It’s okay to be scared and brave
By C
@ShyBear88 (59286)
Sterling, Virginia
November 23, 2021 2:40pm CST
My 10 year old daughter makes me so proud of her. She took my advise over the weekend about a classmate flicking her during class and how she didn’t like it. She asked this classmate to stop she had told her teacher but she wasn’t listening. I told let’s try one more time to tell your teacher let’s email her so we can fix it. So she emailed her teacher with out me know. I was going to email her teacher this week while one the break so she had time to figure things out. But my 10 year old beat me to the punch. Her teacher read her emails and took action to fix this during class.
I asked her today if this classmate was still flicked her she said no. That the classmate also go in trouble with the same thing on the play ground with another classmate. That the classmate flicking was sent to the Principal office since this classmate still couldn’t keep there hands to themselves.
I’m proud of her make a good choice to tell her teacher for her teacher to actual listen to her. Talking to a teacher about things can be hard, scary but it’s alright to be scared and brave. I don’t want her to grow up thinking it’s okay for another person to touch her when she doesn’t want to be touched and get away with it. Boundaries have to be made and respected. Of course if her teacher wasn’t going to listen I wanted my girl to know mama wolf has her back and will take down anyone till they listen.
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@kaylachan (57974)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Nov 21
I'm glad she was able to get her teacher's attention. Often times, teachers rarely listen to a student's concerns, particurally when it comes to bullying. It's good this teacher took her seriously, and action was taken.
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@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Nov 21
She wasn’t the only classmate complaining another classmate said the same thing but on the playground. She also knows if her teacher didn’t listen that I’d be making mails. Her school really does have a zero bullying tolerance. This was a good example of a social emotional problems and it being worked out appropriately between teach to students. The one being mean got set to the Principal.
@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Nov 21
That she did. I have said anything to her teacher yet. I was going to do it tomorrow with it being a break. I had just asked her if the last two days had changed and she said yes. That her teacher read her email.
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@popciclecold (35297)
• United States
23 Nov 21
I know you are proud of her. Good Job, on both your parts.
@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Nov 21
She is good girl. She might made bad choices some times but she does know right from wrong and to not only stand up for herself but for others.
@Deepizzaguy (94734)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Nov 21
Good to know that the teacher listened to your daughter and took action in dealing with the classmate that was bothering your daughter. There are some good people in our world after all.
@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Nov 21
Elementary kids are lot easier to detail with them teens. These are the years where your suppose to kind of bring your kid out and teach them that if something isn’t right you got to say something and if they person doesn’t listen you keep going. Her school is practicing there social emotions skills/problem solving.
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@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
25 Nov 21
@Deepizzaguy that my kids school they do social emotional skills/ problem solving. Got to understand where not only your emotions come from but where others do.
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@Deepizzaguy (94734)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Nov 21
@ShyBear88 That is a good way of sharing facts with me about children and adults.
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@nela13 (55728)
• Portugal
23 Nov 21
It is great that your daughter took that decision and contacted the teacher, it will help her to gain self confidence in her decisions.
@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Nov 21
I hope so! She doesn’t think she is they tough but I think she is tougher then she thinks she is. She knows if someone doesn’t listen to her I’m right behind her and she knows hers momma doesn’t take lightly to her babies being hurt.
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@nela13 (55728)
• Portugal
28 Nov 21
@ShyBear88 it is very important for them to feel the support of the parents.
@Happy2BeMe (99392)
• Canada
23 Nov 21
I see why you are so proud. I am glad it all worked out and that the teacher listened to her and wealth with it.
@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
24 Nov 21
Yep! The kid got sent to the principal office to be delta with since this student really couldn’t keep there hands to themselves
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@ShyBear88 (59286)
• Sterling, Virginia
25 Nov 21
@Happy2BeMe yes there are schools like that. The one they always gets me is people see what’s going on they jsut don’t want to help or fix it another is the darn clothes rules. It just encourages most bad behaviors that another person is an object not a person based on what they wear.
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@Happy2BeMe (99392)
• Canada
24 Nov 21
@ShyBear88 I am glad they deal with it like that. I have heard far too many stories where the school doesnt take it serious or the innocent kid gets punished too.
