Quote Originally Posted by BeardoMSU View Post
It is unfortunate, 13. Sadly, I'd bet there are plenty of people, even fellow posters on ED, who dismiss the significance of bullying, not just among boys, but girls, too. You always hear comments like "kids will be kids", and/or, "it builds character", etc.....and I heard that shit years ago and it pissed me off, and it still gets me today.
Kids will be kids and only because their parent(s) let them get away with it. My daughter was bullied by a couple of her classmates during middle and high school. She took the higher road and having a parent as a teacher didn't help at all. The parents of the bullying kids fostered this attitude they had with a lot of negative talk about the parent who taught school. When my daughter had success on the field or in the classroom, it was only because of the parent was a teacher. In the end, my daughter is the stronger person these days and has used that strength to overcome a lot and also help others.

Only Todd will know the situation.