Comments on: For Teens: What can I do about these rumors?!

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:56:42 +0000

Aww! Thank you, Fayette! Your comment pricked MY eyes with tears. I truly believe that tweens and teens could more easily bounce back from the “slings and arrows” of outrageous behavior from peers, if more adults pointed out the rumor victim’s innate awesomeness.

By: Fayette

Fayette — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:28:39 +0000

What a beautiful, sensitively written and accessible letter you wrote to that 6th grade girl. Your words pricked my eyes with tears. Keep up the good work!

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By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:59:56 +0000

I’m feeling a genuine sense of gratitude and joy in reading this post. Beautiful words for a downtrodden soul. This kind of lesson in life is very difficult at any age.

I did not have to deal with a bully until my forties. A neighbor/gossip spun my world in ways that befuddled my mind and shred my heart.

So true what you said, “If you stay silent, she’ll keep doing it to you and to others.” This applies to adults as well.

Thank you for being you.

By: Lisa Merlo-Booth

Lisa Merlo-Booth — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:47:25 +0000

Annie- what a great response. More teens need to realize they are amazing people with amazing journeys ahead of them. Unfortunately sometimes that journey has several bumps along the way. These bumps though help them get stronger and more effective in life. Terra’s forgetting that while she has one girl bad mouthing her, she has many kids backing her–what a compliment to who she is!
Keep up the great advice–Lisa

By: Family Matters

Family Matters — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:59:12 +0000

Hey Annie,

I sometimes tell kids faced with bullying to imagine their bully as a 2-year-old sitting on the toilet and making effort faces. This usually breaks their miserable mojo. Then, they’re ready to see blue skies and solutions and they start smiling again.

I loved your answer. It is full of human love and kindness. Beautiful!

Ronit