Bully Getting What She Has Coming

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[quote]Cortes wrote:

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I get that.

Alas, if you are a pussy it wont get better if you are coddled for being one.

I think it would be (or have been) infinitely healthier for your stepson if he got beaten down after punching a bully in the bollocks, than to do no bolloks punching at all.

Maybe some kids never get it and fall by the wayside, but the rest learns to bollocks punch.

And bollocks punching is where its at.

You cant build a society based on what the most weak, timid and stupid would do or can handle. [/quote]

You can stand there in your ivory tower and talk about what’s good for society, let’s see how you feel if you ever have a child and witness them being bullied and changing in front of your eyes.

In this instance, you’re like the guy with no kids giving parenting advice. [/quote]

I was that kid.

I took on 4 at a time.

I would like to say that I lost but dispended lots of punches to the bollocks and it was totally worth it, but due to excessive bolloks punching I kind of won.

If I ever have a son, I would rather have him kick, bite and claw to a defeat than meekly accept this nonsense and win by running for help.

[/quote]

You once claimed that you were a sporty stud with political aspirations, then got hit with depression, gained a lot of weight and the arm candy deserted you. Where did the playground cock punching come from?
[/quote]

That is not unusual either, CT posted that beyond a certain weight, sleep apnoea sets in.

The thing is, belly fat does not lead to breathing problems, muscles in your traps and neck can. [/quote]

Even at my biggest I have never had that issue. Just lucky I guess.[/quote]

You are very lucky. I never had any issues until I got past 210. At 220 it is a manageable problem, and the one time I went over 230 I was so miserable I decided I was not willing to trade my health and comfort for the bigness. Mine becomes full fledged apnea, too. My wife tells me I stop breathing altogether for very long stretches before gasping for air, cycling through that over and over. You wake up feeling like somebody dropped a safe on your head in the night. It’s an absolute nightmare. [/quote]

Oh man that sucks. Good friend of mine pretty much described the same thing. He sleeps with a cpap machine now and sleeps like a baby.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I get that.

Alas, if you are a pussy it wont get better if you are coddled for being one.

I think it would be (or have been) infinitely healthier for your stepson if he got beaten down after punching a bully in the bollocks, than to do no bolloks punching at all.

Maybe some kids never get it and fall by the wayside, but the rest learns to bollocks punch.

And bollocks punching is where its at.

You cant build a society based on what the most weak, timid and stupid would do or can handle. [/quote]

You can stand there in your ivory tower and talk about what’s good for society, let’s see how you feel if you ever have a child and witness them being bullied and changing in front of your eyes.

In this instance, you’re like the guy with no kids giving parenting advice. [/quote]

I was that kid.

I took on 4 at a time.

I would like to say that I lost but dispended lots of punches to the bollocks and it was totally worth it, but due to excessive bolloks punching I kind of won.

If I ever have a son, I would rather have him kick, bite and claw to a defeat than meekly accept this nonsense and win by running for help.

[/quote]

You once claimed that you were a sporty stud with political aspirations, then got hit with depression, gained a lot of weight and the arm candy deserted you. Where did the playground cock punching come from?
[/quote]

Well, I was a bit on the heavy side as a kid, then I was a semi professional athlete who trained 20 hours + a week which kept the weight of no matter what and that, ironically, made my sleep apnoea worse because solid neck and then I gained weight.

So there.

That is not unusual either, CT posted that beyond a certain weight, sleep apnoea sets in.

The thing is, belly fat does not lead to breathing problems, muscles in your traps and neck can. [/quote]

Right. So sleep problems from a yoke are to blame.

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I get that.

Alas, if you are a pussy it wont get better if you are coddled for being one.

I think it would be (or have been) infinitely healthier for your stepson if he got beaten down after punching a bully in the bollocks, than to do no bolloks punching at all.

Maybe some kids never get it and fall by the wayside, but the rest learns to bollocks punch.

And bollocks punching is where its at.

