--- title: Interrupting, boasting, your own story, losing a pet or a person, bullying, saying no, comparing yourself online, pocket money and curiosity — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Interrupting, boasting, your own story, losing a pet or a person, bullying, saying no, comparing yourself online, pocket money and curiosity», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. 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How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/0/) — Good friends let others finish speaking and share the fun instead of boasting. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/1/) — When you are excited, wait for a pause; when you have more toys, invite others to play. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/2/) — Some things are yours to decide: if you are adopted or in foster care, you share only as much of your story as you want. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/3/) — Losing a pet or a person hurts. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/4/) — Death means the body has stopped working forever, so the one who died cannot come back; it is not like sleeping. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/5/) — Grief takes time, and a new pet does not replace the old one. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/6/) — Some rules keep you safe even under pressure: tell a trusted adult about bullying even if the bully says not to, and say «No thanks» to cigarettes, vapes and alcohol. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/7/) — Online pictures show only people's best moments. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/8/) — Real life has ups and downs for everyone, so comparing yourself with them is unfair to you. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/9/) — When you are excited and want to speak, wait for a pause in the talk, because people feel respected when they can finish. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/10/) — Boasting about having more than others makes them feel small and pushes friends away; sharing the fun brings friends closer. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/11/) — If someone asks about your adoption or foster care, you share only what you want to share; your story is yours to tell or keep. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/12/) — When a pet dies, wait a while and talk it through with your family before getting a new one; you need time to grieve. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/13/) — A new pet does not replace the pet that died; each animal is different. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/14/) — Death means the body has stopped working forever and the person or animal cannot come back. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/15/) — Sleeping does not cause death; a sleeping person's body is still working. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/16/) — If a bully says it will be worse if you tell, tell a trusted adult anyway, because bullies rely on silence. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/18/) — Online pictures show only the best moments; real life has ups and downs for everyone. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/19/) — Save some of your pocket money and spend some wisely, because money runs out if you spend it all at once. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/20/) — When you wonder why something happens, like why the sky is blue, ask questions and look it up in books or with an adult; curiosity helps you learn. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/21/) — A girl in Leeds was bullied for months and kept quiet because the bully said it would get worse; when she told a teacher, it stopped within a week. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/22/) — A boy in Florida lent all his pocket money to a classmate who never paid it back, and when he asked, the classmate laughed at him. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/23/) — Bullies often say telling will make it worse, but telling a trusted adult is what most often stops bullying. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/24/) — Money lent to someone may not come back, so lend only what you can afford to lose. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/25/) — When parents split up, it is never the child's fault; someone who keeps saying cruel things about it is bullying, so tell a trusted adult. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/320-interrupting-boasting-loss-bullying-saying-no-and-pocket-money/26/) — When a friend tells you something sad about their family, listen kindly, keep it private and remind them they can talk to a trusted adult. - ← previous: [Anger, fears (films, needles, thunder, spiders, deep water, the news, getting lost) and boredom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/319-anger-fears-and-boredom/) - next →: [Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, playing fair and growing at your own speed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)