Pigtails Thwart a Bully

I always try to stress to my son how important it is to walk away from bullies, words can't physically harm you, but the truth is sometimes words cut you deeper than any knife can.  Today I read a fantastic story about bullying and the witty peaceful protest one girl staged to fight back.

Let's face it, getting into a spit for spat argument with a bully gets you nowhere fast!  That was exactly what the case was with the almighty Maisie Kate Miller.  She had been taunted and teased by the same mean girl for some time and finally the bullying just got too much.  Maisie was wearing pigtails in support of a sports team and overheard the mean girl talking smack about it...yep, I actually said smack!!!  Anyways, after a year of torment from this girl Maisie was driven to tears by this latest insult. 

So what did Maisie do?  She didn't get in the bully's face, she didn't try to outwit the bully, and she didn't try to get even.  She protested her bully's comment by posting a plea for help on her Facebook page.  Here's her message:

“There was a incident today, and I was really upset about it. A girl who has been bothering me all year, saying rude, hurtful things to me, said something that just topped me over, and I’m ready to get this Over and done with. Today she was behind me going up the stairs and commented on my hair that was up in pigtails (for a sport) commenting to her friend
Saying “who wears pigtails still? Are we in kindergarten?” as nonchalant and innocent as this seems, it’s been one of a few comments at me and about me and my group of friends said in hearing range of myself. I am asking you all to understand that this hurt me beyond reason (partially from PMS, and partially because this has been a tough week for me), but mostly because it was wrong, i cried. This was the last straw for me. I know pigtails are ridiculous looking and often don’t look the best on 15 and 16 year olds, but please if you could help my cause and do so many other girls who have had hurtful things said to them; wear pigtails tomorrow. If you can’t or won’t, please tell others about my experience, and ask them
To please wear pigtails.
Thank you so much for reading, and sharing.”

She handled the situation with grace and didn't even mention her bully's name.  She didn't want her to get bullied!  I mean how fantastic is that? 

Please support Maisie by liking her Facebook page (Pigtails4Peace), passing along this inspiring story, and sporting those pigtails!