TV presenter and columnist Barry Du Bois has taken to Instagram today to ask his followers for advice. “I’ve been described as a very positive person, strong and caring. This morning I feel weak, angry, confused and a little fearful,” “I am asking for advice.
” The caption delved into the heartbreaking fact that Du Bois’s 12-year-old daughter Arabella is being bullied at school. “Yesterday, Arabella came home from school claiming she was sick. This isn’t the first time it has happened, she wasn’t actually sick but is instead being bullied again.
” “What do you say to a child when you’ve already said, “Don’t let them upset you. Just keep being kind. You are not the horrible things they say.
” “You care so much for others and sometimes that empathy and caring will be taken advantage of, but you should stay proud of who you are, you are a special and beautiful girl.” Arabella “does not want to be special” instead she just wants to be “liked” by her classmates Du Bios wrote. The father of two expressed that he is finding it hard to watch his “little girl walk out the gate” of his home to her school which he describes as a place that “doesn’t offer security”.
“As a parent, I’m supposed to protect her and guide her through difficult times, but this morning, I am lost in my feelings and emotions.” Among Du Bois’ 81.6 thousand followers are the likes of celebrity chef Miguel Maestre, Married At First Sight’s Ryan Gallagher an.