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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t believe so many people are calling this bullying. This is why a lot of people don’t even take the term seriously anymore.

Look, kids do stupid sh*t. They do pranks. I’ve pranked people and I’ve been pranked. At their age they really don’t necessarily understand how a spur of the moment dreamed up joke-prank could be really hurtful but it’s not bullying. They aren’t thinking of the future feelings your daughter would feel. Teens don’t think ahead like that; it’s science. I mean come on. [b]What are we teaching our kids? Every time they get hurt feelings let’s run to mommy who’s going to call everyone within a 20 mile radius?[/b]

You’re going to make her look stupid twice getting all these people involved. That is the honest to god truth. I agree with the posters that the best thing to do is laugh it off and rise above. I’ve been on teams were the other girls went I. My bag and did things with my underwear—like that’s humiliating for a preteen/teenage girl!! I didn’t cry to my mom and I sure as sh*t didn’t get the school involved. I laughed about it even though I was really embarrassed. I wasn’t excluded after that. I was still friends with the girls. I am still friends with them 20+ years later.[/quote]

Way to blame the victim.

What we should be teaching our children is how to treat people kindly. And to speak out against jerks.

I hope you don’t have kids because it seems likely yours would be the ones dreaming this cruelty up. [/quote]

Not having mommy call everyone and embarrass you isn’t victim blaming. OP’s daughter already said she didn’t want her to say anything. Let’s betray that and make her feel dumb again...OK makes sense.

Raise strong girls who rise above and don’t need mommy to step in. Strong girls who either advocate for themselves in a manner they see fit or strong girls who prefer to put on a brave face and be UNBOTHERED which is the best thing to do with a “bully.”

THE END. [/quote]

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