[Nowhere Man]

I was bullied in grade school. Back in 1974, I was in 2nd grade, I used to get picked on by this one kid. Mom told me that I had to defend myself or she would clobber me. The next time he picked on me, I slugged him back and we both got sent to the principal’s office and we got paddled. After that we became friends but I was scared that I’d get punished at home because of the paddling at school. I kept quiet. 1 day passed, then 2, then 3, then months and finally 20 years later, in 1994 I confessed. Mom said she would not have punished me and just today, if she knew this went on, she’d go up to school to raise Holy Hell. I figured even then, I would not have been punished but you got to remember, “8 yer old kid logic takes over” and you clam up.

[aruanan]

My 4th grader told me that some kid was picking on him. I told him to do this: 1. Tell the kid to stop. 2. If he doesn't stop, tell the teacher. 3. If he does it again, nail him so quickly and so hard it'll scare the crap out of him.

He did this and the kid left him alone. I asked him what the teacher said. He said he thought she didn't see it. Later, I talked to the teacher (an Indian, dot, not feather), who said she was glad to see him defending himself.