So for the past week or so Goober has been telling me about kids teasing him at school.
I was thinking on the playground mostly, where there are teachers and duties. Turns out it's at the bus stop in the morning when there aren't any teachers or parents around. I gave Goober advice about trying not to care about what they think, that if he is going to care about what people think they should be his friends and family. People that are around him all the time. I talk to him about ignoring them and pretending like they aren't there. Because I know that the bigger reaction they get the more they will tease.
So this morning I sent Goober out to the bus stop and stood at the door and watched.
Can I just say, some kids are really stupid?
Did they not think I could hear them taunting him and laughing from across the street? really? REALLY? He did a great job in trying to ignore them. Needless to say I was pissed. But I also don't want to make the problem worse, and with how pissed I was I knew I probably would. So what did I do?
I sent Jeremy over there.
Turns out it's three kids (all the other kids at the bus stop pointed out which kids they were, Jer thanked the kids that told for being nice). Isn't it kinda odd, the kids that are teasing are a chubby blonde girl, a short pale kid, and a Hispanic kid. Now, the Hispanic kid probably isn't teased very much simply because half of the school or more is Hispanic, but the chubby one and the runty one probably are (or were) a lot.
Jer basically just asked them why they thought it was okay to tease Goober... to which there was no reply, just cowering. Then he told them that we know they live near here and it wouldn't be hard to find their parents and talk to them if the teasing continued. The response ... silence... (it does seem that the cowards are usually the bullies). Jer then asked them "Okay?" to which they sheepishly nodded.
I really hope that fixes that. I know it will do one of two things, I will either make the problem abate, or it will get worse and we will be talking to parents.
Oh the joys of elementary school.
6 comments:
I'm impressed with your ablity to think so clearly when angry.
You guys make a great team and are great parents! My hat's off to both of you.
Oooooh, I would have been down there in two seconds! Or I would have wanted to. I think you did well with the situation. I wish kids could just be nice, you know?
Ditto Jody Bowdy
I so don't look forward to any confrontations like that, and hope they never happen, but I feel like it's inevitable. It breaks my heart to see kids so mean to others. Where do they learn it??? I hope "the talk" keeps those cowardly bullies away. =/
Way to go Mama Bear! And Papa Bear!
Mean kids = major frustration. Sigh. It is not fair.
Ugh, flashbacks for me to the fifth grade. A certain girl that lived in our ward turned the whole fifth grade against me, for the whole year. I had no friends for one year. I sat alone at recess. It was awful. Why do kids have to be so mean??? I suppose it was good for me - it made me always be nice to others, because I know how it felt to be treated badly, but boy, did it ever hurt. Poor Goober. I'm glad you sent Jer. That was a smart idea.
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