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What do you think America's enemies would do if we responded to "bullying" as a country in that manner? How would the Taliban or al qaeda have responded if, after 9/11, we had simply just "stayed calm and walked away"?
Originally posted by bknapple32
reply to post by Ex_CT2
I'd like to know what is the answer? any time someone makes fun of you, you make fun of them back until it escalates to a fight? Or just punch away? I certainly feel that sometimes standing up to bully is needed and it's a valuable life lesson. But I would think it's on rare occasion. I feel that a child who learned to ignore and not care about a bully has grown and learned much more then the kid who always has to respond and fight back.
Originally posted by bknapple32
reply to post by Ex_CT2
I'd like to know what is the answer? any time someone makes fun of you, you make fun of them back until it escalates to a fight? Or just punch away? I certainly feel that sometimes standing up to bully is needed and it's a valuable life lesson. But I would think it's on rare occasion. I feel that a child who learned to ignore and not care about a bully has grown and learned much more then the kid who always has to respond and fight back.
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
reply to post by bknapple32
No, I can't. You're right. You could cite many more things than I can, I'm sure of it. You've bullied me into turning the other cheek....
Originally posted by Tearman
Children at school aren't nations at war.