I wonder whether there’s any relationship between having somehow successfully resolved incidents like this during childhood, and conservatism as an adult.
Or more precisely, a relationship between a childhood in which such incidents were (not) dealt with, and liberalism later, seeking to lord over others - in revenge.
hmmm...not exactly sure about that.
At the time I couldn’t have know she had “issues” (mental/emotional) and I just happened to be the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It would have been worse if I had been home all day every day...but I wasn’t...I spent a giant chunk of my time at a local gym, so that was my oasis.
As far as conservatism? I definitely learned many important lessons...a bully cannot be reasoned with. You have to figure out their language and speak it forcefully.
I also learned that even if you are going to get pounded - if all you do is land one good shot, they’ll think twice before they do it again.