Bullying

[swervy]

Today I walked down town with my mum and a girl aged 16 called Rebecca and her friend Bianca Wren called me a little whore and told my mum your daughters a little slut look at the way she dresses. I was wearing a jacket and nothing sluttish to say I looked like a slut I'm 25 and Rebecca called us 2 little dogs and 2 women walked past us last time we walked past her sitting in her car and Rebecca told us after I ignored her fine next time why don't u say hello to me you little cunts them sorry I wasnt talkin to u 2 I was talking to those 2 little cunts. please help me I have been bullied since i was born I left school and now I have bullies who live next door to me.I try to ignore them but they always know how to get my attention and pick on me. Her dad was in the car with her the first time and he told her to say those filthy words to us.

[Sea Monkey]

Hi there,

Bullies seem to get some sort of pleasure out of calling people names for some unknown reason(s) and it is not nice at all, and can be quite hurtful. The best thing to do is ignore what they say and carry on living life. Once they see that you're not retaliating they'll most likely stop because they're not getting a reaction from you. Their aim is to get a reaction, so don't give them what they want.

If they continue to bully you and you are getting really upset, there are a lot of people that can help. Talking to a family member, teacher or a trusted friend are good methods of support. Your parents may be able to talk to your neighbours' parents' and have a discussion with them about what has been happening and they may be able to stop the people that are bullying you.

Take care.

[JoshS]

If you can just try to ignore them like the poster above said usually they stop, However if they don't I am pretty sure it can be classified as Harassment and you can go to the cops about it if you want and if you don't you need to tell someone who can help you...

[Reverie.]

Hey there,

I'm sorry this is happening to you, you shouldn't have to put up with it and these people shouldn't be allowed to torment you this way. However, it can stop, and it's good that you're asking for help about it. I agree that you need to talk to someone about this. Often talking to someone can help the situation start to get sorted, and I think it may help you emotionally too as it seems to be upsetting you a bit, as bullying tends to do. Also as the posted above says, it could be useful to talk to the police about this, and see if they can help you out here. That being said, they may not see it as harrasment, but if it continues it may well become that and it wouldn't hurt for them to get involved and give you some more advice on the matter anyway. They may even warn the people who are bullying you, and that may give them reason to stop.

Whatever you do, I wish you luck and I hope this gets sorted soon. You're welcome to PM me at any time if you need to talk. Take care and stay happy!
Hollie.

[BDF]

Sorry... I don't want to be rude, by my honest reaction to this was laugh. They're some of the most pathetic bullies I've heard of on here. Her dad gets her to say these things to you??? Her dad???? Really??? LOL... pathetic.

If I was you and I had something like this happen to me, I'd literally crack up in their face with laughter. I think you should do the same. It would show her that you really don't care wtf she says, and in fact you even find it funny, which is the opposite of what she wants. If you laugh it off though, you have to be real about it. Sit yourself down, and convince yourself deep down that she's full of shit. Anyone who does things like this is full of shit, pathetic and a joke. Then it'l be a lot easier laughing it off.

If she's as insecure as she sounds, she might even try to start a physical fight when you do it, although you say she's 16 and you're 25 years old... so maybe she's not stupid enough for that, though I wouldn't be surprised if she was. Just be prepared for it. Have a pepper spray with you or whatever.