Poll of the Day--5/13/08

[wild1forever]

Do tell!

[Pettyjunkie]

Every once in a while.

[Wingspan91089]

When I was in elementary school, I was teased all the time. Now it's just occasionally.

[KansasPettyFan]

Once in a while.

[wild1forever]

Once in a while.

[Mary Jane 49]

I don`t remember ever being teaed --they wouldn`t have dared -lol

[Starfish]

Occasionally - my height made me a target.

[LizzieB]

I said once in a while, because on average it wasn't very much.

But I was teased by two boys for for my entire freshman year in high school. For some reason they decided to call me Liz the Lez and then some girl in my PE class told them I stuffed my bra, so they also called me Stuffy. I was a B cup for christ's sake!

I think they were secretly in love with me. LMAO!

[Athena]

Short, skinny, red hair, freckles, shy, read books at recess....yep, was teased frequently. It lasted from nursery school all the way through high school. I grew a really tough skin.

And now Relic continues the tradition.

[Echosoftom]

Yep, occasionally in grade school because I was so tall. But they learned real fast (afterschool) that wasn't the thing to do.

[surfnburn]

Gosh...my brother teased me more than anyone at school. I think I learned early on that it's the people who tease that have the problem...lol I don't remember being teased much.

My daughter used to get teased a lot. Her teacher didn't take it seriously and she told my daughter not to "tattle". Shoot...she came home miserable every day, and it was impacting her academics. I think the teasing kids knew their behavior was accepted. This is behavior they want to encourage in school? I finally said something to her teacher at meeting with the principle at attendance. Kids learn this stuff from each other. Why perpetuate it? Seems like a no brainer to me. I guess the kids were called into the principle's office after that; they haven't teased my daughter since.

[Dynabeat Tim]

I was tall for my age. By 7th grade I was taller than most of the boys. ( I remember one Mom asking her son how many times I got held back, cause I was tall as his Dad ) Plus I weighed more too, which I remember some girl asking how much I weighed....I eventually evened out, but when I seen her about 20 years ago she had become enourmous !! And then there was this bully on the bus, who made fun of my "ruler" !! We had needed one for school, and I forgot to tell my mom and dad, and it was late sunday night, so dad found a yardstick and cut off the first 12" for my ruler. This kid kept saying "look at Tim's ruler, its part of an old yardstick ". I remember feeling so bad cause I felt it slighted my dad. Anyway many moons later, I'm playing at this club, in this real hot band that everyone was coming to see, and this kid is a guy now, and he comes up to the band and says " Tim, you remember me, I use to ride the bus with you when we went to school, and I want ya to meet some people I'm with, they don't believe I know you " and I go "what, I can't place you " He goes remember I lived over on South Otter next to so and so." and I go, no, must be someone who looked like me....Anyway this guy gives up and goes back to his table, and his wife and friends are all laughing and going see we told ya you didn't know him." That to me felt good !! I don't know why, but by golly I felt good about that. I remember also standing up for someone that was mildley slow, and some kid was making fun of him, and I said you wanna make something out of it ? And he back down (thank god) and this mean kid ended up being ok after that, and he didn't tease the other one again. So I think teasing is part of growing up, I know it taught me how to come back with a quick come back !! To this day I have people say, wow you're quick. Well, you learn these things. And for all you tall girls, I like tall woman !! Love and Peace !!

[Refugee]

Teased off and on through the years. Being of mixed race, well..it happens.

One boy teased me so much, so one day after we got off the bus, I punched him, my dad was a boxer in the Army, taught me well, that boy left me alone after that, in fact we became best of friends, lol.

[martin03345]

Freuqently, too damn often. I am a genetic gene pool mess, crosseyed, short, uncoordinated, etc. You get the picture

[asakitten]

Frequently

[Magnolia]

I was a swimmer all my life so my blonde hair was perpetually green. That got me teased all the time but I figured they were just jealous they couldn't swim as fast as I could. LOL
Oh, and I'd get the ever so clever "Barbie, where's Ken?" by dumb boys.:icon_rolleyes:

[The Wild One, Forever]

Once in a while I geuss. In middle school I'd get teased for being too skinny and for my super curly hair. But now I just get teased every once in a while for loving tpath and running so much, which I don't mind.

[Doxiejoe]

pretty frequently. Junior high is such an awkward age....

[Raelin]

My height also made me a target..