On Friday 11 May 2007 5:19 am, Bill Arnold wrote: > 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.
Hi Bill! Now you understand why we must stay the course with the 'slims. Look where we are with all our former enemies. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ 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.
