Good to know my kid is putting my advice to use. Today, she went up to Oliver, who it turns out is in 4th grade, and said to him, "Don't go kicking my friend!" (He has generally been a nuisance to Rachel's friends, including Simone, whom he "accidentally" -- quotes are Rachel's -- tripped yesterday).
He replied to Rachel, "You're loathsome."
And she was ready with a response: "Really? That's all you can do? You can't even insult me in Spanish? WOW."
He was goggle-eyed. So were Simone and Sydney. THAT'S MY GIRL!!! WAY TO GO, RACHEL!
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That started a conversation about bullying tonight during Shabbat. Drew and I told Rachel that we both had been bullied as kids, and when she pressed us for details, we couldn't remember the exact insults. But I remembered names of a few, which I told her: the kids who called me bossy, and smarty-pants.
"That's one of the challenges of being smart," Rachel said. Then she said about a hypothetical kid who teased her: "I"ll be rich and famous, and he'll be living in a house of sheets. And I'll say, 'Let me drop a little penny in your cup.' For being mean to me. And then I'll spit in his cup."
And then she came up with a great comeback to more teasing: "When I grow up, I'm gonna be rich and famous, and you'll be NOTHING. So you better start being nice to me now."
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Great job on how to deal with bullies. They just can't seem to be able to handle "put downs".
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