Today I was called into my daughters school.
One of my daughters was being bullied by two others and it had escalated. The teacher apparently had thrown the boys out of the class, as she was apparently disgusted with what she had witnessed.
The parents of the children doing the bullying were being brought in for a discussion, with the school counsellor and the teacher.
I dropped everything and cycled like the wind to the school to be there.
My heart was pumping, how could anyone bully my little girl. She is so good and kind.
I have to say the teacher was amazing. She knew the right words to say and described the situation with such clarity, to the children, to the parents. Calmly, fact based, yet with kindess and empathy.
Her opening words to my daughter were:
"It is not your fault"
"You have the support of everyone"
Its the things she needed to hear.
After listening intently to the teacher, my little girl said:, "I have one question"
"Why do they do it?"
My heart melted.
Her innocence and goodness, could not fathom why anyone would do this to her.
Why do they do it?
The explanation is of course complicated, but the question broke my heart.
So that's todays blog. Just keeping it real.
this in particular was heartbreaking for me to read. Truly.
ReplyDeleteI think the question asked by your daughter was a great one "Why?"
I saw your pain in this one-felt it.