[blindkid] Bullying the blind

Wed Apr 10 17:31:10 UTC 2013

Awesome Possum

> 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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