It's not ok

Listening to a friend whose daughter is struggling with bullies breaks my heart.  Both Eric and Caylie have dealt with being bullied and it's not easy.  I'm so sick of hearing people saying kids need to toughen up. Ok sure if someone says something rude to you one time don't let it ruin your day. But when I say bullies I'm not talking about that. All kids can be jerks sometimes.  I'm talking about the kids that continually go after someone just because they can.  I'm talking about the  2nd grade boys who tormented my then kindergarten son every single day just for being different .  I'm talking about the little girl that treated Caylie like trash and tore her down every single freaking day.  THIS is not ok.  We can tell our kids to not listen to them. We can tell them that we are here for them and that they have us. But unfortunately those negatives still get in.  They start to chip away at our children. It's not ok!  We need to stop accepting this as just a part of life.  We need to demand better because our children deserve better.