Comments on: My Daughter Is Being Bullied http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:32:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Sunday Linky Love | The Bean Blog http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5146 Sunday Linky Love | The Bean Blog Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:42:11 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5146 [...] daughter is being bullied. How scary and sad that there are girls our there like [...] [...] daughter is being bullied. How scary and sad that there are girls our there like [...]

]]> By: Lumpy http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5139 Lumpy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:54:12 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5139 Eeesh! There really is not a worse feeling than having someone/something hurt your child's feelings, make them feel scared, or un-safe. Even though it is terrible, now Hannah knows to come and talk to you when she has a problem, that she can trust you and you will protect her. I doubt this will happen again and I hope she is feeling back to her old self really soon! Eeesh! There really is not a worse feeling than having someone/something hurt your child’s feelings, make them feel scared, or un-safe. Even though it is terrible, now Hannah knows to come and talk to you when she has a problem, that she can trust you and you will protect her. I doubt this will happen again and I hope she is feeling back to her old self really soon!

]]> By: Lei http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5126 Lei Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:42:34 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5126 I'm here via Scribbit - just read your interview with her. First of all, this really, really tugs at my heart strings! Second of all, half of your post described what I'm going through with my daughter, almost to a "T"! She's also in 3rd grade, very bright, suddenly very dramatic, and slipping in math, and dealing with bullies. Sigh. It's so touhg being a girl these days... I simply cannot believe the dialogue though "Or else"? That's very, very scary. My first thought for you (and I need to do it again myself), is to read "Reviving Ophelia". Hope I am remembering that title right. Anyway, glad I stopped by... and I will do so again! I’m here via Scribbit - just read your interview with her. First of all, this really, really tugs at my heart strings! Second of all, half of your post described what I’m going through with my daughter, almost to a “T”! She’s also in 3rd grade, very bright, suddenly very dramatic, and slipping in math, and dealing with bullies. Sigh. It’s so touhg being a girl these days… I simply cannot believe the dialogue though “Or else”? That’s very, very scary. My first thought for you (and I need to do it again myself), is to read “Reviving Ophelia”. Hope I am remembering that title right.

Anyway, glad I stopped by… and I will do so again!

]]> By: melissaz http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5125 melissaz Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:41:38 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5125 Wow. What a tough situation. But you've handled it so amazingly well. Hannah is lucky to have you in her corner. Wow. What a tough situation. But you’ve handled it so amazingly well. Hannah is lucky to have you in her corner.

]]> By: Deep Breath « woolgatherings http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5116 Deep Breath « woolgatherings Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:55:30 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5116 [...] Very Sweet Bows ← My Daughter Is Being Bullied [...] [...] Very Sweet Bows ← My Daughter Is Being Bullied [...]

]]> By: Edi http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5114 Edi Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:32:13 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5114 I remember being bullied when I was in grade school...and I think some of it was instigated by my older sister and her friends (my sister and I now get along). I remember one girl probably a yr older than me grabbing me by the neck or twisting my head. Don't know if I ever told my mom - probably not b/c that was probably part of the threat "if you tell mom on me..." I try to encourage my kids that can tell us anything and that the way we can protect them is by them telling us what is going on. We do homeschool - but that doesn't make us immune to troubles. I remember being bullied when I was in grade school…and I think some of it was instigated by my older sister and her friends (my sister and I now get along). I remember one girl probably a yr older than me grabbing me by the neck or twisting my head.

Don’t know if I ever told my mom - probably not b/c that was probably part of the threat “if you tell mom on me…”

I try to encourage my kids that can tell us anything and that the way we can protect them is by them telling us what is going on.

We do homeschool - but that doesn’t make us immune to troubles.

]]> By: wesleyjeanne http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5113 wesleyjeanne Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:59:27 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5113 Wow, Melissa, that's scary. My kids are so young, I can't identify but that story does send chills down my spine. It sounds as if you handled it beautifully. Wow, Melissa, that’s scary. My kids are so young, I can’t identify but that story does send chills down my spine. It sounds as if you handled it beautifully.

]]> By: Sherra http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5112 Sherra Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:21:26 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5112 Go with your gut! This is NOT how kids learn to stand up for themselves and she'll be stronger for it and blah, blah, blah. I'm the mom of 4 and my 3rd grader experienced very similar incidents. It's our job to stand up for our kids and when these nasty, little girls treat other kids poorly, we must make it stop. After conferences with the teacher, teacher and principal and my husband we finally had her moved from the class. We've insisted they are kept away from each other including the school bus. And this girl lives in our neighborhood and her parents REFUSED to sit down and talk to us when my husband said we all needed to sit down and talk about how we all expected the girls to act. Lying, crying and all the things you mentioned--the only thing I'm more mad at than this girl's behavior is that I took too long to demand a better solution. Sorry to be so wordy but your post really made me re-live the anger and sadness about this mean girl crap starting so early. I have 16 year old twin daughters who NEVER on their worst day would treat other people this way. A great friend who is a teacher said most times you just need to look at the parents to realize why these kids act this way. Boy was she right. Fight for your daughter - we want to raise strong girls who do the right thing and know their mom is right there being their strongest advocate! Go with your gut! This is NOT how kids learn to stand up for themselves and she’ll be stronger for it and blah, blah, blah. I’m the mom of 4 and my 3rd grader experienced very similar incidents. It’s our job to stand up for our kids and when these nasty, little girls treat other kids poorly, we must make it stop.

After conferences with the teacher, teacher and principal and my husband we finally had her moved from the class. We’ve insisted they are kept away from each other including the school bus. And this girl lives in our neighborhood and her parents REFUSED to sit down and talk to us when my husband said we all needed to sit down and talk about how we all expected the girls to act. Lying, crying and all the things you mentioned–the only thing I’m more mad at than this girl’s behavior is that I took too long to demand a better solution. Sorry to be so wordy but your post really made me re-live the anger and sadness about this mean girl crap starting so early.

I have 16 year old twin daughters who NEVER on their worst day would treat other people this way. A great friend who is a teacher said most times you just need to look at the parents to realize why these kids act this way. Boy was she right. Fight for your daughter - we want to raise strong girls who do the right thing and know their mom is right there being their strongest advocate!

]]> By: lornadoone http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5111 lornadoone Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:36:00 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5111 Lis, I'm so sorry to hear about this. Bullies need to be stopped for their victims' sakes and for their own. Lots of loving thoughts are coming to you and Hannah from my little piece of the world. Lis,

I’m so sorry to hear about this. Bullies need to be stopped for their victims’ sakes and for their own. Lots of loving thoughts are coming to you and Hannah from my little piece of the world.

]]> By: Alison (3xkewl) http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-daughter-is-being-bullied/#comment-5110 Alison (3xkewl) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:06:53 +0000 http://melissagarrett.wordpress.com/?p=811#comment-5110 How horrible for you and your daughter. It's so hard to see your baby suffer. Sometime you wish you could fast forward a decade or so to show them that bullies don't stay big and 'cool' and powerful forever. I use the movie "Mean Girls" with Lindsey Lohan as a teaching tool all the time. It has some really good messages about bullying and can be quite fun to discuss. I hope this is over for you all soon. How horrible for you and your daughter.
It’s so hard to see your baby suffer. Sometime you wish you could fast forward a decade or so to show them that bullies don’t stay big and ‘cool’ and powerful forever.
I use the movie “Mean Girls” with Lindsey Lohan as a teaching tool all the time. It has some really good messages about bullying and can be quite fun to discuss.
I hope this is over for you all soon.

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