Bullying is destroying him
By Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28643)
Mauritius
April 13, 2017 2:37pm CST
This is about my nephew. He refused to go to school few weeks back and was also very moody. His parents knew that something was wrong and took him to a child psychologist. Finally he confessed that he was being bullied at school. He is a chubby kid and he said that he was being called names and made fun of. He is on holidays now and is regularly meeting the psychologist. I can say that he is much better now. The parents went to meet the headmaster and teacher to try solve this issue. They are still considering whether to change his school. Wonder what will happen when the school holidays are over.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
13 Apr 17
I had a bully when I was about 10 or 11. Another girl at school would come in every morning and punch me in the stomach. No one else was ever around to witness it, so the teacher couldn't do anything to help me. One weekend while I was out walking with a friend, I saw my bully walking with her friend. I made the decision to confront her once and for all. I screamed at her and said I was ready to give her what was coming to her, and I was prepared for a physical fight. And you know what? She backed down, walked away and never bothered me again. Most bullies are like that. I really hope your nephew learned to stand up for himself one day. It will go a long way to getting him through life.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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21 Apr 17
good job!! I punched my male bully too in highschool! I grabbed his collar ,shook him hard and push him until he was lying on the floor. All my classmates witnessed it and surprisingly our teacher did not stop me from doing it. @CRK109
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Apr 17
Kids can be very cruel but the teacher and headmaster should be making sure he isn't bullied.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
18 Apr 17
@Lupita234 oh yes hope they assume their responsibility
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
13 Apr 17
I hated reading this, because i feel for your nephew. And no child should be made fun of or have to change schools cause of jerk kids.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
17 Apr 17
@Courtlynn i hope that they stick to their words. Maybe if disciplinary actions are taken against the bullies they will learn their lesson
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
14 Apr 17
@Nawsheen but will they actually do it and will it make it stop or make them bully more because he told... thats the tough part
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@youless (112131)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Apr 17
I think there are bullies everywhere. Even if when we grow up, sometimes we are still being bullied by others. I think it is better to know how to handle it. In fact my son is often bullied by other children, especially when he was in primary school. But he seems to be a positive and generous person and he didn't mind it very much. When he wrote down something funny happened in his school, he wrote that he was fooled in the April Fool's Day. When I read that, I had to laugh.
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
18 Apr 17
Changing school is a good move, but will not solve his problem.
he has to learn to face up to the bullying.
I think when he learns to accept the "names", and join in the fun, he will be acceptable by the classmates.
The more he resent, the more they will want to tease him.
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
19 Apr 17
@Nawsheen There are only 3 ways to deal with it.
One is to fight back, but it takes a lot of courage.
Another is to join in. When someone calls him Fatty or whatever, he just adopts the insulting name. At least the others know that he can take a joke against himself, and like him for it.
The worst way is to avoid it.
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@Deepizzaguy (94913)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Apr 17
Hopefully your nephew will deal with this bully by learning not to allow insults to get under his skin. I know it is easier said than done. Being the victim of a bully is not fun but learning how to deal with negative words by thinking to yourself "I am above that" will be useful.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
21 Apr 17
@Deepizzaguy maybe i should look for this cartoon. I so want my nephew to be able not to bother about those insults and also to teach the bullies a lesson
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@Deepizzaguy (94913)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Apr 17
@Nawsheen There is a cartoon movie on PBS Kids called "The Rise Of Miss Power" which stars their hero Wordgirl as she tackles the problem of bullies from her new teacher Miss Power. It is very useful for your nephew to handle horrible insults.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
13 Apr 17
why is he with a psychologist?
If he's fat he needs to be with a nutritionist and so do his parents.
The bullying needs to be addressed with the school.
My way of dealing with bullies is not so PC so I'll not share it
...but it will work
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@Mass_Sonu (1021)
• India
17 Apr 17
@Nawsheen This is so sad & depressing. I'm a bit chubby myself, and during school days, few comments were always made about that, but I was never bullied this severely. Hope the issue will be resolved & the parents rightly took this to school authorities after counselling.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
18 Apr 17
@Mass_Sonu they need to else the authorities would be after them
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@Mass_Sonu (1021)
• India
18 Apr 17
@Nawsheen I'm sure they would, because as respected members of teaching profession, they need to take care of this.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
15 Apr 17
Some children can be so cruel .. I was bullied really bad when when I was in primary school .. not only by some of the students but also by some of the teachers .. I think we need to educated the children about bullying on how not to do it and how to cope with it ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
21 Apr 17
@Nawsheen Thanks.. but yeah, that was the way back then ..
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Apr 17
Maybe the kid should lose some weight @Nawsheen . Not just to help stop the bullying but for his own self-esteem.
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