[blindkid] Bullying the blind

Wed Apr 10 20:40:20 UTC 2013

I'm glad the girl has a mom who cares enough to seek help if there truly is 
a reason why her daughter felt compelled to make someone else feel small so 
she could feel of worth to herself.  I'm sure we all know plenty of parents 
who would just pooh-pooh it and say "kids will be kids" and march down to 
the school and have a temper tantrum so that your kid is made to feel 
worthless for having tried make things right in their world. f I hope there 
comes a day when you can be of assistance to this mom.
Barbara

Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.--Robert Frost
-----Original Message----- 
From: Julie Yanez
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:19 AM
To: Support For The Blind:)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bullying the blind

Good morning listers,
I just got a text from the little girl who's been tormenting my girls mom.
Her mom said that she has been suspended from school because of the
bathroom incident on Monday. And she's now looking into counseling for her.
I know this is just one of what could be many incidents that may happen in
the future. But I am happy that I have a good standing with the school
principal and that he knew I would not take this lightly. Thank you all for
the stories shared and the advice. It was truly an emotional time.
On Apr 9, 2013 8:42 PM, "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com> wrote:

> For a few summers in upper elementary I had a set of twin boys who
> tormented me at the public pool, calling names and such.  My siblings and 
> I
> saw them at the summer theater and they sat behind me and relentlously
> called me ""blind bat" till I turned around and told them that if I was
> blind as a bat, that must mean I see quite well because they do in the
> dark.  (Whether true or not, they shut up.  I had nice days of swimming 
> and
> my sighted brother no longer felt compelled to call them "sighted creeps."
>  Kids always used to stare at us when we'd walk to the movie theater too 
> so
> my siblings would turn to them and either say, "take a picture, it lasts
> longer" or "stare, stare like a bear.  Eyeballs in your underwear."
>  (That's my personal favorite.  LOL!
>
> If your daughter has friends she can trust, maybe she should have them go
> to the bathroom with her.  Better yet, next time tell her to ask the girl
> if she's never seen anyone have her period and offer to show her.  It'll
> probably gross her out.  (*Sigh* but you never know what kind of backlash
> that could have either.)
> Barbara
>
>
>
>
> Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.--Robert Frost
> -----Original Message----- From: Julie Yanez
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 5:48 PM
> To: Support For The Blind:)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bullying the blind
>
> Hahaha!! Go Lauren. Although I won't show my brat how to do that, I also
> won't be too upset if she picks it up.
> One kid hit my girl in the face for "staring at him". Uh...she's blind.
> Then the following week another student told her she can't play a game and
> she needed to leave. That she was "an awkward blind girl that can't see
> anyway." I was furious. The icing on the cake was yesterday. My girl went
> to the bathroom at recess and was followed by one of the tormenters. This
> other girl went into the stall next to my girl's, stepped on the toilet,
> and was looking over the top into her stall. Mind you my daughter is on 
> her
> monthly cycle. She now feels soo violated that someone else saw her. She
> even told me she doesn't want to use the bathroom at school anymore. This
> has been soo exhausting. I'm doing my best to be calm when talking to her.
> I ripped the principal and this students mother a new one already.
> On Apr 9, 2013 3:37 PM, <jim at riversedgehomes.com> wrote:
>
>  My daughter, Lauren, informed me of an incident months after its
>> occurrence. She was being hassled daily on the bus by another fourth
>> grader. He would harass her regularly by stopping her in the aisle and
>> asking her "How many fingers am I holding up??"
>>
>> After weeks of embarrassment, one day when he asked her that same
>> question, she held up her middle finger and asked him, "How many fingers
>> am I holding up??"
>>
>> He never bothered her again.
>>
>> > Hi listers,
>> > As we all know, ppl can be mean at times. My daughter is 11 and >
>> currently
>> > I'm having to deal more and more with kids at school being bullies. Its
>> > even gotten to point of being physically bullied. I'm now fighting with
>> > the
>> > school district to do something drastic. I'm livid. There have been 3
>> > separate incidents in less then 2 weeks now.
>> > As a parent in itself, and a mother to a blind child, I need help with
>> how
>> > I should ease her through all this. I don't want scare her or give her
>> > false hope that this will end. I know someone will always have 
>> > something
>> > to
>> > say about her. Have any of you all have had to have the "bully" talk?
>> What
>> > are some "do and don't" say things?
>> >
>> > Thank you all.
>> > Julie
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