How can I stop a bully from bullying me?
138110
You should report this person and make sure they're expelled...make a stand and show that you're not afraid...but try not to get into a fight if you can help it
767286
You are a courageous young lady!  The people who taunt and laugh at you are not worth your salt!  If you continue to work on your condition, you will in time draw yourself to friends who will help you grow,  not destroy you.  \n\nYou are able to know what you want in life, do something useful with your talents, gifts.  Focus on those things that build you up.  As far as you can, speak to someone safe about those hurts you get from insensitive people.  Remember, these friends will also go on to hurt even their own group, in other ways.  Just bc you are one of few who have this problem, you seem to be singled out for bully.  \n\nActually, if they say, "nikki, you look anorexic", you can admit and say, "well, actually, I am bulimic", in a firm tone, withuot smiling.  You mean what you say.  Listen to their 'jokes' about you, only their tones make it sound hurting.  But you are really being helped to grow out from it, if you are able to 'read' it for its healing tone.  But dont ever look to them like you are agreeing with their insults.  Look serious enough to send the message that yeah, you know they know you have a prob, but, that they don't know you are working on helping yourself get out from under it!  \n\nYou will really confuse them, bc their intention is meant to embarass you,  but you will only hear the challenge part, not the bully part. \n\nI'm all for your growth from this ailment.  I hope you will learn healthy habits, even from listening to those who seemingly want to hurt you.  Listen only for the part that will spur you on to climb over your obstacles, not get run down.  \n\nGo for it, girl!!  Yeah!
295735
I myself had these situation before.Here what I did \n1.I ask my child who is the Bully?ASK Your kid every detail\nand write it down.\n2. Contact the teacher and Principal and communicate with both at the same time.\n3.Talk to other parents and see how many time this boy or girl attack other children.\n4.I went to the Principal and file a paper with her or him.\n5.Give the Principal a chance to act.Then if not go to the school District and tell the superintendent and see if he or she wants to stop.If not Call the attorney and One PAPER FROM THE LAWYER WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.\nMAKE SURE YOU TEACH YOU CHILD ABOUT BULLY.\n6.ADVOCATE EVERYONE IN YOUR CHILD CLASSROOM ABOUT BULLY KID.MAKE SURE YOU CAN VISIT YOUR CHILD OFTEN ESPECILLY BREAK TIME AND LUNCH HOUR.
298542
hi Karon.....  my advice......find out who the lad  is, then go up to him and  introduce yourself as such snd such's mum and  you  heard  that he liked  younger  children to play  with....suggests  that  he  goes  and plays with lads of his  own age or  you'll come and  speak to him again....speak to him in a  way thats  slightly intimidating ...dont issue direct threats as he will play on this...  but  do it in such a  way that he'll suss  what  you mean ...if  he  plays  up  with your nice chat, then invite him round to your  house where he  can play nicely ....  failing  that .....  go  and speak to  your lads teacher ( i take it this is  happening  in and around  school) and  say  you want something done  about  it.... if that doesnt work ...  make an appointment  to see the head  and ask for the schools anti bullying policy to be explained and then  explain about whats happening to your  son .. ....  if  all this  fails to  produce results  in a  couple  of  weeks ... take  it  to the local education authority .\ngood  luck
762273
well i was bullid once im in 8th grade and what i did was when the girl made fun of me i ended up hitting her in the face i broke her nose and really messed her up. But i will proudly admit i whent about it all the wrong way. What you should do is just forget about what the person is saying. if she/he is making fun of you there scared of you or see you as some sorce of power so they will do what ever they can to keep you down and make you think your not a strong person. its all part of there plan and when they see your not botherd with it and you just forget about them they loose the power they have over you. dont let the person get the best of you and do what i did. your much stronger that they think you are you just need to show that to them. i hope everything goes good for you.   :) good luck.
243012
Stop being a bully.  Guys don't like that, it doesn't show strength it shows insecurity and that shows weakness.  Be nice and accept that other people aren't perfect and BE NICE!  He'll see your sweetness and want to be around you.  Noone wants to be around a BIG MEANIE!
288247
Very carefully.  I had a child that was bullied and picked on at school.  I discussed the situation with my child at length, and together we decided not to go to the authorities as it would make the situation worse.  However, when the bullying became physically damaging (he came home with visible injuries), I went to the school and had a conference with the administrators, and the teacher of the class in which the abuse took place.  Their reaction was that it was up to my son to handle it.  However, when I threatened to get a lawyer and file harrassment charges . . . they changed their attitude.  The situation was defused . . . and there were never any problems.  I suggest talking to your child if it is a minor abuse and teach them coping skills . . . and if it becomes major, go to the school or facility.
1135394
Everyone gets teased. We all have for one reason of another. Tell her about a personal experience that you had and explain the above to her. Ask her to think of others in her school who get teased...............they all do. \nPut-downs hurt and they do lower self esteem if we allow them to. You need to raise her self esteem and teach her how to deal with it. She needs to stand up to the people who are teasing and say something back. Teach her how to stand tall and use a tone of voice that lets them know that she will not accept it. They will back down. I teach middle school students how to use this process and it really does work. The other thing she needs to realize is that it is not true. Those kids feel bad about themselves so they tease other people and think that will make them feel better. Her best defense is to stand up tall, take a stance and lean forward, look them straight in the eye, put up her hands and say phhh! your words mean nothing to me..........go bother someone else.  And then walk away quickly and keep right on walking. Or have her say.........thanks for sharing that with me I will take it into consideration...............and just keep walking.
