“My Daughter Finally Punched The Bully In The Face”: Mom Praises Her Child For Standing Up For Herself, Calls Out School’s Reaction
The classic suggestion many parents have if their kid gets bullied is to tell a teacher or other authority figure. Way too often the bully just goes unpunished and feels free to continue harassing someone. So children might end up feeling like they have to take matters into their own hands, literally, and strike back.
A mother named Bianca Austin shared a story about her daughter standing up to a bully by punching her in the face, which got a divisive reaction on Twitter. Some users agreed with her approach while others felt it was excessive and taught the wrong lesson.
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Sadly, authority figures often overlook bullying for too long, leaving bullied kids feeling helpless
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A mother named Bianca Austin shared the story of her daughter finally standing up for herself and confronting her bully
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Bullies prefer victims that are isolated or don’t stand up for themselves
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Bullying often happens when there is a perceived power disbalance between the parties. While it can be comforting to know that most bullies won’t “pick on someone their own size,” this doesn’t actually help those suffering from harassment and abuse. Bullies also rely on the victim being afraid to speak up, due to social stigma around ‘snitching,’ or the knowledge that at most the authorities will issue some sort of meaningless punishment. As in the story the mother shared on Twitter, often the victim doesn’t actually know that they are just as powerful as the bully. Abusers rely on low self-esteem to prevent the victims from standing up for themselves. This is a vicious cycle, where low self-esteem prevents the bullied kid from helping themselves, leading to more bullying and lower self-esteem.
The US Department of Health actually argues that in most cases, bullying is the interplay of three parties, the bully, the victim, and the people around them that either enable or prevent abuse. Bystanders have a large influence on the prevalence of bullying. Schools where students had a lower opinion of bullies had fewer instances of bullying since bullies risked social exclusion. While most guidelines suggest that retaliation is not the answer, studies of bullies themselves indicate that perpetrators actually see standing up for themselves as an effective strategy. After all, bullies will target those they think are weak, prove them wrong and they will run away.
Kids need better support to understand and deal with bullies
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Contrary to popular belief, girls actually prefer an assertive response to being bullied over boys, which might explain why the girl in the story chose to punch her bully right in the face. It’s important to note that assertiveness isn’t just physical violence, but calling out bullies and seeking allies instead of just suffering in silence. Since girls tend to develop prosocial skills earlier, they are more likely to employ them to solve problems. Boys sometimes overestimate how strong their bully actually is and fear retaliation. But setting all this aside, adults also have a lot of responsibility, as we can’t exactly expect kids to solve all their issues themselves. When adults disregard reports of bullying or don’t take steps to prevent it in the future, they are actively enabling abusers. Studies show that effective monitoring and reporting practices all help reduce instances of bullying.
This seems like it should be common sense, yet many authority figures fail the children being bullied. Many schools fail to act on evidence provided by witnesses of bullying. Peer intervention is the number one most effective method to limit abuse, but most institutions will only accept that bullying is actually happening if the primary victim provides evidence. Teachers are often poorly trained to spot bullying and are given no resources and skills to deal with it. So they will just turn a blind eye to what is happening, deepening the distrust between adults and children. In this story, it seems the child was let down by a school unwilling to actually intervene, so they solved the issue with the one remaining tool they had. Some comments decried the use of violence, but it does seem to have been a last resort.
She took to the comments to clarify some details and publicly defend her daughter’s actions
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Some people supported her attitude toward the situation and gave advice
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While I don't condone violence, I do condone actions having consequences. Sometimes consequences are you getting smacked in the face.
Violence begets violence, and bullies need to experience that firsthand. We had a very spoilt brat in our class too, she liked to break other kids' things just for fun. When she put her little dirty hands on my stuff, I hit her a few times. Worked like a charm - she never came near me again.
My mom was called into school after I hit a well known bully with a wooden stool across the head. The headmaster said "Violence begets violence" and my mom said "Not if you hit the one who started it hard enough". I was very rarely bullied at school after that, and that was 2 weeks after starting high school
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Kids taking their GCSEs - so 14-16 years old - generally know better than to punch someone as a first step in conflict resolution. The fact that OP's daughter felt she had to resort to such demonstrates that there have been multiple failures on part of the school to resolve the issue.
It's easier for the school to stick it's head in the sand.
