Ds has just come home from school. He has had a few bullying issues lately, mainly concerned with his appearance, but a couple of other issues have emerged too.
Apparently he was made fun of because he took his sandwiches to school in old margarine and ice cream tubs. I hadn't thought anything of this (he hadn't complained) as I re-use things all the time. But of course I can see it would be something for the others to sneer at if they wanted to. I duly found a sandwich box I had forgotten I possessed and he has been taking that this week.
Then today it emerged that someone has been making fun of him for carrying his trainers in a plastic bag. Originally, he put the bag in his school bag and its only purpose was keeping the mud from his trainers off his books, but ds is rather lazy about emptying his bag and carries all his books in it permanently so now there is no room for the trainers. So on the days he needs them, he carries them in a plastic bag. But this is laughed at and today the bag was deliberately broken. Money is very tight for me but I can't bear to think that my son is being picked on for these small things. I have seen some children carrying trainers in a small sports type bag, but I have never seen it for sale. Does anyone know where I can get one to make life a bit easier for ds?
And - go easy on me - but am I really so awful to have expected ds to accept these money saving measures?
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Sad that I am making life hard for ds - and anyone know where I can buy a proper sports type bag for shoes?
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Guttersnipe · 22/05/2009 15:53
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