I was bullied as a child, which is why I spend a lot of time talking about the subject of bullying. It’s important to me to help other children and families dealing with bullying. But earlier this year I faced the worst bullying I have ever faced in my life. I wasn’t the victim, it was my daughter. She had been struggling as a victim of bullying since third grade. Emotional stuff; kids would call her a boy, said she had a moustache, that her hair was so bushy it was blocking the blackboard. Her classmates even created an “I Hate (my daughter’s name)” club. Complete exclusion. No one would return her phone calls for playdates. No one would invite her to birthday parties. It was awful. It didn’t help that her teacher wasn’t doing anything to erase the target on her back, (but that’s another post). Once I realized how impossible the situation was I tried to get the school system to help her out, but to no avail. [Read more...]