[TankerKC]

That's about how I remember it.

I don’t. When I was in school, I just didn’t take any crap. Even if I was going to loose, I wouldn’t back down. I never started anything, but I finished plenty. I NEVER got into trouble either. Why? Because I got good grades & behaved. The teacher’s knew I would not start trouble. That wouldn’t happen now. I’d probably be sent to counseling. Kids today don't learn to defend themselves...and, they really aren't allowed to anyway.

[Riley]

I moved about sixty times by the time I was eighteen and could strike out on my own. (Bad family situation)

I was always the new kid, going up against the established bully clique. Eventually, through trail and error, I learned that I would still go down, but if I did it fighting, at least I still had a degree of self-respect. Sometimes, I would prevail. But the whole experience was a Gulag for kids, as far as I was concerned.

I don't go to 'reunions'.

[Esther Ruth]

Right - they are NOT taught to defend themselves - that is wrong - instead you talk talk talk, do anger management, or conflict resolution and try to understand why the bully doesn't like you, WWOD - What would Ophrah DO? Hugs all the way around, just hugs! Picked up a video years ago at library for kids, a redo of The Three Pigs - UN believable - the Wolf trashed their houses but they realized the wolf just was lonely, left out and sad, what he really needed was friends - so they made the wolf cookies - (baking cookies for the wolf!!) brought the cookies to the wolf, wolf eats cookies, everyone friends, all good on planet earth!