Load More Replies... My son was being bullied at school calling him names, pushing and shoving and general bullying. Multiple complaints. School did nothing about it. I had a discussion with my son, in the presence of teacher in which I instructed him that if she cornered him (which is her tactic) and verbally abused him, he was to ask her to move and then if necessary physically push her away. If she physically assaulted him he had permission to defend himself in any manner he considered appropriate. I wrote a letter to both the school and the parent setting out the history and informing them that my son would be defending himself as appropriate. Caused a shitstorm. Teachers were very upset at me. I said if you ensure my son is not bullied this will be irrelevant. Sure enough within 48 hours the kid corners my son. He very loudly said 'stop. leave me alone' and got the attention of several bystanders. Girl gave him a shove and he punched her fair in the face.
WTH is wrong with the bullies brain? They consider being counseled a reason to bully the victim even MORE!!!!
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I was severly bullied in grammar school. Nobody helped me, in those days you were supposed to just suck it up or whatever. Until that one day one of my bullies (I had many) pulled my hair again and I'd just had enough. Turned around and punched him in the gut. He looked like an idiot because he went down in front of the entire school, punched by a girl. It did not stop all the bullying, but after that I realized that I COULD do something about it and I was not powerless. And that boy never touched me again. I am firmly against violence but sometimes it's the only way you can defend yourself.
Back in those days, my cousin and I, two girls were being beaten by three boys after school on a very busy road. Not one car stopped to help us! I still have a scar under my chin from that.
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"She bullied the bully back." What an idiot. You don't have to like the kid's physical response but saying any response to a bully is in of itself bullying is asinine (in general).
My stepdaughter (12) was in middle school and there was a boy saying all kinds of vile sexual things to her on a daily basis. She told him to leave her alone, told her teacher, told the counselor, told the principal's office. Nothing happened. Her brothers (14, 15) went to the high school that was attached to her school and I asked why they let it happen and they just shrugged. I chewed them out for a good ten minutes about protecting their sister and the importance of family looking out for each other. A couple days later, I get a call from the school that the 14 year old beat up the kid after he called his sister names and made sexual comments about her. I said that they had been notified numerous times about the offensive behavior and took no action, so what did they expect would happen? They kind of fumbled it there and I said that had they done their job none of this would have occurred and hung up. My stepson received no punishment at school or at home.
This is the problem with school teachers don't care if you get bullied but they do care if you defend yourself because its "Your becoming the bully" and "You can't hit people just because our upset."
Good for her! I hope your kid growled at the bully on a daily basis just to show dominance.
If the bully comes again, punch the kiddo again. Sometimes violence is just used to defend yourself when teachers aren’t sensible enough.
Ugh, those idiots with the, "Your daughter should not be hitting anyone ever!" bs. There comes a time when all other avenues have been tried multiple times and when the "right" thing doesn't yield any results, then it's time for a punch in the face. Sometimes it's warranted and is the proper response. Once you show a bully that you aren't as vulnerable as they think you are, they stop bullying you. Because deep down, they're all cowards.
My daughter, very slim, pretty. Targeted by bullies because she's also not a "mean girl" type. Told her very early on. ANYBODY threatens you, that's ASSAULT. Hit first, hit hard. I will stand up for you. A boy snapped her bra in class; she went to punch him. Her (male) teacher laughed so hard, because she's very serious, and studious. BUT - when Principal threatened to suspend her (both get suspended, no matter what) I said NO. NO, because my child's record speaks for itself. An "A"student, always diligent. Suspend the bully. Her teacher stood up for her too. And she was NOT suspended. Bullying can cause the worst problems, including loss of confidence, self-esteem etc. Parents MUST stand up against stupid rules which only harm the good students and do not punish/prevent bullying. BULLIES should know there are consequences to bad behavior. My child is not violent. But she will return violence in kind if needed.
Well done for supporting your daughter. My daughter has been bullied, verbally and physically by a child smaller than her. The school she was in at the time did not believe us. When one of her teachers didn't know how to help her through various situations in class because of her Aspergers, she was treated like she had done something wrong and told to stand at the back of the class. We raised it with the school, cited their own anti- bullying policies, got our lawyers involved and yet they still said there is no issue and no bullying. Ended up moving schools. So I really sympathise with you and frustrated that some schools just don't seem to be able/or want to help. Something to do with maintaining
Some of the women commenting on the original post are absolutely deluded!!!!! I was bullied severely and NOTHING got done. I wonder if their children are bullies? Because if the shoes are on the other feet, they'd think differently
In order to teach the school a lesson on proper supervision of children (I'm in the United States) the parent should sue the school for punitive damages for the verbal and emotional abuse that her daughter suffered. As well as their criminal indifference in ignoring the abuse.