544482
Bullies are all cowards. They use the threat of physical force to intimidate. When you can keep that threat from affecting your thoughts and actions, you have beaten the bully. Fire back and give him a piece of your mind. He's not going to sucker punch you in front of other witnesses. He will try to get you to hit him first, so he can kick your ass. He will ask you if you wanna fight. He will ask you if you are afraid to fight. Don't play that game. Just keep offering your sypathy that he has to pick on others to compensate for his small penis. :)\nIf he pushes you, then ask what's wrong with him and why he's such a loser. :)
86474
Talk to parents.  I know it's hard but try to ignore her by not being around her.  Sounds like she is very unhappy and becoming a bully.  Try to talk to her about how you feel too, but definitely let parents know of her abuse.
1160628
hide.  Seriously, though, the key is self-confidence, if you're confident about yourself, or even if you pretend to be confident and ignore the people who are bullying you or even laugh at them.  I used to be bullied at my old school, I realise now that most bullies are motivated by bad feelings about themselves and they try to boost their ego by making other people feel bad too.  It's pretty hard, but don't let them see that they're making you feel bad.  Stand up straight, ignore them, laugh at them, and don't let them see that they're hurting you.
188586
It depends on what they are doing to you. If they are teasing you ignore them.  If they are physically hitting you tell your parents, tell your teacher tell everyone and fight back.  Tell your parents you want to take up karate and then make sure everyone around you knows that you know how to fight.  They will mess with you a lot less.\n\nEven if you can't do any of this just remember they are probably being bullies to you because you are probably a very good natured, sweet, kind girl and you are probably very sensitve too.  These are good traits to have, don't let anyone make you feel that they aren't.   \n\nWhen you grow up you'll probably do a lot better then those bullies.    \nI know it's really hard and it hurts, but just remember you aren't alone, let everyone know what is going on so that the bullies can be punished.  \n\nI went through it too growing up, and it's hard but try your best to not see it as them making fun of you, because they aren't, not really.  In reality it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. They are the ones with the problems and they see that you have what they don't have, that makes them angry and they take out their problems on you.  Don't let their problems become your problems though.  \n\nThis will help you out though, it will make you stronger and wiser then they can ever be.  Trust me on that one.
668194
You should put some emotional and physical distance between them and you.  They can only control if you let them ,I know this is easy to say.  Put physical distance between you and that  person until you are stronger, move your body away, if you work together, ask to be relocated, if you are in school, sit somewhere different, do not talk to them on the phone, as a last resort ask them to be mindful of the children,...do not be a bully...this is pretty clear. If you have more than one, and you probably do, I did, number them by the easiest, then the next, then the hardest, work on them one at a time, easy to hard, like credit card bills, good luck!
946777
I am a teen and I have known people who have gotten bullied and my advice to them was to tell the guidance counselor and if they don't help (which is most of the time) then fight back because they are the ones responsible when you tell them.
1142437
Bully no more!  Yes I had a lot of bullys out to get me in anyway they could.  Try to embarrass me, for just being THERE!  Polinting at my body, saying things.  Saying how their families did this or that, and my parents were looser.  Which they were, but why take it out on me?  I couldn't wear the right thing, I wasn't allowed to wear makeup until I was 17!  My parents were well known in the neighborhood for their fighting and screaming, leaving my sister and I to go walk away from the house.  We were really young.  Bully's poke fun at people like us because "THEY CAN", what are we going to do about it?  Not much, going to adults - well, they don't seem to understand that this is SERIOUS!!!   You can't sleep, you can't look forward to going to school, even if you are going on a cool field trip, the bully's make it a horror, when you wanted to have fun and enjoy the trip-if it weren't for THEM!   Yep, know them well!  \nBully me now but I'll be the successful one in 25 years and eat my dust!  Stand strong but don't look weak.  It may hurt but act like you don't even see them near you?  Walk around them when they block your way, politely move to the side, or turn completely turn around and go the other way.  You can find another path in that direction once they give you up.  They will, if you don't look scared, or hurt, or look down at the ground you are giving THEM the power over you.  Take your power back!  Don't say anything, that's what they want.  They want a reaction.  When I stopped showing any reaction they got bored with me and found some else they could teast and poke at.  Keep your lips firm tight, look relaxed and a bit bored with them when they come up to you.  They ARE to be felt sorry for.  You have a life, they don't...obviously!   But stand firm in your own shoes, these types of people are all around us as Adults too!   Sometimes I'd like to really ask "don't you have a LIFE?  Am I all you DO in life".  Everyone else around you are seeing their bad behavior as well, and feel right there with you and are always thankful they are not you!  So you are not the only one being embarrassed by these bully's, everyone around them and you, see how sad the bully's life must be that they resort to such a stupid way to act.  I look back and am thankful I didn't turn out like them.  They are the ones in prison, or on drugs, probation, cigarette smokers mostly, alcoholics, theft records, loud, useless to society.  Build up a fortress around you in attitude, and pride!  They'll soon find some other fish to fry!!   You're much better than them even though they seem hurtful and want to make you cry.  And always.... THANK GOD YOU ARE NOT THEM!!!
104930
I was bullied until I put a girl in the hospital. That ended the problem. She threatened me, would pull pranks on me, and one day decided to put a pocket knife through my hand and stab my hand to the cafeteria table. So, I crushed her throat.... Nobody bothered me after that.
504920
Say "how interesting! I'll keep that in mind." Or "thank you for sharing that." Then say no more. \n\nBe polite, be non-agressive, and be sure to keep a smile on your face. \n\nIf they can't get a rise out of you, if you act as though you really aren't bothered, they'll go find someone else to bother. \n\nVerbal bullies need to see their 'victims' reacte. Don't give them the satisfaction.