Are Your Children Being Bullied?

My five year old baby boy came home one day and during our little talks he said: 'Mommy some boys in my class are bullying me in the bathroom when I go pee. They are laughing at my bottom and saying it's stinky." 

I know that my son doesn't smell and he know this too, but those words hurt my son and especially that all these boys were laughing at him. 

I asked my son, so what did you do baby? He said, "Mom I didn't know what to do and it just made me cry." I could picture my son just standing there looking at these boys and crying. 

He is my baby. He is from a loving home. There is not much to defend here in the life of a 5 year old. He is so sweet with his sister. 

How would he learn that he need to have to defend himself? 

I explained how some kids make poor choices to be mean and what can happen when teachers are not around and steps he can take to protect himself. I also reminded him that when anyone tries to hurt him, or he sees another child being hurt, that he must tell his teacher or an adult. 

I wrote a note to the teacher and explained what my son had told me. They usually encourage parents to go to the teacher first. 

She wrote back that she had spoken to the boys in his class and hopefully it will not happen again. She also told my son to go into a bathroom stall and use the toilet with the door closed, instead of the urinal. 

Why does my son need to do this? 

But for him, I will accept it, if he wont be humiliated. 

It makes me angry and my son who doesn't understand mean kids, have to be subjected to this kind of behavior. 

And don't tell me it's a little thing. These days, it's not a little thing anymore. This is how it starts and how it gains momentum. 

I will defend my child. I will teach my child to defend himself.  I will not tolerate bullying from my children or any other child. 

The sad part is, it had happened before , but my son had forgotten to mention it. Some children just don't even mention it out of fear. 

The bullying epidemic is killing children, families, relationships. Let's show our support and help stop this in it's tracks! 

Thank you Bibi - Daily Organized Chaos for sharing about this. 

Join Pink Shirt Day February 23, 2011

Wednesday February 23,2011 wear something pink to show your support. Stand up against bullying and let the bullies know that we as a group stand united and we won’t tolerate bullying ANYWHERE.

The Pink Shirt Day idea was inspired by two 17 year old  Nova Scotia high school students who organized a high school protest wearing pink in support and sympathy with grade 9 student who was being bullied.


Quote from Globe & Mail:


“David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied…[They] took a stand against bullying when they protestedd against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their school.

‘I learned that two people can come up with an idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,’ says Mr. Price, 17, who organized the pink protest. ‘Finally, someone stood up for a weaker kid.’

So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the shirts to school in a plastic bag.

As they stood in the foyer handing out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes. ‘It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,’ Mr. Price recalled.

The bullies were never heard from again.”


Lets get together and STOP BULLYING FOREVER.

About the author: Owner of JamericanSpice. Sharing my journey in the present, from the past or thoughts for my future. Mom of two who loves to travel and read and decipher people.