Today was my little guy's last day of being 4 and it was just a really bad day. He dropped his pb&j sandwich on the floor at lunch, so all he had was a handful of chips, a small box of raisins and his milk. He told me about it twice and teared up both times. Then he forgot his luchbox at school and is worried about it. He ate nonstop from the time he got home until he went to bed. It made me so sad to think of him sitting there while everyone else was eating and him having nothing.

The bully on the bus is still picking on him. Today he stoled his backpack and was calling him and his brother names. I will try to contain myself when I go to the busdriver for the second time tomorrow, but no guarentees. This is my sweet cherrub faced little angel that this little snot is messing with!

Everything happened at the same time after school, the phone, homework trouble with my oldest, dh walking in from work. With all the hub bub, I never got a chance to look at my little guys folder. I had gotten distracted w/ my oldest who is starting to fall behind. I had his dad look at it with him, but when I finally had a chance to look later at all the cute projects he did today, I wanted to sit and cry.

Tomorrow he will be five years old. He's spending his birthday away from me. He's excited, but I think it will be sad day for me. I want us all to be home together again. How many days until the next vacation?

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If it's any consolation to him, we all have bad days - it's what we do with it that counts. Plus, mommy's arms are always ready. Personally, I would do the following: Ask the principal if there is a backup plan where, if a kid loses his lunch in some way, one will be given to him and you can pay for it afterward. I would also talk to the bus driver, and then call the principal. NO, ZERO tolerance for bullying. I would also get the name and number of the little brat's parents and make a call. I would also find out who this kid is, and if necessary, be waiting some day to talk to him. Even a conference with the parents, with the principal AND the kid there - enough to embarrass him. I've already told my son's teacher that I will ask for that if his bullying continues (his bully has some real problems, but I'm still at zero tolerance). Taking a kid's backpack is inexcusable. I'd be on the phone to the parents quickly, or even on their doorstep.

Reading this about made me cry!! Poor lil guy!!!

There has to be one in every group doesn't there?? How old is your older son? Poor kids! I would talk to the bus driver about this and if need be the bully's parents!!

I feel your pain! It is hard watching them get bigger and more independent . I bawled my sons first day of pre- school! Why can't they stay little forever???
I hope you son has a better tomorrow and a Great 5th Birthday!!

He has prepaid lunch money in an account at school. Sometimes he takes a lunch box and sometimes he buys his lunch. He said he didn't tell anyone. I'm sure he was embarraced and didn't know what to do. I'm going to write a note to the teacher tomorrow telling her what happend and to please let him buy a lunch if something happens to his.

I am so irratated about this whole bus thing. I know the bus drivers are doing there best driving the buses. I think they should have monitors on the busses to watch out for this kind of thing. When I sent a note last week, the next day the bullies were in the back of the bus away from the little kids. Why on earth wouldn't they be put up front so that she could watch them?!?!?! It makes it a little more uncomfortable because I know this lady outside of her being the busdriver, so I don't want her to get into trouble, BUT I'm not going to have my kids terrorised everyday by some little jerk. And it shouldn't have to be me to take my kids off the bus and drive them to school when they haven't done anything wrong, it should be the little brat's mother that has to drive them everyday. grrrr!

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My older son is 7

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Okay, that really tugged at my heartstrings. Please give him a big hug for me. Poor little baby........

Your post teared me up as well. Poor kid. It is to bad one of the aides didn't realize what had happened in the lunch room. The best you can do here is to talk to your son and let him know that if something like that happens again that he should let a grown-up know so they can help him get something else.

As for the bully on the bus, I would not only address the issue with the bus driver, but also with the school principal. In our district the kindergarteners have to sit in the front seats away from the bigger kids. This helps some. Still, no one should bully regardless of seating arrangements. I would want to choke the little booger!

I am so sad for you. I can't imagine what that is like as a mother to hear that these things happenned to your baby.

After watching Dateline last night and seeing first hand how kids are treating each other, I am just about ready to start homeschooling my kids. Something I NEVER thought I would do.

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