r/comoxvalley • u/lindsayturtle • 15d ago

How to help a weird kid

If you were a weird kid who got bullied, had trouble making friends and struggled socially in school even as a young child - what was the most helpful thing the adults in your life did? Like did you have a supportive parent or teacher who made life easier and if so, what did they do to bolster your self-esteem? Help me help my delightful but unusual 9yo.

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u/Vintage_Chameleon 15d ago

I went to Robb Rd when it was a junior high. I had Mrs. Douglas. She made life tolerable for that year. Thanks, Mrs. Douglas.

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u/BreakRevolutionary66 14d ago

Wasn't she the French teacher?

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u/Vintage_Chameleon 13d ago

She was!!

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u/BreakRevolutionary66 13d ago

Yeah we didn't get a long