My kid's best friend (fifth grade) "beat up" another student. (One sucker punch and a shove, per my kid). Other student kicked the walker out from under a disabled first-grader. The first grader got a mild concussion. That A-hole kid got written up. The friend has a week long suspension. I'm trying to get his parents to sign him up for my boxing class.
A boy at my granddaughters school has been bullying her for a while now. My daughter and law and son have had numerous conversations and in person meetings with the school. My granddaughter came home from school one day saying that the boy and his mother approached her and the mother told my granddaughter to stop bullying him. Of course the school was contacted. We found out it wasnt the mother but the boys old sister who was over 18. Not only did this adult women think it was okay to approach a 9-year-old girl with no other adult around but apparently the school has not been contacting this boys parent about his behavior towards my granddaughter. At this point, the police have been called to report the incident with the boys sister, and making sure it is well documented. Sadly, you never know what an adult will do even to a child in these situations.
Violence does solve some problems. Two wrongs can make a right. Your daughter is one of my heroes.
Had a girl in middle school that thought i rolled my eyes at her and wanted to fight. I was flaburgasted. I didnt talk to people in those days had no clue who she was. Mom was a lunch lady at the school, so i walked in there and asked what i should do. Mom was a scrapper and just told me to punch her. 13 year old me said "i dont think thats very good advice". And i wandered out of there. Luckily that girl had left by the time i got back.
my daughter's school had a zero tolerance on bullying but they didn't do anything to the bully, if you got lucky they'd offer to switch her class!
Better the bully learns the lesson by being punched by a school girl than through what might be done later in life. Because believe me, I've got no patience for bullies, and that shyte bag of garbage juice would receive proper punsihment. Awww, violence is no answer? Well, if you only consider it 'violence' if it's physical, you're an idiot, period.
Yup. I had bully troubles in grade school (substantial violence, not just words.) I only know the fate of two of them--last I knew they had spent the majority of their adult life behind bars.
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My dad always told me never EVER instigate violence, but if it's unavoidable, then annihilate!
I'm being bullied right now. The bully- I'm calling him T here because you know, his name isn't mine to share. so. T was bullying me for the whole year, right? So I was obviously quite annoyed, he's in all of my classes except for two of them. So, a few days ago, i heard him talking about me to his friends as I walked past, calling me ugly in ✨creative✨ ways. So I told him "At least I look better than your forehead" Foreheads are a whoooooole thing in my class, and coming from someone who's called ugly everyday, that was QUITE a comeback/insult. So, he threw my computer off of te table it was on, and now my screen has a bunch of dead pixels on it. My mom said she was proud of me. Basically, what I'm trying to say is this: I was gonna get in trouble for what I did, and all that T got was a behavior plan. We need parents who support their kids like my mom does/did for me. And yes, I brought it up with my school multiple times, I've asked SO. MANY. TIMES. for T to be (continued in reply)
transferred out of my classes, because I share those same classes with my friend E, who he also bullies. The school does nothing. So what I'm ACTUALLY trying to say is that the school does nothing to the bullies, and when you try standing up for yourself, you get in trouble. The world needs more people who support their children throughout bullying, and schools need to give bullies detention. K thanks byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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As a relentlessly bullied child and teen--well done! I only wish I'd had the bravery to pop my bullies one.
Take it from someone who reacted no different: Sometimes the bullies need to learn the painful way that actions have consequences, and most times, it's severe. I had a bully in primary (elementary) school keep pinching me painfully every time we crossed paths. Words failed, teachers' warnings failed and even the principal couldn't stop his stubborn a**. The last straw was when he pinched me while I was already tired out and pained from PE that I just landed a roundhouse kick straight into his chest. Seeing him fall backwards and drop on his back on the unforgiving concrete field made me happier than I should have been. Worth the trip to the principal's office and even more so when the class teacher at the time and principal simultaneously gave him the "Told you so" lecture. The guy never looked me in the face and tried to avoid crossing paths with me ever since. Overall, I don't like to resort to violence, but sometimes, a roundhouse kick speaks louder than words. Peace.
From the time I was 5 or 6 until I graduated high school, I was bullied over my weight. Much of the bullying consisted of catcalls, propositions, and being told how beautiful or sexy I was, such as done in Stephen King's Carrie. These days, it would be considered sexual harassment. Then, it was just kids playing.
