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Originally Posted by Brokinarrow
I was saying the father should have called the police. May have gotten the kid made fun of, yes, but when a bunch of lil thugs like that decide to step onto MY property and threaten MY kid... that's where it will end 
Anyway, yeah you make good points about the bullies using the same excuse to get out of trouble and such. I definitely feel that fighting should be a last resort, but I don't want my children to feel afraid to fight back if necessary - which I think some schools can have that effect with their threatened punishments for fighting no matter who started it.
I think a lot of my frustration on this topic stems from what my dad told me to do if someone tried to fight me: go hide in a corner. Love my dad to death, but couldn't fathom why he would tell me this. |
I guess I have had the unfortunate experience over the years to see so many scenerios play out and was frustrated by so many posts implying if a kid stands up to the bullies once everything will be great....sometimes it even makes it worse.
However, I would be lying if I didn't admit that when a kid I know has been bullied "stands up for themselves" I walk a little slower toward the fight to break it up
