off ignoring them and avoiding them. School is over in 9 weeks. |