Fifi Box broke down in tears live on Wednesday while listening to a listener’s heartbreaking story.
Nicole from Burnside Park called to the fox Fifi Fev and Nick to describe her son Jake’s fight against relentless bullying at school.
Nicole revealed that her 12-year-old son has not been able to leave the house due to the emotional toll the bullying has taken on him.
“To be honest, my son Jake has had an amazing year,” she began.
This morning I’m taking my other kids to school and he’s home. I couldn’t get him out of bed.
Fifi, a mother of two, identified with Nicole’s situation.
The beloved Australian radio presenter has two daughters: Trixie, 11, who she shares with ex-partner Grant Kenny, and Daisy, four, who was conceived through IVF and donor sperm.
“He spent last night opening up to me and telling me how he’s struggling,” Nicole continued.
Fifi Box broke down in tears live on Wednesday while listening to a listener’s heartbreaking story.
‘But I’m lost, the amount of bullying at his year level is out of this world.
‘Now I have a son who wants to give up everything he loves because no matter what he does, he feels like it’s just another thing to be bothered about.
“He’s an amazing kid, he loves basketball, but he doesn’t have anyone to play with.”
Fifi was so deeply moved that she burst into tears upon hearing Nicole’s story.
‘Nicole, that is very disturbing. “That really bothered me,” he said.
‘There’s nothing worse than not being able to take your child out in the morning and you have to keep functioning, you have to go to work, you can’t sit there with them and make life better. ‘
Nicole from Burnside Park called into The Fox’s Fifi Fev & Nick to describe her son Jake’s struggles with relentless bullying at school on Wednesday.
‘He’s 12 years old! “Twelve with the weight of the world on their shoulders,” Fifi continued.
‘I should be running to school. I should be excited about that. Just to get your son out of bed, Nicole, we would love for Jake to be one of our homeless people! Do you think it’s something you would like to do?
In a touching gesture, Fifi offered Jake a spot on The Underdogs, a team designed to give kids excluded from sports due to bullying or health issues a chance to shine.
‘Nicole, tell him he’s on our team. We want it. You can get out of bed tomorrow. “We want it, please tell Jake,” she said.
Fifi, a mother of one, identified with Nicole’s situation. The beloved Australian radio presenter has two daughters: Trixie, 11, who she shares with ex-partner Grant Kenny, and Daisy, four, who was conceived through IVF and donor sperm.
Bullying has become a hot topic in recent months, with Australian parents reaching out to each other for support and guidance in the face of what seems like an insurmountable problem.
In September, Charlotte, a Sydney schoolgirl, took her own life in the face of relentless bullying at Santa Sabina College.
This month, 14-year-old Isla Marschke from Queensland tragically took her own life.
Isla’s school principal said she was “without a doubt” being bullied.
Television host Barry Du Bois also recently shared a heartbreaking story about his own family’s turmoil.
‘What do you say to a child when you’ve already told him, “Don’t let them bother you. Just keep being nice. You’re not the horrible things they say.”‘
Barry admitted struggling to find a way to help his daughter Arabella, 12, who is being bullied at school.
“She said, ‘I don’t want to be special; I just want to please,” Barry added.
The Living Room star, 64, vulnerably admitted he felt helpless as a father recently.
Many Australian parents were moved by her words and flooded the Instagram post with comments citing their own experiences.