I'm sorry, sweetie, my girlfriend had a bumper sticker that said, "Mean people suck!" They do. Sad part is, there seems to be more mean people these days because.
I remember what it was like winning the math games--nothing like being the smartest kid in the class to piss these kids off and invite them to ridicule you. Honestly, I KNOW how you feel. Cathy Rourke tortured me in 4th grade; Scott and Michael tortured me in 6th (I'm 46)--some things you never forget.
It seems that adults and teachers have stopped doing anything about them. With that said, do you have an mp3 player or phone that you can use to record these kids doing/saying what they are? Sneakily, can you record them?
There really is a huge movement to stop rotten kids like this. The problem is is you need proof. It's EASIER for teacher and adminstrators to do nothing because they don't have proof.
It is also usually the case that these kids' and their parents make the biggest noise about their child being unfairly picked on. Yep, POOR THEM! If you video tape it, you can get heard better.
Are these rotten kids picking on other kids? Can you tape that? Teachers used to be the first line of defense against bullies.
There were teachers who actually told the mean kids to knock it off. These kids used to get in trouble. Teachers stopped correcting these kids.
That doesn't mean, however, that you can't force the teacher to do something. At this point, is there adult you can turn to and ask for help? Like your parent?
You can email the school you can attend and I can leave a message about the problem in class. I can pretend I'm someone else's parent--leave out my name so no one can get even with the kid. Do NOT get even!
It's not about 2 wrongs: Its about those rotten kids being babies--they can dish it out but not take it. Cry babies! The school year is almost over, can you ride it out for another month or two?
Whenever they say something, can you raise your hand--make it look like you're going to tell then ask for the pass to go to the bathroom? Can you ask to change your seat--tell the teacher that something smells REALLY bad over here--and make the PU face? Can you go to a guidance counselor?
I feel bad for you. I know HOW desperately you want to get even. Remember the kid I mentioned earlier, Scott from 6th grade?
There was NOTHING I could do about that a s s the whole year. I'd have been damned if I let him see me cry. Must have been 10years later that I ran into him in a bar.
He didn't recognize me, but I recognized him. It would've served him better if he did. He was hitting on me!
He was carrying on like he thought HE STOOD A FCKING CHANCE! Poor fool! Revenge is a dish best served cold.
That guy had no clue. By the time I got done with him, ALL of the people in the bar were laughing at him. He had no idea what he did that caused me to HUMILIATE him with both barrels.
I finally told him--just before I left...WITHOUT HIM. Then he got it. He apologized.
I didn't. If there is anyway you could think of that I can help you, please feel free to email me. Good luck, honey.
For what it's worth, it does end at some point. Next time they say something to you--tell them, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Shut the FCK UP!" Once you don't play their game anymore and turn the spot light on them, that should stop them.
If not, goad them into a fight and knock the loud mouth out. My son did that in 4th grade when he got sick and tired of these 3 kids who were picking on him. I went up to the school and stood up for my kid.
I'll stick up for you too.
I'm 45 and I now know how to handle school bullies. When they insult you, you HAVE to throw one right back. If they threaten you with bodily harm, you have them cold.
Get them suspended from school. If you have a principal that does nothing, then you go to HIS boss, the superintendant. If your life is threatened, call the police and have them show up on school campus.
School principals really hate that. They get a phone call from the school board everytime a police car, fire truck, or ambulance shows up. When the principal's own job is threatened, you watch how quick he gets rid of those reponsible.
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