There is only one language a bully understands. And that's the language of scaring other kids both in words and ded. The little girl truly exercised her First Amendment right to kick the bully's a*s.
Schools havn't lifted a finger to stop bullying for at least 40 years. probably more like 50+. But they ALWAYS punish the victim when they finally have had enough. Punish my family for defending themselves, you better have a dang good lawyer because I'll drag you and the entire schoolboard down.
Just did the exact same today. While there is a student that has been verbally bullying me (I don't necessarily care, just a pain in the a*s), hopefully he will shut up since I punched him in the back of the head hard enough for him to cry. Still waiting to find out my consequence, but the AP and I get along very well and he said he'll try to keep me out of trouble :) Sometimes it's just the best option!
Violence is wrong too. It could have been handled much differently if she went above the teachers heads. Now her daughter will think it's ok to hit people if they say something cruel. The bully should absolutely be dealt with, but this is basically making her no better.
Good for her. Sometimes you have to stoop to their level to take care of issues. I'd rather have my kid suspended for sticking up for themselves than to be beaten up every day by a bully and the school not protecting her as they are required to do. Usually that's all it takes is for a bully to be stood up to and they quit because they don't expect it.
Are you for real? I was bullied severely throughout my school years a has had a huge effect on me, even now. I'm 51 and suffer mental health problems because of what happened to me. This woman didn't say "punch her next time" how dare you judge? If the shoe was on the other foot, it would be a different story. I bet they've left her alone now! I wish I could have been that brave!!!!! Bullying will NEVER BE OK! And when no-one does a damn thing, you have no choice. Telling the story like she'll end up in jail when she gets older OMG get real!! It's NOT OK TO MAKE SOMEONES SCHOOL LIFE HELL
Load More Replies... While I don't condone violence, I do condone actions having consequences. Sometimes consequences are you getting smacked in the face.
Violence begets violence, and bullies need to experience that firsthand. We had a very spoilt brat in our class too, she liked to break other kids' things just for fun. When she put her little dirty hands on my stuff, I hit her a few times. Worked like a charm - she never came near me again.
My mom was called into school after I hit a well known bully with a wooden stool across the head. The headmaster said "Violence begets violence" and my mom said "Not if you hit the one who started it hard enough". I was very rarely bullied at school after that, and that was 2 weeks after starting high school
Load More Replies... Kids taking their GCSEs - so 14-16 years old - generally know better than to punch someone as a first step in conflict resolution. The fact that OP's daughter felt she had to resort to such demonstrates that there have been multiple failures on part of the school to resolve the issue.
It's easier for the school to stick it's head in the sand.
Load More Replies... My son was being bullied at school calling him names, pushing and shoving and general bullying. Multiple complaints. School did nothing about it. I had a discussion with my son, in the presence of teacher in which I instructed him that if she cornered him (which is her tactic) and verbally abused him, he was to ask her to move and then if necessary physically push her away. If she physically assaulted him he had permission to defend himself in any manner he considered appropriate. I wrote a letter to both the school and the parent setting out the history and informing them that my son would be defending himself as appropriate. Caused a shitstorm. Teachers were very upset at me. I said if you ensure my son is not bullied this will be irrelevant. Sure enough within 48 hours the kid corners my son. He very loudly said 'stop. leave me alone' and got the attention of several bystanders. Girl gave him a shove and he punched her fair in the face.
WTH is wrong with the bullies brain? They consider being counseled a reason to bully the victim even MORE!!!!
Load More Replies... I was severly bullied in grammar school. Nobody helped me, in those days you were supposed to just suck it up or whatever. Until that one day one of my bullies (I had many) pulled my hair again and I'd just had enough. Turned around and punched him in the gut. He looked like an idiot because he went down in front of the entire school, punched by a girl. It did not stop all the bullying, but after that I realized that I COULD do something about it and I was not powerless. And that boy never touched me again. I am firmly against violence but sometimes it's the only way you can defend yourself.
Back in those days, my cousin and I, two girls were being beaten by three boys after school on a very busy road. Not one car stopped to help us! I still have a scar under my chin from that.
Load More Replies... "She bullied the bully back." What an idiot. You don't have to like the kid's physical response but saying any response to a bully is in of itself bullying is asinine (in general).
