Stupid middle school boys

[java]

Oh I am so sick of all this. I have a daughter in 6th grade. In gym today 3 boys that she has known since 1st grade started taking her books and running away with them. (I think it was more hormones than bullying)
BUT the problem is that in the shuffle they lost her new hardcover book from the book fair *$10 book.

So I emailed one mother in a very non-accusatory way- saying do you know any more than I do. Well she emails me back blah blah blah- her son did do somethings but then handed her folder back to her and went on to science class minding his own business. YEAH RIGHT!

My older son is now in high school. He was the one that always protected her in school. Now I know she can protect herself and this is way easier than the little perv from last year- taking pictures up her skirt real nice.

Part of me says oh just eat the cost of the book no biggie- but the other part of me is pissed at these little raging hormonal beings running around the school.

 

[Rella Bella]

If it happened at school isn't the school involved? I'm sure it was hormones but it's still bullying and most schools have some kind of anti-bullying program in place.

You did the right thing calling the parent. Even though that particular parent reacted badly, most of us would want to know if our child was involved in an incident like that.

Unfortunately I don't know of a way to keep hormonal boys confined from the rest of us... but if you figure that out let me know, DS is almost 13!

 

[java]

I was hoping to not have to involve the school, but the more I learned the more I will be calling tomorrow. Seems after gym they all go to the lockers to change- then back into the gym until the bell rings(where their books are)
Problem is there is NO ADULT in that room full of freshly changed boys and girls. The gym teacher leaves when they go into the lockers to change!!
that'll change. Making friends left and right at the school lately

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

((((((HUGS)))))) middle school stinks.

 

[agnes!]

((((((HUGS)))))) middle school stinks.

Literally .
agnes!

 

[mfd25wife]

Good luck with the school!

 

[Cindy B]

I have one of those middle school boys-- he's in 8th grade. I also have a 6th grade daughter.

I will have to say, 8th grade boys (at least in my son's group and including my son) have the fewest brain cells! I work in a prek-8 school and the 8th grade boys there are kindo of goofy as well.

As for the supervision, so after the kids get sent to the locker rooms, they are "set free"? --with no supervision or escorts of any kind. We have the administrators walk with the students in my school from gym to lockers and or dismissal.

I would insist on this.

As for the book, maybe it will be found.

 

[audrabolster]

Ugh, boy do I remember what it was like being in middle school. Sounds like things haven't changed much.

I would contact the school and see about having someone monitor the students. If things are happening unsupervised that is not good.

As someone that was bullied as a kid- contacting the parent usually does nothing but make it worse for the kid. My mother did that. The other kids mom gave them a "stern talking to" and then the kids just got worse because I ratted them out :/

 

[quasar4legs]

My guess is that these young men kinda like your girl. Having said that the behaviour is not acceptable and if my boy (now a very grown up 17 ) was doing something like this I would like to know about it. As a parent I would certainly expect to pay for the damaged book and then make my son earn the money by washing windows etc.

We love our boys but it would be great if their brains grew at the same rate as their bodies.

Hugs to your daughter, she's got about another 10 years of this nutty behaviour.

Trish

 

[WDWBarb]

Hugs to your daughter, she's got about another 10 years of this nutty behaviour.

Ten years? Try 30!!

Middle school is such a tough time. My DD just got through it and as much as I don't want to wish her to grow up quickly, I was glad to see it behind her.

Now high school seems to be when the girls start to lose brain cells.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

My 8th grade son keeps me perplexed on a daily basis. I don't know where my sweet little boy went! I think the boys have a crush on your daughter.

Lori