Poor, pathetic lonely little Oreo.
I have such a visceral reaction to bullies. I think it would do the boy a world of good to receive a terrifying visit from the Cranky Avenger, who would explain the concept of limits in very clear terms. In my experience, the only thing that ever worked to stop bullying was responding with enough violence to make it more trouble than it was worth. My life, she would have been so much easier if we’d had a little more of than mandated reporting and stuff.
It seems like a sign of progress that today’s legal climate concerning bullying at school has made things better than they were in the bad old days when a boy could break the glasses off the faces of every girl in the 4th and 5th grade, and his parents could just shrug it all off and never think of having to pay for damage.
Er, and I'm so very inappropriate.
Sparky, I'm sorry about what happened to Kyle and I hope the resposible parties are strung up by their innards.
Thumbs, hair, toes. It's all the same to me.
That's a bit more merciful than I thought you were going for, Ginger. I've misjudged you.
I'm more of an eye for an eye sort, when I have detailed and personal knowledge. I can be all dispassionate about serial killers in other jurisdictions (short version: I work in the justice system -- I know how stupid the death penalty is), but when something like that happens close to family, I get kinda stone cold rage-y.
Er, and I'm so very inappropriate.
Not at all.
t races everyone here to see the photos
Maria, the username (or password) isn't working for me.
t edit
It should be earthlink DOT net, rather than dot com.
Maria, is that earthlink dot COM or dot NET?
And Owen's learned to take his shirt off and refuses to keep one on today.
Duh. Change the dot com to dot net.
Then it will work.
Edit: and of course x-posty. Thanks Tep and Cash.
Is this the wrong audience for saying that I feel for the bully too? I'm not excusing his behaviour in the slightest, because it was reprehensible, and he should be taught to realise the ramifications of his actions. But, in my experience, bullying tends to be a learned behaviour. And at thirteen there's only so many places he could have learned it.
Sparky, that's serious bullying. Breaking bones? Egad.
