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Originally Posted by Pimpy
Is it just me, or is this "war on bullying" that is currently being raised by today's bedwetting parents completely ridiculous and a waste of time. It's like they are dead set on raising a generation of wimps who can't solve problems or face conflict on their own without involving their mommy and daddy, their teacher, the police, or the government.
I'm not even that old (29), and even when I was a kid, we were still told that the way to deal with a bully was with a swift Tyson haymaker to the side of the dome. It always worked when some punk tried to pick on me, and I certainly don't have emotional "scars" from being bullied or ever considered suicide because of it. Most of my peers will tell you the exact same thing, as will my parents and their peers from the 60s/70s. So why did we move away from what has worked for so long? Hasn't anyone heard the saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
Bullying is a part of growing up, period. It will never go away, no matter how much we get the government involved, how many celebrities join the anti-bullying crusade, or how many touchy-feely anti-bullying assembly presentations we make elementary kids sit through. Getting bullied and learning how to deal with it is a life experience that will help kids deal with bigger challenges down the road. You think there aren't "bullies" in the corporate world? Give me a break. And if your kid doesn't learn to stand up to bullies in elementary school, he will grow up to be the guy in the office that always accepts extra busy work while never receiving a promotion or even so much as a show of gratitude.
Bottom line, bullying is a part of growing up, and it would be no bigger of a deal than other preteen and teen tribulations like braces and acne if kids were just taught how to fight back instead of being blown a bunch of smoke about how our nanny government and school administrators are waging a war on bullies.
Like I heard someone say a few weeks ago: One more generation and we'll all be chicks.
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There's the typical wedgie/swirly/spit ball bullying from when we were kids, then this thing called the "internet" came along, and took bullying to a whole new level.
I'm all for tough love and learning the hard lessons on your own, even with kids, but internet bullying is ****ed up. Just the ability the bully an individual in front of such a limitless audience over the internet, makes me terrified to have children.
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