This is the second day in a row it has happened. My sweet Eve has gotten picked on by other children. I knew this was going to happen to her at some point in life, but I still hate it. In fact I want to go up one side and down the other of each of these children. I am so angry at them. This is my girl they were messing with!
Yesterday two kids were pushing her on the playground, today a girl was telling her she was mean, and calling her "cardboard pants/poopy pants." I didn't realize what was happening at first, but then I looked up to see the girl with her hands cupped calling my sweet Eve names. I promptly told the girl to stop being mean. "Okay" she said and ran off.
Grrrrr!
Unfortunately her parents weren't around so I had no immediate recourse. I gathered Eve and Eliza up and we headed back to our TLF room. There Daniel and I talked with her about the correct way to deal with that sort of thing.
It broke my heart to see her sad - she didn't understand why that girl would call her mean names or why she would even be mean in the first place. She didn't understand why the kids last night were pushing her either. But she did tell us that she didn't like it. Well, me either. And I'll bet I didn't like it more.
Now Eve knows how to deal with mean kids. She has the tools to defend herself. And she knows Daddy will come to her defense if she needs him to. I hope it all helps, but I hope more that it never happens again.
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It is the hardest thing in the world to watch your children get bullied. The hardest.
This breaks my heart. We have dealt with it a few time with Jillian. This year, with a girl in her preschool class saying mean things about her and she actually said, "Maybe she's right." I died a little inside. It's the hardest part of parenting, hands down. Hugs, Andrea!
That's awful! I can't imagine why those kids would want to do that to Eve. She seems like such a sweet, little girl. I am so sorry she had that happen to her.
Things like this break my heart!!!
When the girls come home from school and tell me that their friend said xxx or did xxxx, I want to cry and string them (the other kids) up!
I just hate how kids can be sometimes! I can say that it justs hurts you to the core, though, to see their little hearts hurt. Braydon's classmates at school made fun of his juice boxes that I brought in for his birthday because they were organic and not pumped with sugar. And another made fun of his fruitbu snacks because they weren't "as good" as their fruit rollup. It made me feel awful b/c B didn't ask for the snacks I packed, but at the same time, I know this is only the first of many times he will face things like this because we will do things differently than his peers. My hope and prayer is that Eve will find a good girlfriend that she'll just love adn get along well with!
That makes me so sad and mad!!
Eve is way too sweet and plays well with everyone. I'm so sorry your going through this!
We miss you guys so much and I wish Abriella was there to be nice with her.
I'm so sorry to hear Eve has encountered some mean kids! I hope they were the exception and definitely not the rule there!
as a child that had seizures I was the butt of a lot of mean stuff,but thanks to my frien Irv that stopped when he f refused to join in on the harassment,and went so far to say me's my friend and if you want me as your friend he is to be included.
That is so sad - I haven't seen that yet, but I'm sure I will. Kids can be sooo mean :( Give Eve a big hug and kiss - as I'm sure you've already done, and I know she'll find friends soon!
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! Some parents need to take lessons on teaching their kids how to be nicer. I guess what can we expect from children when adults act the way they do? The whole country needs "how to treat people" lessons. I'm already worried about other children picking on my baby. I did not take to it kindly when my sister was picked on as a child (I was always in fights defending her), I'm sure it will be a million times worse with my own baby.
Just that picture of her sweet face, looking so sad tears me up. Oh, Andrea, I am so sorry. Ill pray she meets some nice girls, ones who will become great friends.
I'm sorry to hear about Eve's less than pleasant experiences! I know I had a much older, really mean girl on my bus slap my face and tell me to look out the window and not turn back around or she would do it again. I couldn't have been more than 6 and I did nothing to aggravate her. On the other hand, I got yelled at in school because I was making fun of Kevin Brown because he had holes in the knees of his pants!!! (Probably because I lived in hand-me-downs and it took the pressure off me to draw attention to HIM!) Poor guy!
I hope Eve finds some good friends soon.
Mom
Heart breaking. I hope it doesn't happen again but I'm glad you and Daniel got the chance to talk to her about it. Hug your sweet Eve for me! Praying she finds some nice friends and soon!
Tarah
I have only had to deal with this with my oldest, Sylas. Seeing his tear streaked face after being called a name nearly killed me. You and Daniel have laid an amazing foundation for Eve and she will come out of this stronger! Hang in there, Eve!
Oh Andrea, I am so sorry. Poor Eve.
It will get better when she starts school and makes friends, but kids are the absolute cruelest!
Please keep in mind dear, there are not a whole lot of parents like you out there, and kids learn by example.
It just breaks my heart to see pictures of Eve so sad.
Aww. I felt sad after reading this. How could anyone pick on such a sweet girl? This made me remember a time when I took Kole to the playground and another boy started yelling at him and bossing him around because he wasn't "fast enough" going up the ladder to the slide, and Kole just stood there and took it and had this sad look in his eye. It just about tore my heart out. I just didn't think I would have to deal with the "bullying" quite yet. You are a good mom for teaching her how to deal with situations like that. :)
I can't believe a kid would do that! What are these parents teaching their children today that they have to act like complete jerks?
Its good to know that there are still a few good parents out there like you guys.
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