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Hi. Say hello. Hi. Hi, sweetheart. How old are you? Ten. And what grade are you in at ten years old? Fourth. Excellent. How can I help you, Gretchen? Well...
Um, sorry. I'm nervous. It's all right. All my friends are ignoring me and they just like, they act like they don't care about me and they act like I'm not there and I'm invisible. And all the boys are just like, they're really mean to me and pick on me. First of all, that's not how friends behave. So when you say all my friends are doing this, friends never do that.
That's not how friends are. That's not the definition of a friend. And I don't think all the boys are doing anything. I think you're exaggerating a little bit, which we do and we're upset. I get that. So why don't you name the one or two, maybe three girls, and tell me what went wrong with them. Uh, well...
Spanish class, we were watching the running of the bulls, and then just some of the boys just looked back at me, and they said, Gretchen, the bulls are running from you because you're so ugly. And it really hurt my feelings. All the boys didn't say that. One jerk said it. What's his first name? Jude. Jude. So tell me about Jude. Is he smart in school? Is he a troublemaker? Is he funny? Tell me about Jude.
He's definitely a troublemaker, and he's just kind of really rude. He picks on all the girls, but for some reason, he especially picks on me. Probably. That's either one of two things, or both. He probably thinks you're the cutest, because boys tend to behave like that at that age. When they like a girl, they tend to act in the opposite way you would imagine. So instead of bringing you flowers...
They give you a hard time. That's how they deal with those feelings. Secondly, when he does it to the other girls, what's the difference between how they respond from how you respond? Think back.
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They kind of like, they like then offend him back too. And I also might just, I just say stop. And then he just never stops. Okay, stop doesn't work. Yeah, stop doesn't work. I know I've seen that in videos. They try to teach kids, say stop. That's nonsense and you know it. So what I'd like you to say is, and I know you're going to think this is useless and silly, but you'd be surprised how powerful it is.
I'd like you to say, I'm sorry, could you repeat that? Do you know how hard it is to repeat something stupid, something mean? It's very hard to repeat it. But look curious like you didn't hear it and say, would you repeat that? I'm sorry, say that again. Could you say that again, please? That's what I want you to do every time that one of the boys says something stupid. Trust me, this is so powerful a tool. You're going to be amazed. And I'll prove it to you, Gretchen, say something nasty to me.
Say it. Her. Go. Nasty. Come on. The only thing you need, birds and calories at the gym. I'm sorry. Could you repeat that, please? See what I mean? You feel stupid repeating it. That is a very powerful tool. You're right. Yes. So call me next week just to prove I'm right. Okay?
OK. And do this to anybody who says something mean to you. Go. Would you repeat that? Could you say that again, please? What did you say? Say it again, please. And they won't know what to do with it. But when you try to fight back, oh, yeah, your mother wears army boots or you're stupid and you're ugly or, you know, it just escalates. It just keeps going. And if you go stop, they don't care about stop. When did a 10 year old boy care about stop? Come on.
Never. Never. Probably never. Bouncing off walls. You have a brother, you know this. All right. So call me back in a bit and let me know. Okay? Okay. Okay, will do. Thank you. Will do. Thanks. Thanks. You adults should try that too. Somebody is rude or mean to you, just lean forward with a completely relaxed face and say, I'm sorry, would you repeat that? Could you say that again, please? They won't know what to do with it.
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