We've been struggling in our house all year with the issue of bullying. [Frown] My 10 year old is into math, maps and muppets instead of hockey, soccer and football. He is a sweet boy who walks into the house each day and says "where is my baby boy" and then picks up his 18 mo old brother and goes in and watches Sesame Street with him.

In short, he is a very sweet, mild-mannered boy who is a little on the sensitive side.

He has endured a ton of ridicule this year as a result of not fitting the 'mold' of the 'typical 10 year old'..though to be quite honest, I'm not sure what that is.

We did everything possible to try and prevent the teasing. I spoke with his classroom teacher almost daily some weeks, met with the principal etc...but nothing worked. He had soup thrown at him in the lunchroom and experienced a variety of threats and was even elbowed and kicked by the girls in the room.

The last month of school though, things turned nasty. These 10 year olds began teasing him in a very inappropriate manner. I received lip service from the principal and teacher and made the decision to send him back for the last 5 days or so becuase he so desperately wanted to attend the end of the year picnic, etc.

The picnic was rained out (of course..MAN...why oh why did we move to this god-forsaken place) AND instead of enjoying his last day of school, he was teased and told very inappropriate things ending with "no wonder no one likes you"

I am truly heartbroken for him. I could barely sleep last night because I feel so much pain for him.

This is truly the worst kind of teasing.

I am at such a parenting loss over this. I asked him why he hadn't told me sooner and he said "what's the point. you can't stop it anyway. I'm just weird. I'm a freak."

I feel like hunting these kids down and....ripping every hair out of their heads a handful at a time.