Bullying (cont.)

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The principal has been away from school for the last few days.  But there have been changes.

Daughter #2 missed school on Friday. She did not want to spend 3 hours on a bus heading for a Volleyball tournament with the boys and classmates who are spreading this rumour of her being a lesbian. So Teapot and I felt it was alright to stay home. That was the day that the Principal was notified of the situation.... the day that I wrote about this whole affair here.

Ok so I'm kind of on weird ground here. Since that time Daughter #2 has gone to a local fundraiser to help with the setting up and organization of the event. During that event one of the bullies came up to her and as sweet as anything asked her how she was! (I think the Gods of mahem are upon us!)  I asked Daughter #2 what she said and she said that all she did was shake her head in dismay and walk away....

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Over the weekend Daughter #2 has been thinking very hard about what happened on the bus and at one point I thought she was going to go through with the plan to confront the two boys in question, but Sunday came and at bedtime I asked her what her decision was and she said that she didn't want to do it. I can understand why.

Monday came and there were no incidents or problems though she did not take the bus home but instead got a ride with her father.

Today weirder still the same boy that approached her at the fundraiser on Friday night quite nicely as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, offered her an ice cream at lunch time when he was offering one to a couple of other kids in the lunch room....

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We are all in shock. Daughter #2 most of all I think. It's like a miracle happened but then at the same time we are having trouble with the idea that this kid might have changed his mind about how he's been treating Daughter #2... and waiting for the hurricane to hit. I cannot believe that he is regretting his nasty tongue. Perhaps he is freaked that he might get in serious trouble this time... perhaps his mother and father won't give him that new laptop if he sets one foot out of line again..... and then I'm feeling guilty for thinking so ill of the little shit. I'm all confused and if I am then what the heck is Daughter #2 feeling?

Egad!