Important

Please go over to Quaker Dave's and read this excellent post about bullying.

Our daughter was bullied by kids in our neighborhood when she was a preschooler. At one point we considered moving, because it was so painful. When confronted, the parents said our child simply needed to 'buck up.' One parent had the audacity to tell me that some kids just have "victim personalities" implying that it was her fault from birth! How can anyone be so cruel to a 3-year old?

She's 19 now, and just the other day she was talking about it. Although she is a beautiful, talented young woman, the experience left permanent scars. Sometimes I wonder if we did enough to protect her. I know that if it were happening now, I would take a much more proactive stance as her advocate. Bullying is never OK and it is not the fault of the victim. Period.