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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some children that are genuine sociopaths. But mostly, bullying is a reflection of parenting. Awful mothers will have awful daughters. And awful fathers will have awful sons. These kids are reflecting learned behavior. Schools don't do anything anymore when it comes to bullying. So it's a tough spot for everyone else. But fundamentally, the bullies became bullies because of their parents. And I have no idea how to deal with that since schools are checked out from punishing students for cruelty. The parents are useless. There doesn't appear to be any recourse anymore. It's sad.[/quote]

I think this is only partly true. If your kid is one of the queen bee's ten followers, then you probably feel like your kid is a bully victim while others quite logically see your kid as one of the bullies. I was in a situation like this with my fifth grade daughter and while, yes, I was sympathetic to the ways in which she was mistreated, I was horrified by what she allowed to happen/participated in passively. I came down really hard on her. I think acknowledging her role was harder for her to get over - but so so important - than having been bullied herself. But as for the other parents, none of them recognized anything. Not one of them. These are really sweet, friendly, generous people . I think the queen bee's parents are a little afraid of her but there others just don't see anything. And the little they do see, they write off as "girl drama."[/quote]

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