You cant build a society based on what the most weak, timid and stupid would do or can handle. [/quote]

You can stand there in your ivory tower and talk about what’s good for society, let’s see how you feel if you ever have a child and witness them being bullied and changing in front of your eyes.

In this instance, you’re like the guy with no kids giving parenting advice. [/quote]

I was that kid.

I took on 4 at a time.

I would like to say that I lost but dispended lots of punches to the bollocks and it was totally worth it, but due to excessive bolloks punching I kind of won.

If I ever have a son, I would rather have him kick, bite and claw to a defeat than meekly accept this nonsense and win by running for help.

[/quote]

You once claimed that you were a sporty stud with political aspirations, then got hit with depression, gained a lot of weight and the arm candy deserted you. Where did the playground cock punching come from?
[/quote]

Well, I was a bit on the heavy side as a kid, then I was a semi professional athlete who trained 20 hours + a week which kept the weight of no matter what and that, ironically, made my sleep apnoea worse because solid neck and then I gained weight.

So there.

That is not unusual either, CT posted that beyond a certain weight, sleep apnoea sets in.

The thing is, belly fat does not lead to breathing problems, muscles in your traps and neck can. [/quote]

Right. So sleep problems from a yoke are to blame.
[/quote]

To blame for what?

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[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]Cortes wrote:

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I get that.

Alas, if you are a pussy it wont get better if you are coddled for being one.

I think it would be (or have been) infinitely healthier for your stepson if he got beaten down after punching a bully in the bollocks, than to do no bolloks punching at all.

Maybe some kids never get it and fall by the wayside, but the rest learns to bollocks punch.

And bollocks punching is where its at.

You cant build a society based on what the most weak, timid and stupid would do or can handle. [/quote]

You can stand there in your ivory tower and talk about what’s good for society, let’s see how you feel if you ever have a child and witness them being bullied and changing in front of your eyes.

In this instance, you’re like the guy with no kids giving parenting advice. [/quote]

I was that kid.

I took on 4 at a time.

I would like to say that I lost but dispended lots of punches to the bollocks and it was totally worth it, but due to excessive bolloks punching I kind of won.

If I ever have a son, I would rather have him kick, bite and claw to a defeat than meekly accept this nonsense and win by running for help.

[/quote]

You once claimed that you were a sporty stud with political aspirations, then got hit with depression, gained a lot of weight and the arm candy deserted you. Where did the playground cock punching come from?
[/quote]

That is not unusual either, CT posted that beyond a certain weight, sleep apnoea sets in.

The thing is, belly fat does not lead to breathing problems, muscles in your traps and neck can. [/quote]

Even at my biggest I have never had that issue. Just lucky I guess.[/quote]

You are very lucky. I never had any issues until I got past 210. At 220 it is a manageable problem, and the one time I went over 230 I was so miserable I decided I was not willing to trade my health and comfort for the bigness. Mine becomes full fledged apnea, too. My wife tells me I stop breathing altogether for very long stretches before gasping for air, cycling through that over and over. You wake up feeling like somebody dropped a safe on your head in the night. It’s an absolute nightmare. [/quote]

Oh man that sucks. Good friend of mine pretty much described the same thing. He sleeps with a cpap machine now and sleeps like a baby.[/quote]

I slept 3 days through.

It is kind of irritating if a doctor tells you that you slept better than you had for years if you feel like you have not slept at all and then you jump around reciting numbers forwards and backwards and whatnot that they just told you and you realize, yeah, he might be right…

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[quote]Cortes wrote:

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I get that.

Alas, if you are a pussy it wont get better if you are coddled for being one.

I think it would be (or have been) infinitely healthier for your stepson if he got beaten down after punching a bully in the bollocks, than to do no bolloks punching at all.

Maybe some kids never get it and fall by the wayside, but the rest learns to bollocks punch.

And bollocks punching is where its at.

