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Dear Jellybean,

Hi, I have a question about teasing. This is my first year at a new school, and I'm not used to it yet. The kids at my old school, though I didn't fit in with them, respected me as a human being. The girls at my new school are okay, but the guys are cocky and rude. At the beginning of the year, one boy picked on me and it escalated until he threw a lock at my locker and it hit my forehead. I started crying (well, it hurt!) and swore at him and hit him, and after that, he left me alone. I now realize that letting it go on for so long wasn't the right thing to do, but now other boys have followed his example. He has left me alone, though. I guess they pick on me because I'm really petite and not intimidating at all. I have friends, though, who stick up for me, but none of them are in my class, so it's hard. Today when I was packing up at the end of the day to go home, this disgusting boy came behind my and grabbed me by the waist and picked me up. I figured it was my best friend (she does things like that) so I didn't even bother looking. When I turned around though, and saw that it was him, I freaked. I swore at him and he apologized insincerely. I am so sick and tired of boys thinking they can push me around because I don't look strong and intimidating. I have tried fighting back (physically and verbally), I have tried ignoring it, and I have threatened to tell on them. Nothing seems to work, and I'm scared it's going to escalate if I don't stop it. Thanks for all your help, Jellybean.