I totally forgot again and missed another post day. FAIL.
So…here’s what’s going on around here.
AG’s ballet teacher from last year was her substitute teacher on Monday. On Tuesday at the ballet class she pulled me aside and asked if AG had told me about child XYZ. I told her that I know that XYZ has major fits and meltdowns all the time, gets kicked out of class, etc. Well… former ballet teacher then dropped a bit of a bomb on me. XYZ picks a child every year to bully, pick on, harass and sometimes physically beat up. XYZ has done this every year since PreK 4. Apparently AG is this year’s kid. AG has mentioned sometimes that XYZ is “mean” but then a few days later decides that she isn’t so mean. This, as you can imagine, has me all up in my head, worried that I made the wrong decision, etc. But, on the flip side, in talking with Anna Grace I see that she’s happy. The girls don’t really play with her but she is friends with lots of the boys and she’s happy. Guess I’ll just need to keep an eye on things and keep communication open.
Oh… to add to the joy… one of the things that XYZ has decided to harass AG about… her food allergies. NICE! This is a topic that has reared its ugly head and is in my face a lot this week and now… I find out AG is being bullied about it at school as well. Again… reminding myself… the kid is happy. Praying that doesn’t change and her self image doesn’t change.
I’ll just keep saying it… the kid is happy, the kid is happy, the kid is happy……
Hope it stays that way. Have concerns that it won’t.
Jeepers! If XYZ has been doing this for so long, why doesn’t XYZ have to move on and go to reform school?!
What a bummer that you have to deal with someone else’s problem child. I wish that the parents of XYZ could see what a problem their child is!
Oh no. I’m so sorry that this is happening. It does make me wonder if the school is taking any action regarding that child. The bullying will only get worse with time.
At least, AG is only being teased about something she has no control over. Everyone has allergies and food allergies aren’t as rare as they were when we were kids, and any kid with a baby in the family will know how tiny ones can’t have honey etc. Perhaps that will help in the future.
I think it speaks highly of how you and your husband are raising her that she’s still happy and see XYZ as maybe mean. Another child might be far more upset by all of that. Ya know?
BE very CAREFUL …about the xyz and bullying about food allergies. not to scare you, but since working with a very diligent district..this is a true and rising problem! not sure if AG and xyz are in the same class at school, but I would absolutely let that school know! …of course, you are going about it the correct way with yours