Jade Roper Expresses ‘Rage’ Over Daughter Emmy’s School Bullying Experience
Jade Roper shared her emotional journey in parenting as she revealed her daughter, Emmy, is facing bullying at school.
“No one really prepares you for the heartbreak of mean girls making your daughter feel inadequate,” Roper, 38, expressed in an Instagram Story on Thursday, October 16.
The Bachelor Nation star noted that her oldest child, 8, encountered bullies last year, and despite her and husband Tanner Tolbert addressing it, it “almost made it worse.”
“After we removed her from certain situations, we learned it’s still happening in another recreational class with the same group of girls,” Roper explained.
She revealed, “The rage and heartbreak I’m going through is beyond words.”
Roper’s distress over Emmy’s situation in school came just two months after she began second grade, a milestone she shared on social media with several photos.
“Where DID all the time go? 🥹🥹🥹 Back to school today!” Roper posted on Instagram on August 13, including pictures of Emmy with her two brothers, Brooks, 6, and Reed, 4, on their porch before the first day.
The former Bachelor in Paradise contestant expressed, “These wonderful kids are going to achieve amazing things this year! I’m so proud of them, and now I’ll just go back to crying in my car. 😭🤣.”
In the photos, Emmy smiled brightly as she hugged Brooks, who stood next to her. Reed, grinning widely, offered his best wishes to his siblings.
Emmy also posed for a solo shot with a large apple chalkboard that indicated her aspiration to be an artist when she grows up. Brooks, who started kindergarten this fall, expressed his wish to be a “game developer” as an adult.
Reed has also begun his pre-kindergarten journey this August, with a sign stating he aspires to be a “structural engineer (tower maker)” when he grows up.
While Roper navigates her daughter’s challenges at school, she is also dealing with her own grief from a miscarriage two years ago.
“Two years without you, sweet Beau,” she shared on Instagram on September 6, marking the anniversary of her dilation and curettage procedure following a miscarriage.
Roper reflected, “Grief has become quieter now, but it’s still present, woven into who I am. Remembering the baby I never got to hold but still hold in my heart.”
The reality star shared multiple photos from her fourth pregnancy, including one of her pregnant belly and an ultrasound. Roper also posted a picture from the hospital after suffering her miscarriage in August 2023, along with a blue heart-shaped cake adorned with the name “Beau.”
Married to Tolbert, 38, since January 2016, Roper previously disclosed in August 2023 that she experienced a miscarriage while expecting their fourth child.
“It felt like all my dreams were coming true welcoming another baby, to love and complete our family,” she wrote about the pregnancy on Instagram. “While our hearts are broken, and we’re processing the complex grief of loss, we are grateful to have felt his presence, however briefly. I am forever changed.”
As Roper continues to navigate her grief, she finds solace in her husband, with whom she has shared a decade. “Getting engaged on a reality TV show is wild, but when you know, you know. Look at us now, love!” Roper posted on Instagram in June, celebrating their 10-year engagement anniversary. “I love you and the life we’ve built together. We are so blessed. ❤️.”
