So I saw this picture on FB today and I know there are parents out there on the forum and people without kids. I was interested in what everyone thought of this. I can see both sides of the fight, no one wants their kid being picked on or bullied at school but also are we softening our future society by sheltering them?
I wanna say yes we are softening society but then there's the incidents like in FL where the girl was bullied to the point where she committed suicide. I can't fathom how the bullying could get to that point where her teachers/parents didn't realize what was going on. So I'm torn on what's right, it's a fine line. How you grow up during your childhood and how you handle things really makes who you are later in life. My dad taught me to not get pushed around or accept something was right because so and so said so. I don't think he could have raised me a better way. For example one of my best friends growing up was basically raised in a fairy tale and my god he is the biggest push over ever. I've seen a waitress short him on change by $10 almost and he did nothing about it. How ever I wasn't gonna let it happen and I asked her about it and it was a complete accident and she got him the correct change, no harm no foul. We even laughed about it with her cuz she was just having an awful day and messed up.
It's funny cuz I can remember my first fight, the kids name was Zach and he was pissing me off on the bus everyday on the way home from elementary school. I told my dad I had enough and was going to confront him the next day. Then I can remember to this day my dad saying, "when you hit him you better keep going because when you stop you're only giving him a chance to hit back, never give him a chance". Well the next day I stood up to him and I listened to what my dad said and did I get picked on anymore by him? Hell no.
What are y'alls thoughts?