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I put one into the hospital when I was ten Warpy Oct 2013 #1
I popped the little bastard in the eye NV Whino Oct 2013 #6
I fought this girl in the 6th grade. She was a persistent bully. I pushed her down.. SummerSnow Oct 2013 #2
That which is never spoken of is unheard of. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #3
Exactly! n/t etherealtruth Oct 2013 #9
This. hunter Oct 2013 #12
I just shut down and limited my interactions with other kids csziggy Oct 2013 #18
I can recall a single moment of Schadenfreude in my life... hunter Oct 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Oct 2013 #4
Years ago, a suicide by a kid (or an adult, for that matter) was often hushed up, The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #5
I totally agree with you SummerSnow Oct 2013 #17
The difference is automatic weapons. mainer Oct 2013 #7
All of the first, second, third, and fourth grade jumped on the eighth grade Downwinder Oct 2013 #8
Aside from disagreeing with the premise .... etherealtruth Oct 2013 #10
I think you hit the nail square on the head, "when I was young a bully could not post a RKP5637 Oct 2013 #26
The biggest difference is that there was less access to guns where I grew up. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #11
I think that bullies have greater access to a number of new tools which make their actions more effi LanternWaste Oct 2013 #13
Part of your answer nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #14
K&R!!! Excellent! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #27
I am envisioning the scene..... llmart Oct 2013 #15
Cyberbullying distantearlywarning Oct 2013 #16
In my high school (early '60s) there was this thing called a "slam book." The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #21
Zero tolerance and "conflict resolution" legcramp Oct 2013 #19
I seriously doubt that many mandatory boys' P.E. coaches have been opposed to . . . radicalliberal Dec 2013 #46
I never backed down GP6971 Oct 2013 #20
Yeah, I didn't back down. At least not too often....... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #22
In my experience Egnever Oct 2013 #23
Me too GP6971 Oct 2013 #30
Society allowed us to fight !!! RagAss Oct 2013 #24
I dealt with bullies they way my father taught me. William769 Oct 2013 #25
I often wonder as I age if the bullying will start again. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #28
I don't have to ask nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #31
I've always been pretty self sufficient, able to somehow keep my head above the water and RKP5637 Oct 2013 #33
Well, some just face nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #34
Yep, sadly that is the way. ... I've often thought capitalism encourages bullying as RKP5637 Oct 2013 #37
Yup nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #38
I guess I am out of step with all of you dem in texas Oct 2013 #32
That is actually part of the answer nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #35
Exactly! IMO parents are generally the root cause of bullying and should be RKP5637 Oct 2013 #36
I believe those parents are the minority Nevernose Oct 2013 #39
A little hell raising and conflict are good dem in texas Oct 2013 #40
I made it clear that he better grow eyes in the back of his head. nt rrneck Oct 2013 #41
My older son, now 30, was bullied some in grade school SheilaT Oct 2013 #42
fantasy dream sequences in bed about how I would beat the shit out of the bullies Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #43
I strove to become better than them in every way. a la izquierda Oct 2013 #44
When I finally had enough, HappyMe Oct 2013 #45
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