tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post7088203901124269044..comments2023-08-25T01:57:32.960-07:00Comments on LM Preston: TEASING vs BULLYINGLM Prestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624508396760965680noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-56134479849921220302012-03-19T11:30:16.750-07:002012-03-19T11:30:16.750-07:00Yes, it's such a serious topic. I had anorexia...Yes, it's such a serious topic. I had anorexia but not from bullying. But I was teased around my nickname. It was just too easy to turn Kitsy into Titsy.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-82862003331125442372012-03-18T13:53:10.192-07:002012-03-18T13:53:10.192-07:00Your gran? Way COOL! Thanks for sharing...Your gran? Way COOL! Thanks for sharing...D.J. Kirkbyhttp://djkirkby.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-25324862761753290092012-03-18T07:10:12.220-07:002012-03-18T07:10:12.220-07:00What a powerful reminder of how words really can h...What a powerful reminder of how words really can hurt, and how they can lead to behaviour that hurts physically. Thank you for sharing.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-47580809297419265022012-03-16T12:52:50.491-07:002012-03-16T12:52:50.491-07:00I'm so sorry you had to endure that. I endured...I'm so sorry you had to endure that. I endured the usual teasing about stupid stuff, but I was never bullied to the point I felt horrible about myself (well, never for more than a day anyway.) I went to Catholic school so my class was small and most of us had known each other since kindergarten, and I know uniforms often help curtail teasing and bullying. In high school my class was bigger since all the area Catholic grade schools went to the HS, but bullying was weird there. The popular cliques from each grade bullied each other. I guess it made them feel better?? No idea because I definitely didn't associate with that crowd. Why is it that the popular kids are usually the mean kids? Doesn't make much sense.Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-9644966799563839312012-03-16T12:12:47.122-07:002012-03-16T12:12:47.122-07:00Wow, LM. ((hugs)) Thank you for sharing this and f...Wow, LM. ((hugs)) Thank you for sharing this and for raising awareness about this important issue. It touches so many of our lives.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-45721585204964526532012-03-16T10:05:56.294-07:002012-03-16T10:05:56.294-07:00Great post, thanks for sharing. I was bullied at s...Great post, thanks for sharing. I was bullied at school too, when I was 10, and my grandfather told me if I could learn to laugh at myself then it would take the wind out of their sails. He was right - although I have perhaps taken it to extremes! It would have been good to know some other tools.Claire Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576410137759875223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-47413998320404909192012-03-16T09:17:16.235-07:002012-03-16T09:17:16.235-07:00Wow LM. God bless your grandmother. What a great l...Wow LM. God bless your grandmother. What a great lady. No matter how strong or tough a kid may seem, they always take these things to heart. And teasing hurts. It always amazes me how un-empathetic peeps can be. How can anyone get pleasure from making others hurt? And how can anyone not be aware of how teasing makes peeps feel? I'll never understand it.<br />Hey if your book tour ever makes it down to FLA be sure to let me know so we can meet up! :)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-14185669725666668362012-03-16T07:29:06.963-07:002012-03-16T07:29:06.963-07:00Hi LM, first time visitor and great to meet you! Y...Hi LM, first time visitor and great to meet you! You had an astute grandmother and she stepped in to help you find balance. It saddens me to see kids without the structure and support of their family to help them when they really need it. Great post and thanks for sharing with us.<br /><br />Uh oh. I see your Word Verification (WV) is still on. I'm on a mission to rid the world of this unnecessary evil frustration! Please stop by my blog and select the How To Turn Off Your Word Verification tab and help make the world a better place one blog at a time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-44573687691781327042012-03-16T07:01:01.657-07:002012-03-16T07:01:01.657-07:00I'm so glad you had such a wonderful grandmoth...I'm so glad you had such a wonderful grandmother! You're so right about teasing be able to turn into bullying. It's a shame that more people don't realize that their words can hurt.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-50220900572924284752012-03-16T06:07:52.210-07:002012-03-16T06:07:52.210-07:00We've got to stop this. Only responsible adult...We've got to stop this. Only responsible adults have the power to do something.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-89593071068455857722012-03-16T05:57:30.130-07:002012-03-16T05:57:30.130-07:00I am so sorry about your teasing...and I get it. M...I am so sorry about your teasing...and I get it. My story is similar - I was teased about my acne. So much so that I would SKIP school whenever I had a bad breakout. <br /><br />Your Grandma is awesome.Dawn Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319503851702676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-72421455395522917722012-03-16T02:57:20.549-07:002012-03-16T02:57:20.549-07:00So sorry to hear about your teasing. What your gra...So sorry to hear about your teasing. What your grandmother did for you is wonderful! :o) PS: Dawn's link is Dawn Dalton: http://www.dawnmdalton.blogspot.com/Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-47734730946214355602012-03-15T16:34:08.992-07:002012-03-15T16:34:08.992-07:00After several years of visiting schools as a paren...After several years of visiting schools as a parent I see things so differently now. I realize that some kids bully others - because they are being bullied at home.LM Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624508396760965680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-19820026079220190092012-03-15T14:47:47.527-07:002012-03-15T14:47:47.527-07:00School is tough. Some kid had put a banana peel in...School is tough. Some kid had put a banana peel inside my son's book bag in the library. Then the kid kicked my son's bookbag in front of the school. There was growing animosity and I called the school. The asst principal wanted to brush it off I said Heck no! Bullying is very serious and I made sure this pricipal nipped it in the bud. I'm glad my son talks to me, but imagine the others that don't. Uh...it just kills me.E. Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634213563563094173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-28223612096971437102012-03-15T07:38:49.936-07:002012-03-15T07:38:49.936-07:00LM, thanks for sharing this. I also suffered at th...LM, thanks for sharing this. I also suffered at the hands of bullies in school. I was too skinny, too dark, and too "smart". I can't tell you how many times I wouldn't turn in my homework just because the cool kids didn't have theirs, or how often I would sneak and apply bleaching creams to my face in an effort to lightening my skin.<br /><br />Elementary school was rough, but I survived. And somehow we've got to get the message to these children that they, too, will survive. Because, honestly, I don't think bullying is going away, especially when children see that adults are still doing it themselves. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-23889973332568168542012-03-14T23:20:48.967-07:002012-03-14T23:20:48.967-07:00Great grandma. Give yourself credit also, for lis...Great grandma. Give yourself credit also, for listening to her. There are many teens who don't listen when someone is concerned about them. I worry about a niece of mine, and I let her know. Not sure what's going on, but her family is all - she's just thin....yeah. she used to be muscular. And she has this passivity issue, everyone in her family is "stronger" than her. I should say more domineering. So Something is going on. I'll just keep bugging her about.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-69009116142136299632012-03-14T21:39:40.165-07:002012-03-14T21:39:40.165-07:00I was "teased" a lot too. I felt bullied...I was "teased" a lot too. I felt bullied. The other kids knew it too. Bullying is out of control. I wish someone would do something about it. And the worst part is a lot of times it's done by athletes and cheer leaders who have good grades and are involved on campus, so they get a pass.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962862566388212238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1311335624850028436.post-18924905407235667382012-03-14T21:32:03.526-07:002012-03-14T21:32:03.526-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962862566388212238noreply@blogger.com