“Jody” was taught to be a respectful person, to be kind and thoughtful. She loved to laugh, visiting with her neighbors in the classroom, much to the teachers’ displeasure, and everywhere she went. Until the bullying started. It wasn’t directed at her, but she saw the hurt in the other child’s eyes when he was bullied. She tended to stand up in defense of the bullied, drawing attention to herself because “when they pick on me, they leave everyone else alone. And I can ignore them.”
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