My stepdaughter (12) was in middle school and there was a boy saying all kinds of vile sexual things to her on a daily basis. She told him to leave her alone, told her teacher, told the counselor, told the principal's office. Nothing happened. Her brothers (14, 15) went to the high school that was attached to her school and I asked why they let it happen and they just shrugged. I chewed them out for a good ten minutes about protecting their sister and the importance of family looking out for each other. A couple days later, I get a call from the school that the 14 year old beat up the kid after he called his sister names and made sexual comments about her. I said that they had been notified numerous times about the offensive behavior and took no action, so what did they expect would happen? They kind of fumbled it there and I said that had they done their job none of this would have occurred and hung up. My stepson received no punishment at school or at home.
This is the problem with school teachers don't care if you get bullied but they do care if you defend yourself because its "Your becoming the bully" and "You can't hit people just because our upset."
Good for her! I hope your kid growled at the bully on a daily basis just to show dominance.
If the bully comes again, punch the kiddo again. Sometimes violence is just used to defend yourself when teachers aren’t sensible enough.
Ugh, those idiots with the, "Your daughter should not be hitting anyone ever!" bs. There comes a time when all other avenues have been tried multiple times and when the "right" thing doesn't yield any results, then it's time for a punch in the face. Sometimes it's warranted and is the proper response. Once you show a bully that you aren't as vulnerable as they think you are, they stop bullying you. Because deep down, they're all cowards.
My daughter, very slim, pretty. Targeted by bullies because she's also not a "mean girl" type. Told her very early on. ANYBODY threatens you, that's ASSAULT. Hit first, hit hard. I will stand up for you. A boy snapped her bra in class; she went to punch him. Her (male) teacher laughed so hard, because she's very serious, and studious. BUT - when Principal threatened to suspend her (both get suspended, no matter what) I said NO. NO, because my child's record speaks for itself. An "A"student, always diligent. Suspend the bully. Her teacher stood up for her too. And she was NOT suspended. Bullying can cause the worst problems, including loss of confidence, self-esteem etc. Parents MUST stand up against stupid rules which only harm the good students and do not punish/prevent bullying. BULLIES should know there are consequences to bad behavior. My child is not violent. But she will return violence in kind if needed.
Well done for supporting your daughter. My daughter has been bullied, verbally and physically by a child smaller than her. The school she was in at the time did not believe us. When one of her teachers didn't know how to help her through various situations in class because of her Aspergers, she was treated like she had done something wrong and told to stand at the back of the class. We raised it with the school, cited their own anti- bullying policies, got our lawyers involved and yet they still said there is no issue and no bullying. Ended up moving schools. So I really sympathise with you and frustrated that some schools just don't seem to be able/or want to help. Something to do with maintaining
Some of the women commenting on the original post are absolutely deluded!!!!! I was bullied severely and NOTHING got done. I wonder if their children are bullies? Because if the shoes are on the other feet, they'd think differently
In order to teach the school a lesson on proper supervision of children (I'm in the United States) the parent should sue the school for punitive damages for the verbal and emotional abuse that her daughter suffered. As well as their criminal indifference in ignoring the abuse.
My kid's best friend (fifth grade) "beat up" another student. (One sucker punch and a shove, per my kid). Other student kicked the walker out from under a disabled first-grader. The first grader got a mild concussion. That A-hole kid got written up. The friend has a week long suspension. I'm trying to get his parents to sign him up for my boxing class.
A boy at my granddaughters school has been bullying her for a while now. My daughter and law and son have had numerous conversations and in person meetings with the school. My granddaughter came home from school one day saying that the boy and his mother approached her and the mother told my granddaughter to stop bullying him. Of course the school was contacted. We found out it wasnt the mother but the boys old sister who was over 18. Not only did this adult women think it was okay to approach a 9-year-old girl with no other adult around but apparently the school has not been contacting this boys parent about his behavior towards my granddaughter. At this point, the police have been called to report the incident with the boys sister, and making sure it is well documented. Sadly, you never know what an adult will do even to a child in these situations.
Violence does solve some problems. Two wrongs can make a right. Your daughter is one of my heroes.
Had a girl in middle school that thought i rolled my eyes at her and wanted to fight. I was flaburgasted. I didnt talk to people in those days had no clue who she was. Mom was a lunch lady at the school, so i walked in there and asked what i should do. Mom was a scrapper and just told me to punch her. 13 year old me said "i dont think thats very good advice". And i wandered out of there. Luckily that girl had left by the time i got back.
my daughter's school had a zero tolerance on bullying but they didn't do anything to the bully, if you got lucky they'd offer to switch her class!
