Thanks everypony, you don't know how much all of this has helped. I actually got a few bullies in trouble and they got suspended. My best friends just came back from having the flu and that was awesome! yesterday was the best day of my life! Thanks soooooo sooooooo much. I will keep using "Hey skyscraper" when they call me shorty.
The "Sophia" place thing didnt work because my bully is a jock (not to offend ponies) and isnt quite smart enough to comprehend it. So I said "Oh boy! A new student with a name like me!" Then I looked around "Where is she?"
Thanks,
~StarSong
They used to make fun of me for talking too low. One guy even brought someone to 'translate' what I say. :l
I suggest you ignore them and show that they won't get a reaction from you. Though I suspect that they know that they are managing to bother you with all these stuff.
So next thing I would suggest is to laugh it off. Don't take them seriously. Every class has someone that they all make fun off and the best way is to not take it seriously.
Quote"Yo Sophia." "Hey lil girl, hows the weather down there?"
"It's better than yours up there. :P "
Quote"Sophia sophia hey hey sophia"
My capital city is named Sophia. lol "Sophia it's quite nice this time of the year. Have you been there?" Though I have a classmate that they constantly mistake his name and tell his name wrong because they know that it bothers him. He normally doesn't respond to the wrong names if it's intentional and corrects immediately when it's by mistake.
Personally I'd start calling them skyscrapers. :P But anyway that's my advise. Take everything as a joke, laugh a bit and leave it behind.
Quote from: StarSong on 2013 Jan 16, 07:28:10
I know most of you can tell I am bullied and usually I am quite sad.
I just want some help on kicking those bullies in the shins.... Metaphorically.
I am one of the shortest kids in my Middle School but I am taller than quite a few of them. People still call me short, shorty, smalls, lil girl.
Most of the bullies I have arent girls really except for this one girl RRRR.... Anyways so most of my bullies center on what annoys me the most, being short and messing up my name.
Examples:
"Yo Sophia." "Hey lil girl, hows the weather down there?" Or there are just people who sit behind me and say "Sophia sophia hey hey sophia" MY NAME IS SOPHIEEEEEEEE
Rage >A<
Then there are the ones who squat down and walk at my level. "I feel soooo small.... Hey jsut like Sophie hahhahhahh"
I dont know what to do about everything D: I just wish I could skip school :c Help?
Well instead of metaphorically kicking them in the shins.
Kick them in the shins.
You have to stand up for yourself no matter what the consequence is. If you let them take your rights they also take away your honor.
Quote"Yo Sophia." "Hey lil girl, hows the weather down there?"
"It's better than yours up there. :P "
Quote"Sophia sophia hey hey sophia"
My capital city is named Sophia. lol "Sophia it's quite nice this time of the year. Have you been there?"
Personally I'd start calling them skyscrapers. :P But anyway that's my advise. Take everything as a joke, laugh a bit and leave it behind.
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I will do all that... Especially the Sophia one xDDD
xD I will do all of this
Thanks
@Blues: I will kick them xD I trip them sometimes
The best thing to do is just not worry about it and make the best of the situation like Night said
I mean back in middle school I was one of the shortest guys (if not the shortest) and I eventually grew though im still relatively short
never resort to violence because that will only cause more problems, only for defense
and dont worry middle school wont last that long in the grand scheme of things
... If I told you what I thought about those bullies, being bullied myself, I'd be banned. If I told you what you I think you should do to those bullies.. You'd get expelled. Do what I did though, if you get bothered on the bus or somewhere you can listen to music do that, if you can sit around your friends during lunch, sit by them if they really are your friends they will stand up for you, and only try this if you must give them a taste of their own medicine bully them back, show them how they make you feel. Being nice isn't always the answer to a bully, but remember "Treat others how you'd like to be treated" only treat them mean because that's how their treating you, treat them like that for 1 day then ignore them.
I always said witty things, and once spat on a girl but she was about to go physical. Honestly, I've never needed to bring in an adult, and your problem, although bad, doesn't seem to require an adult. My opinion, don't kill me. Just try and outsmart them, and try to be good at something so they can see that you're more than a small girl.
