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Snackshack

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33. Sad to read this.

Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:04 PM

Aug 2017

Growing up with a slight birth defect (missing some fingers on rt hand) I can say from experience that grades 1-6 were the worst by far for being picked on, made fun of...bullying. Everyday it went on and thank the powers that be that at the time (late 70's, early 80's) I was living with my great grandmother. Everyday I woke up dreading going to school and everyday I came home absolutely depressed and dejected. My grandmother would always tell me the rhyme "Sticks and Stones". It was some of the best advice I ever got...it is only words.
Back when I was dealing with bullying that rhyme worked wonders for me but that was a different time. I only had to deal with the bullying for a few hours each day. Today with social media bullying goes on 24hrs day. Not sure if the advice grandma gave would work for me today...but that rhyme is still good advice IMO.

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After months of bullying, a 12-year-old New Jersey girl killed herself. Her parents blame the school [View all] RKP5637 Aug 2017 OP

6th grade is a terrible time for bullying, and texting and online bullying has made it even worse. pnwmom Aug 2017 #1

Likely the parents are the same. It's horrible! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #2

I told my kids I would never care about if they were popular pnwmom Aug 2017 #3

Excellent! RKP5637 Aug 2017 #5

I thought I had it bad in 6th grade. Initech Aug 2017 #4

Yep, back then it was the classroom, halls or playground. I used to have this ass at the RKP5637 Aug 2017 #6

Did you see that article on Buzzfeed where students are using Trump to bully other students? Initech Aug 2017 #8

I've read a number of instances wherein kids are acting out Trump in their behavior. Yep, some RKP5637 Aug 2017 #10

America loves bullies Calculating Aug 2017 #7

Sadly, that is quite true. Often America is also a bullying nation in other countries and is RKP5637 Aug 2017 #9

That poor little girl! I can't imagine how bad it must be for a child that age to kill herself. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #11

It is, and asses like tRump fuel it!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #12

It's not worse. B2G Aug 2017 #14

You'd think no kid ever committed suicide due to bullying Mariana Aug 2017 #23

So tragic. But, B2G Aug 2017 #13

If I were a kid today I would have nothing to do with social media, because it's RKP5637 Aug 2017 #15

Agree. And B2G Aug 2017 #16

I don't know what the answer is, either gratuitous Aug 2017 #17

I'm not sure what she could say B2G Aug 2017 #20

Republicans don't have a lot of credibility when it comes to being against bullying gratuitous Aug 2017 #21

I never said they did. B2G Aug 2017 #22

Sorry, I was trying to make sense out of your other post gratuitous Aug 2017 #36

I think the parents should have taken her out of school. Mariana Aug 2017 #28

The stuff that happened at school is their responsibility Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #18

Again, it's impossible to police thousands of kids B2G Aug 2017 #19

I don't necessarily disagree Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #29

Why didn't they take her out of that school? cwydro Aug 2017 #24

Agreed, and I don't understand B2G Aug 2017 #25

That's what I would have done. It seems there would have been a lot of severe warning RKP5637 Aug 2017 #27

She should have been pulled out of school until this was resolved. Kaleva Aug 2017 #26

Agreed - kids can be extremely cruel. nt jonno99 Aug 2017 #31

The parents of the girl themselves bear some of the blame Kaleva Aug 2017 #34

While I hate to judge them without knowing them, I have to agree. If one of my jonno99 Aug 2017 #35

I do hope they also go after the parents of the girls who were doing the bullying Kaleva Aug 2017 #37

Personally, I question the need for a 12 year-old to have access to social media on their phone. jonno99 Aug 2017 #30

Did you hear Melania Trump's heartfelt message about this incident... hexola Aug 2017 #32

Sad to read this. Snackshack Aug 2017 #33