Dave, but the guy didn't bully you anymore, did he? As a young lad and a minority "paddy boy" in a reform school where the power was mostly black and Puerto Rican, they intimidated and bullied me for a little while, but I decided there was no future in that, so I worked up the courage to challenge the toughest guy to a fight. While he got the better of the fight, I did put everything into it, and he/they did leave me alone, and he and I actually became cordial to each other after that.
Years later, with kids of my own, I taught them that if they were ever bullied that they had no choice but to fight - and not to just jump around, but "go nuts" on the bully. Eventually the two boys did have an incident each, but that was it. This is over-simplified, but it is the essence of what happened. Bill > Michael, > That's not totally true. I was picked on by a bully when I > was about 10. My father was an Amateur Boxing champion in the > army and told me the old chestnut about bullies don't like to > be hurt and that if you hit them they will back down etc etc. > > So I tried what he said on day when I had had enough and > whacked the guy on the nose "just like my dad said" - he just > looked at me with blood spurting from his nose and then > proceeded to give me the biggest thrashing he could. So much > for the information and advice! > > I did learn three important lessons though: > > 1. If you give your best shot and it doesn't work then be > prepared to run...quickly. If you don't, prepare for a good kicking. > > 2. Never trust advice from someone who doesn't really > understand your situation - even if it is your dad. > > 3. He who fights and runs away...lives to fight another day. > > 4. The guys who are fitter and bigger are usually dumber and > slower so fight them on your own terms with cunning and > guile. He never did know who stole the wheels off his bike. <BG> > > Dave Crozier _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
