:( Bullying :(

Bullying is a topic we all deal with and face. Whether you have kids or not. There is some type of bullying we have dealt with. I read an article which is here : Class Spitters. If you don't take the time to read I will just paraphrase for you. Its about how a boy (9 years old) was blowing raspberries. The teacher did not approve and scolded him. She then proceeded to tell the class to circle around him and take turns spitting on him. I actually had to deal with this last week. I seen 6 kids holding down 1 boy and was taking turns spitting on him. I yelled at them to stop, but who is to say I stopped them for the days to follow? Or weeks? And because it was off campus I had to involve the police and because they did not witness it, they can not do anything about it. So this little boy is feeling like its ok to bully other kids and so the trait is learned.

I believe bullying is a trait that is learned. And if you look up statistics it is more than 75% learned in the home of the child/ren. Whether the child is bullied, one parent is bullied by the other, or both parents bully each other. The child is learning this trait. And because of this one incident, this little boy is now left with feelings ranging from anger, upset, confusion, and lost. This is not acceptable. The police should of investigated it. But they did not want to take their time to come out. And the worst part about the police, there were 2 on crosswalk duty for the school at one location and 1 other police at the other crosswalk. How sad that 1 person could not come their spots to investigate what was going on.

I feel sorry my childrens generation as they get older. Sooner or later being grounded will be considered abuse. Im not saying spanking is always the answer, especially dealing with bullies. But another approach. And parents are now being too lazy to step up and talk with their children. Now, I know alot of kids won't talk to their parents. They come straight home and walk into their house and go straight to their rooms. Thats when the parent/s should walk upstairs and force a talk. If the child doesn't want to talk fine, they can listen. And before you say WELL I DON'T WANT TO FORCE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY CHILD/REN. Just think, this bully could be your child. And your child go grow up and be responsible for the death of another or theirselves. Think about this for a moment...