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[quote=Anonymous]My kid's bully of many years (a true and documented bully, not just a random meanie) has oblivious parents and cruel older siblings. When I see their public interactions, it's almost as upsetting to see how the older siblings treat my child's bully as it is to hear how my child was treated. It makes it obvious where the behavior comes from. The parents are totally checked out and the kids are frequently being raised by the grandparents while the parents go on couples' trips, and you can see the kids visibly and audibly fighting one another for attention and status.

The kids who are plain mean to my kid (and not bullies) have parents who are actually proud of the behavior and label it things like extroversion, confidence, leadership, etc.

The most difficult kids are the bullies who turn into bullies themselves. I suppose they're also the most challenging for schools to manage, because one day they're receiving complaints that child x is being bullied, and the next day child x is bullying someone lower down in the pecking order. The parents probably push back and say that it's impossible because their child is a victim already.

So no, no parents of bullies realize their kid is a bully. I'm the adult sister-in-law of someone who is so dangerous and unpredictable that they have actual protective orders against them, and my ILs still deny that anything is wrong. I think it's human nature to assume the best of your offspring.[/quote]

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