Lisa Said:

Middle School Bullying Effecting Adulthood?

We Answered:

Every minute that you spend thinking about the people that bullied you, you're still allowing them to do the same thing to you over and over again without even being there.

People only have power over you if you let them, and if I were you I would stop allowing these people power over my life.

You're 27, and an adult has a unique advantage in the power of re-invention. Be who you want to be, if you don't have confidence, fake it, at least for a while. People are attracted to people who like themselves.

Forget about the law-suit and stop granting these losers the power to control you, then go and enjoy your life. (It is YOUR life and you're in control of it)

Hope my honesty helps a little :)

Corey Said:

Middle school bullying by both kids and parents. What would you do?

We Answered:

The simple solution would be to pull him off the bus and drive him to school and back themselves. Let the school know that their son is not allowed to have any classes with these kids. As for facebook and texting??? The kid is 11!!!! An 11 year does not need to be on facebook or myspace. Monitor his internet use and block the sites until he is in high school. Have his number changed or take the phone away.

Russell Said:

Bullying in middle school, what do you do if your child is VICTUM, and school policy is to give in to bullies.

We Answered:

A bully will only bully someone that doesn't fight back. That is a social fact.

Now, put your son in a martial arts class, it doesn't matter what art. There he will learn to defend himself physically, but more importantly it will do three things:
1) Give him a reputation for learning a martial art, and the bully will leave him alone - not wanting to be embarrassed
2) Teach your son the techniques of walking away from a fight / avoiding a physical situation FIRST AND FOREMOST
3) Teach your son additional discipline, which is always a good thing

Good luck to you.

Rosemary Said:

Middle School Bullying Still Tormenting Young Adult?

We Answered:

You really need therapy. You are dwelling on something that happened to you 12-13 years ago. That's not normal. Nobody is going to compensate you for anything. Your father cannot fix this for you.You have to get some help and move on from this for your own good.

I'm not sure why you would think that therapy isn't an option. As far as I see, it is your ONLY option.

Daniel Said:

Middle School Bullying?

We Answered:

If your principal is a good person, he won't reveal who told on the bully. Report the bully - he might be hurting other people too. You shouldn't let bullies constantly hurt you like that.

Marian Said:

Do Minneapolis or Chicago suburban middle schools have problems with bullying?

We Answered:

well its no bigger then it is anywhere else but there are still bullies. bullies are people not environments