We live in a world of bullies, either we have been bullied or have bullied others, in schools, colleges and at work. It is very important for us to take a stand against bullying and more important for parents, who can teach their children a salient lesson about bullying and encourage them to be strong.
That is exactly what happened to Bodi Irvine a 9-year-old from Gilbert, Arizona. And we need to learn from the young boy’s father. Who used it as an opportunity to teach his son, and other children like him, a major lesson.
“You got bullied today, huh?” Isaac asked his son in a Facebook video, which has been viewed nearly 60,000 times. “What happened? You want to talk about it?”
The third-grader explained that two boys made fun of his long hair. Isaac told CBS News both of his identical twin boys, Adin and Bodi, decided last year that they wanted to grow out their blonde hair to donate to kids with cancer. Their hair needs to be at least 10 inches long before they can donate.
Irvine explained that two boys made fun of his long hair.
In an interview Irvine’s father said that his identical twin boys, Adin and Bodi took the decision last year to grow their blonde hair to donate to kids with cancer. Their hair needs to be 10 inches long in-order to donate them.
Isaac asks his son in the video “And some kids came by and said you look like a girl?”
“Yeah,” Bodi said. “It made me feel sad.”
Isaac then explained to his son that bullying can happen to anyone. He explained that he’s been made fun over the years because of his tattoos.
Bodi told his dad, that he let the boys’ hurtful comments “roll off his back.”
“That’s a good thing,” Isaac said. “I’m glad you didn’t get angry.”
“I think being different is a good thing,” said Bodi, as the video ended. “It means you think differently than other people.”
Isaac never planned to make the video public. He just wanted his son to feel ok and be able to talk through to help him understand his feelings.
“I want Bodi to understand that he can affect the way other people act as much as he can affect the weather, so don’t place your emotional well-being in the hands of other people,” Isaac said.
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But if it helps parents address bullying with their children, Isaac says it’s worth it.
“I hope they are inspired to be transparent with their kids about their own lives,” he said. “When you hear someone at school was mean, it’s natural to look to the school to solve it. Or tell your kids that you’ll solve it. Had I done that, I feel I would be robbing Bodi of an important life-lesson. He’s stronger than he knows and he can solve this one himself.”
Dozens of people have commented on the Facebook post, thanking Issac for sharing the conversation with his son.
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