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re: Bullied high school student graduates alone
Posted on 6/19/17 at 7:53 am to Rouge
Posted on 6/19/17 at 7:53 am to Rouge
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Easy response it to tell kid to unplug.
No, you make them unplug. Take the phone, block social media sites on the computer, give them a job (and pay them) so they have something else to focus on and work with them on how things will get better.
In the case of this particular child though, the family truly needs to invest in some form of weight-loss therapy (bands, staples, exercise, diet, etc). Her size isn't just an object for ridicule, it's a health hazard to her.
Doing ridiculous shite like her having her own graduation is just going to feed her need to be "rescued".
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Posted on 6/19/17 at 7:58 am to Bard
quote:the others kids will still pick and pick and pick
No, you make them unplug. Take the phone, block social media sites on the computer, give them a job (and pay them) so they have something else to focus on and work with them on how things will get better.
Web pages and hate videos and instagram and twitter hate all continues because they know that the kid will crack and cannot avoid it forever
Parent has to come in and protect their child while teaching them to stand up for themselves
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:04 am to GEAUXT
Her parents looked to be average decent looking people
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:45 am to Chiefagain
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I would love to hear what the kids were calling it.
"Buzz, your girlfriend! Woof!"
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:14 am to peaster68
I thought Hagrid was a fictional person......
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:24 am to upgrayedd
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but bullying, in moderation, forces people to develop character
I never understood this line of reasoning.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:43 am to GetCocky11
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I never understood this line of reasoning.
It's not a hard concept.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:46 am to upgrayedd
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It's not a hard concept.
It is a flawed concept.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:47 am to peaster68
I had a girl do this our senior year. She didn't even have to come to school for the last two months.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:50 am to GetCocky11
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It is a flawed concept.
It most certainly is not. I can attest to that personally.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:51 am to prplngldtigr
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Hope it never happens to one of your kids. Kids can be some cruel arse people to other kids. Especially young girls. That's some brutal stuff these kids have to endure at times . Easy to dismiss it , if you don't witness it.
Yep. The thought process that it builds character etc is ridiculous and breeds trash. There's a difference between kids being dumb and legit every minute of every day bullying and I hope that if your kids ever partook in that you'd whip their arse with the swiftness.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:54 am to upgrayedd
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It most certainly is not. I can attest to that personally.
Now you have to share your bullying experiences with us. That is the only way the conversation can move forward.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:00 am to upgrayedd
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This kid is going to have a tough life ahead of her.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:01 am to GetCocky11
Eh, I got fricked with growing up, but nothing really bad. However, I did observe people that got it worse than me and I can assure you 90% of the time they brought it upon themselves because they failed to learn how to deal with it. The part that really helped was getting a job with a bunch of roughneck type guys. They frick with everyone, especially the new guy. You learn to sink or swim really fast and it's a great way to hone your social adversity skills.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:01 am to GetCocky11
quote:It is pretty basic.
I never understood this line of reasoning.
Tell me where you get tripped up, and I will try to illuminate
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:05 am to upgrayedd
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Eh, I got fricked with growing up, but nothing really bad. However, I did observe people that got it worse than me and I can assure you 90% of the time they brought it upon themselves because they failed to learn how to deal with it. The part that really helped was getting a job with a bunch of roughneck type guys. They frick with everyone, especially the new guy. You learn to sink or swim really fast and it's a great way to hone your social adversity skills.
Not in that line of work, but I recently read a book about the Deepwater Horizon and they talk about how you have to have thick skin when working and living on a rig. I can definitely see that. I've even been picked on and turned out fine, but it was never anything like being beat up.
It just seems to be a lot worse now (especially with girls). Specifically with the stuff being put on social media now. You used to be able to get a little bit of a break from bullying when school was out, but now this stuff just continues in the online sphere. I can see where it could become really bad. And it has to be absolute hell for the parents to deal with.
This post was edited on 6/19/17 at 10:09 am
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:07 am to upgrayedd
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What a bunch of bullshite. I hate bullying but bullying, in moderation, forces people to develop character but she chose to completely avoid having to deal with it. This kid is going to have a tough life ahead of her.
This. The "everybody gets a trophy" issue raises its head once again.
This post was edited on 6/19/17 at 10:12 am
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:10 am to upgrayedd
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bullying, in moderation, forces people to develop character
I'm guessing that you were pretty helpful when it came to developing the smaller kids' character back in your day.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:11 am to GetCocky11
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Not in that line of work, but I recently read a book about the Deepwater Horizon and they talk about how you have to have thick skin when working and living on a rig. I can definitely see that.
I can only imagine the kind of shite that gets said on those rigs. Those types of work atmospheres can be good in helping develop necessary social skills. They helped me.
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It just seems to be a lot worse now (especially with girls). Specifically with the stuff being put on social media now. You used to be able to get a little bit of a break from bullying when school was out, but now this stuff just continues in the online sphere. I can see where it could become really bad.
If you go back and read what I wrote, I said "in moderation". I agree that in today's world of social media it can get extremely brutal, but I'm saying that simply running away from it isn't always the right thing to do.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 10:12 am to Fewer Kilometers
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I'm guessing that you were pretty helpful when it came to developing the smaller kids' character back in your day.
I'm actually speaking from the flipside of that.
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