Bullying can leave lasting scars on children that they may never fully heal from. Even a single cruel comment can damage their confidence and turn school into a place of fear instead of learning. Recently, a child in Griffin, Georgia, was reduced to tears after a fifth grader called her “ugly” at school. She is in the fourth grade. When the girl’s mother came home from work and found her crying in her bedroom, she knew she couldn’t stay silent. She turned to TikTok to speak out.
Sitting beside her visibly upset child, the mother looked into the camera and addressed viewers. “Bullying is not okay, guys. Parents, y’all need to do better about teaching y’all’s kids about bullying. Because this, this ain’t it,” she said. She explained that she has raised her daughter not to bully anyone and expects the same courtesy in return: “I didn’t raise her to be a bully and nobody should bully my child. Fix it.”
What People Are Saying About the Georgia Bullying Incident
Netizens were more than happy to offer words of encouragement to the mother and child. “They are probably just jealous because she’s pretty,” one person wrote, countering the hurtful comment. Another assured the child, “Tell her I said she is beautiful,” while someone else added, “She’s beautiful! No child should have to go through that! 🙏🙏🙏.”
Some urged the mom to take the matter up with the school board. “She is beautiful, go to the school and report it. That’s not right,” one commenter said. A second netizen recommended, “You need to go to the school and have a conversation with the principal and parents.” A few pressed for stronger action, writing, “Go to the school better yet go to the board of education office make sure you handle this cause it will get worse this makes me so mad.”
Several parents related their own experiences with school bullying. “Preach baby!!! Going through similar crap with my daughter’s school,” one person shared. Another added, “Exactyyyy, especially when it’s a different grade level than the kid. I was being bullied by an already graduated person (class of 2025) and I’m a sophomore.”