Better the bully learns the lesson by being punched by a school girl than through what might be done later in life. Because believe me, I've got no patience for bullies, and that shyte bag of garbage juice would receive proper punsihment. Awww, violence is no answer? Well, if you only consider it 'violence' if it's physical, you're an idiot, period.
Yup. I had bully troubles in grade school (substantial violence, not just words.) I only know the fate of two of them--last I knew they had spent the majority of their adult life behind bars.
Load More Replies... My dad always told me never EVER instigate violence, but if it's unavoidable, then annihilate!
I'm being bullied right now. The bully- I'm calling him T here because you know, his name isn't mine to share. so. T was bullying me for the whole year, right? So I was obviously quite annoyed, he's in all of my classes except for two of them. So, a few days ago, i heard him talking about me to his friends as I walked past, calling me ugly in ✨creative✨ ways. So I told him "At least I look better than your forehead" Foreheads are a whoooooole thing in my class, and coming from someone who's called ugly everyday, that was QUITE a comeback/insult. So, he threw my computer off of te table it was on, and now my screen has a bunch of dead pixels on it. My mom said she was proud of me. Basically, what I'm trying to say is this: I was gonna get in trouble for what I did, and all that T got was a behavior plan. We need parents who support their kids like my mom does/did for me. And yes, I brought it up with my school multiple times, I've asked SO. MANY. TIMES. for T to be (continued in reply)
transferred out of my classes, because I share those same classes with my friend E, who he also bullies. The school does nothing. So what I'm ACTUALLY trying to say is that the school does nothing to the bullies, and when you try standing up for yourself, you get in trouble. The world needs more people who support their children throughout bullying, and schools need to give bullies detention. K thanks byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Load More Replies... As a relentlessly bullied child and teen--well done! I only wish I'd had the bravery to pop my bullies one.
Take it from someone who reacted no different: Sometimes the bullies need to learn the painful way that actions have consequences, and most times, it's severe. I had a bully in primary (elementary) school keep pinching me painfully every time we crossed paths. Words failed, teachers' warnings failed and even the principal couldn't stop his stubborn a**. The last straw was when he pinched me while I was already tired out and pained from PE that I just landed a roundhouse kick straight into his chest. Seeing him fall backwards and drop on his back on the unforgiving concrete field made me happier than I should have been. Worth the trip to the principal's office and even more so when the class teacher at the time and principal simultaneously gave him the "Told you so" lecture. The guy never looked me in the face and tried to avoid crossing paths with me ever since. Overall, I don't like to resort to violence, but sometimes, a roundhouse kick speaks louder than words. Peace.
From the time I was 5 or 6 until I graduated high school, I was bullied over my weight. Much of the bullying consisted of catcalls, propositions, and being told how beautiful or sexy I was, such as done in Stephen King's Carrie. These days, it would be considered sexual harassment. Then, it was just kids playing.
There is only one language a bully understands. And that's the language of scaring other kids both in words and ded. The little girl truly exercised her First Amendment right to kick the bully's a*s.
Schools havn't lifted a finger to stop bullying for at least 40 years. probably more like 50+. But they ALWAYS punish the victim when they finally have had enough. Punish my family for defending themselves, you better have a dang good lawyer because I'll drag you and the entire schoolboard down.
Just did the exact same today. While there is a student that has been verbally bullying me (I don't necessarily care, just a pain in the a*s), hopefully he will shut up since I punched him in the back of the head hard enough for him to cry. Still waiting to find out my consequence, but the AP and I get along very well and he said he'll try to keep me out of trouble :) Sometimes it's just the best option!
Violence is wrong too. It could have been handled much differently if she went above the teachers heads. Now her daughter will think it's ok to hit people if they say something cruel. The bully should absolutely be dealt with, but this is basically making her no better.
Good for her. Sometimes you have to stoop to their level to take care of issues. I'd rather have my kid suspended for sticking up for themselves than to be beaten up every day by a bully and the school not protecting her as they are required to do. Usually that's all it takes is for a bully to be stood up to and they quit because they don't expect it.
Are you for real? I was bullied severely throughout my school years a has had a huge effect on me, even now. I'm 51 and suffer mental health problems because of what happened to me. This woman didn't say "punch her next time" how dare you judge? If the shoe was on the other foot, it would be a different story. I bet they've left her alone now! I wish I could have been that brave!!!!! Bullying will NEVER BE OK! And when no-one does a damn thing, you have no choice. Telling the story like she'll end up in jail when she gets older OMG get real!! It's NOT OK TO MAKE SOMEONES SCHOOL LIFE HELL
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