Remember, bronies got your back. ;)
Man, reading about bullies and bullying just seems so unreal to me...
Here in Venezuela? It really is all Love and Tolerance. There's no racism or bullying or anything like it. We're all friends with each other, we all joke with each other, we all love each other. The people here are some of the best, if not the best, features of this place. :]
A good example would be... Back in High School I was told that if I ever got involved in a fight for whatever reason, they'd be there for me, and those were awesome dudes who I rarely hung out with. Of course, there was never a fight as there was no reason for one.
That's exactly how everypony is in here, and it's how everypony else should be too, in my opinion. :c
The lovely Night Pony nailed it with her advice, dear Star! :nod:
Take it as a joke and laugh it off, ignore and relax is the way to go! :D
... Did I just rhyme? :P
Hey, if you want, you can treat Sophia as a nickname. It's what I'm thinking anyways. Don't let it bother you! ^-^
And you can also do what Night's friend does.
I would not go for violence like someponies here have suggested though... It really won't end well. Heh, I'd imagine you would have a tough time winning being an adorable little girl and all. X3
Finally... Cheer up and smile! Don't worry, be happy and all that! Best of luck to ya dealing with those grumpy old meanies Star! I'm sure you'll be fine love! :)
My experience in "middle" school as you Americans call it, is to just ignore them. I was the shortest and least popular kid in high school, and I got through it ok. I also had people call me names based on both my first and last names...I hate when people call me Alex...
Like sleuth said, never resort to violence, all it does is put you through anger management......oh wait, I used my words and wound up in anger management.....
Quote from: Pipkin on 2013 Jan 16, 12:31:04
I hate when people call me Alex...
But one of my favourite names is Alex. :o Though you may hate it if you are not named Alex.
Sounds like they're doing it simply because it annoys you. If you ignore it, many of them might stop. Especially if you only start responding to Sophie and never Sophia, with the fact that "That's not my name, so I don't know who you're talking to."
I wonder if any of them who get down to your level just find it interesting to view the world as a shorter person. For me, it's interesting to view the world as a tall person, as I'm 5'0". X3 But I still find a really really low view point more interesting than a high one sometimes.
Shorter people do get some annoyance from tall/average people, though. :c For some reason, there's something supposedly comedic about being short, especially if you're a little person. I kind of missed being a little person by one mere inch.
I know how it feels and I know someone in my class that suffers the same thing. She just laughs and say jokes about her size herself when it happens. Really, take it as a joke just like the others said. If its really abusif to the point it's sounds more as an insult, you can go tell a friend or an adult to help you in making them stop. If that doesn't work, just ignore it and try to endure what you hear. And also, I don't know why you don't like being called by your real name. I think Sophia is better than Sophie. Take it as a nickname, just like me. The only reason I hear my real name is from adults. Everyone else calls me BeeNut.
And if everything fails, try to get away and calm down before using your fist and feets so that you don't get in too much trouble.
Unless they tried to physically hurt you like some bullies not giving them a reaction is probably a good idea. One of the reasons I'm glad I never went to Public school is bullying I likely would have been expelled as I'm not the type to ignore bullies depending on what they try to do. Vocal insults I try to ignore but the moment someone tries to physically hurt me I'd fight back in self defense. And based on what my cousin's have told me the schools don't care and get both students in trouble despite one student only defending them self.
I'm pretty short myself at least everyone around me is taller except one of my sister's. I'm only 5'4" My nephew who's 12 is taller than I am. :I I actually don't mind being short though. My mom's taller than me by about an inch.
I know your pain, girl.
I had girls who acted super nice to me all the time and one time grabbed me off the bleachers for me to dance with them but luckily my friends jumped in and saved me, and I gave them a good kick to let go. Basically, the act like your friend in a creepy way to make fun of you and if you don't feel offended then. You will later. They'll take what you talked about them and twist it into a game. My problem was cats. They LOVED to tease me about liking cats and made fun of me because I thought it would be an interesting experience to try eating a cat in China. They take what bugs you the most and act super nice......at least I think that's what your problem is. If not then I've missed pretty badly. Have you talked to anyone about it?
