I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to make you feel worse. Maybe I just grew up too fast but hearing the F word as an 11 year old really isn't that bad. I was bullied my entire life. My parents were poor living in a rich suburb and kids used to make fun of me day in and day out for having a crappy house, hand me down clothes and everything else you could think of. I even told my dad and he didn't do anything or go to anyone's parents. He told me if they ever did it again to stand up for myself and not come home crying about it. Maybe that was too much tough love in elementary and middle school but I guess it worked out for the best? I'm just the kind of person who thinks that everyone should learn for themselves. So, if she were my kid, and it took a boy "bullying" her to get her to stand up for herself and learn how to handle those kinds of situations, yes I'd let it go and let her deal with it. That's just me though. And, if that kid acts like that, chances are his parents don't care enough to do anything about it so I don't know that talking to them really does anything. He has to learn those patterns from somewhere y'know?

Good luck with your daughter and the boy.