LAINEY’S RESPONSE How it feels to be teased


It’s not fun, is it? It can make you sad, it can make you cross and it can make you feel like you don’t even want to go to school.


There are three different kinds of teasing: ● Teasing that makes you feel good (like between friends and family when you’re just all having fun);


● Teasing that makes you feel bad (like name-calling, put-downs and frightening, threatening and bullying behaviour);


● Teasing that makes you feel uncomfortable because it’s a mixture of the other two. You’re not too sure whether it’s fun or hurtful.


What people think teasing will do: ● That it will make you sad. ● That you might cry. ● That you might chase them. ● That you might get angry and shout. ● That you might fight them. ● That you might be afraid of them and run away.


Remember that it isn’t your


fault if someone is teasing you. They are


responsible for what they do.


Sometimes people feel bad about themselves and they think teasing others will make them seem big and powerful. What can you do if you are being teased?


Tell the people you don’t like what they are doing and ask them to stop. Say ‘I don’t think that’s funny’ or ‘That’s a very unkind thing to say’ in a voice loud enough for others to hear.


If they’re calling you names – pretend you didn’t hear, walk away or start talking to someone else. Imagine there is a hard-plastic bubble around you that their words can’t get through.


Ignore what they said by making a comment, e.g. ‘I think we have PE today’. Think, ‘Nobody can tease me if I don’t let them.’


Author's Intent Why do you think the author chose the title Bud, Not Buddy for this book?


What example from this text supports this conclusion? 39


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