Number one thing you should not do. Fight back really hard. Tripping them and calling them names back only makes you look bad. I fought back but it was only when graduation was getting really close and I wouldn't have to see the bullies anymore. And even then it wasn't too hard....but they learned their lesson. Although, I agree with Nightpony to have some sassy remarks up your sleeve.
sorry >.<
Quote from: Trege on 2013 Jan 16, 17:03:33
I'm pretty short myself at least everyone around me is taller except one of my sister's. I'm only 5'4"
Wow. Same here! 'Cept, I'm actually taller than my mom...
I need to excercise more often...
Many of my friends are taller than me...
Hmmm, I'm in a pretty good school, though I think I used to be bullied.
When that happens, I think look for an adult for that situation or try ignoring.
Yeah, ignoring doesn't always work though. So the other solution is the thing NightPony thought of. It's brilliant!
You just have to be sophisticated and true to yourself. Don't let witty insults get you. I don't let that happen to me anymore. There's no point.
I still question certain how people like them act the way they do today.
Oh yeah, bullies, I know them. They're the things that push you into lava in Mario 64.
Just kidding. :P
But seriously, I'm bullied EVERYDAY because people think I talk too much and I'm worthless. Since "cool" curse words are common in my school, I lash back on them by saying what they said but with the real defintion of the the word. Or simply trolling them. I don't care much about bullies and their quotes. I actually absorb it as a good thing. It's like if you bully me non-physically, I get stronger since I will learn and know how to take it. ...I also like to make fun of myself sometimes...
I also have only 1 friend in the ENTIRE school. And I actually LIKE to be alone at school. I'm also quite tall and I'm good at exercising. In fact, PE is one of my favorite classes. Which is rare among students, since you know... Teh lazyness of peoplez and no effort whatsoeverrr. :l
Ahhh, the memories. I've always been that girl that was short enough to be teased about it, but not the shortest, there were always shorter people, but I was the one that got teased. So I know that feel.
But basically what everypony has been saying, but don't take it too seriously. Make jokes, brush it off, don't get upset. I can tell you for 90% certainty, that these ponies 'bullying' you, don't mean to be jerks, and don't wanna make you sad. You say all but one are boys, they're probably just trying to be cute, with lighthearted jokes. Furthermore, it's only middle school, you're not done growing! But nonetheless, short girls are cute! ~ 3 o
TL:DR
You're cute, don't let the teasing get you down, it's probably not serious.
You guys are the best :3
*pulls everypony who posted in and squeezes them really tight* You guys are life savers!
"can't breathe...."
"Heheh... Whoops!" *Lets dem go*
But seriously right now I wish I could drive or fly to each of your houses and hug you :3
All of you people should be happy that you are shorter than me. Being tall isn't as fun, I can tell you that.
All those times my height caused me neck and back pains, all those times I bumped my head, ...
Believe me it is better being small than tall like me.
The only positive thing about being tall is that when I'm around smaller people, I can pretend I'm Gandalf with a bunch of Hobbits.
Yay! ^-^
We've always got your back. No need to worry. :3
Well it's nice to see you got everything working out for you. Being bullied is never fun but it's easily solvable if you know how and have the confidence to do something about it.
It also helps if the teachers didn't favor the bully and suspend YOU after the bully attacks you and you tell him off because "violence isn't the answer", but that's a story for another day...
Just keep on ignoring them, and if it gets to the point of action needing to be taken, usually teachers/parents will actually do something if it's required. Do this and your days will always be full of good cheer! :D
Glad to see you're cheered up StarSong. :D <3
This is why i like forums so much people are always willing to help and don't jump to conclusions i know if i ever have problems i'll come here and StarSong i'm happy for ya
if only that could happen top me but hey i found a pinkie pie in my school so tomarrow im wearing my dj pon3 hoodie to school for the first time wish me luck lol