Yes true, but talking to the bully's parents isn't always the best thing to do. I've known some bullies to have abusive parents and it might make it worse for the bully as soon as he and Dad (or Mom) are alone again. Family secrets.Sin said:I understand and agree with you that you shouldn't have to watch your back at school and learn to survive because your studies are VERY important and being in school myself I know this. But If I told my parents that we should move or change schools every time I ran into a bully, they would laugh at me. now my parents are very loving people and they only want the best for me, but there is nothing they can do besides talk to the principal and/or the childs parent(s). Outside of that its all up to me. I have had many problems with a bully, but if you run the bully has more fun, and also has bragging rights to his fellow bully friends, and thats just going to make things worse for you.
What i am saying is that you should fight if you must, never turn your back to a potental threat. And always use the least force necessary to disable your opponet/attacker. Honor will come from this.
Then the bully depending upon his disposition may come back to school the next day and find the "tattle-tale" and go up on them worse. I've known, seen this happen. The bully went to jail because he sent the (same) kid to the hospital. Sometimes bullies are pampered rich kids, knowing that "Daddy's Lawyers will get them out of any trouble".
It's amazing at the shapes and sizes and ages that bullies come in. The different socioeconomic backgrounds and home environments.
But all that is for us adults to ponder/wonder about. Some kids are just trying to get through the day without getting their asses kicked. They'll be glad it was that kid the bully picked on and not them, but always wake up in the morning wondering if their day is today.
Agreed, kids should NOT have to live/study/learn in such a hostile environment. But some do, I did and I'm guessing that many of you had to deal with "that Jerk from third period" at one point in your school careers or another.
We can shrug it all off as part of growing up. Building character but it's, as we all know, the wrong way to go about it.
Seems that drunken mistress is doing everything she (as a loving parent) can and her boy is too. Learning (ANY) Martial Art will definitely tip the scales in his favor in the long run.