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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 actually had an instance this past summer where some older boys were picking on my son everytime he walked down to my parents house which is just a few blocks from me. well one time they decided to be real brave and come to my house and sit at the end of my driveway waiting for my son to come outside..well lo and behold they didnt know i was home (and mind you i had already tried speaking to thier parents and that proved to be a waste of my time) so i just told everyone to be still and i called the cops! the boys got a nice surprise when the cops came around the corner and i opened the door and walked out! Never had a problem out those boys again!!