You cant build a society based on what the most weak, timid and stupid would do or can handle. [/quote]

You can stand there in your ivory tower and talk about what’s good for society, let’s see how you feel if you ever have a child and witness them being bullied and changing in front of your eyes.

In this instance, you’re like the guy with no kids giving parenting advice. [/quote]

I was that kid.

I took on 4 at a time.

I would like to say that I lost but dispended lots of punches to the bollocks and it was totally worth it, but due to excessive bolloks punching I kind of won.

If I ever have a son, I would rather have him kick, bite and claw to a defeat than meekly accept this nonsense and win by running for help.

[/quote]

You once claimed that you were a sporty stud with political aspirations, then got hit with depression, gained a lot of weight and the arm candy deserted you. Where did the playground cock punching come from?
[/quote]

That is not unusual either, CT posted that beyond a certain weight, sleep apnoea sets in.

The thing is, belly fat does not lead to breathing problems, muscles in your traps and neck can. [/quote]

Even at my biggest I have never had that issue. Just lucky I guess.[/quote]

You are very lucky. I never had any issues until I got past 210. At 220 it is a manageable problem, and the one time I went over 230 I was so miserable I decided I was not willing to trade my health and comfort for the bigness. Mine becomes full fledged apnea, too. My wife tells me I stop breathing altogether for very long stretches before gasping for air, cycling through that over and over. You wake up feeling like somebody dropped a safe on your head in the night. It’s an absolute nightmare. [/quote]

Yeah…

Now multiply that with about 5.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Cortes wrote:

You are very lucky. I never had any issues until I got past 210. At 220 it is a manageable problem, and the one time I went over 230 I was so miserable I decided I was not willing to trade my health and comfort for the bigness. Mine becomes full fledged apnea, too. My wife tells me I stop breathing altogether for very long stretches before gasping for air, cycling through that over and over. You wake up feeling like somebody dropped a safe on your head in the night. It’s an absolute nightmare. [/quote]

Yeah…

Now multiply that with about 5.[/quote]

Yeesh. I can’t even imagine.

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[quote]Cortes wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Cortes wrote:

You are very lucky. I never had any issues until I got past 210. At 220 it is a manageable problem, and the one time I went over 230 I was so miserable I decided I was not willing to trade my health and comfort for the bigness. Mine becomes full fledged apnea, too. My wife tells me I stop breathing altogether for very long stretches before gasping for air, cycling through that over and over. You wake up feeling like somebody dropped a safe on your head in the night. It’s an absolute nightmare. [/quote]

Yeah…

Now multiply that with about 5.[/quote]

Yeesh. I can’t even imagine.

[/quote]

Its not so bad.

You are too far gone to notice.

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[quote]orion wrote:

Just for a quick encore…[/quote]

That one was pure beauty.

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Side topic, but related. I find that there are opposing goals sometimes in this whole bullying debate.

For instance, my son is 3 1/2. There are plenty of times he’s playing with other kids his age and he gets into little altercations. Sometimes it’s his fault, sometimes it’s not. When he’s instigating, I pull him aside and tell him what he’s doing is wrong. When someone else is teasing or picking on him, I sit back and just let him handle it. Sometimes my blood boils just watching another 3 yr old be an asshole to him, or sometimes they’ll just be rude. But I sit back in the hopes he’s learning, in a small way, how to stick up for himself. If he handles it well (several times he’s told kids to stop hitting him, leave him alone, whatever), I feel happy the incident happened because I can tell him how proud I am at how he handled it.

But when my son is the asshole, I stop it immediately, meaning some other kid won’t have that life lesson that my son gets when he’s on the other side. [/quote]

This was great to read. I don’t know how else to put it, but you are great.

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[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I agree with you on that the media coverage is lousy. It almost seems to minimize the issue and expands the term ‘bullying’ to things that aren’t even close. Like a team putting up a high score on another team being called ‘bullying’. That’s bullshit and it does a disservice to those who do experience it. It’s a horrible experience and nobody ‘deserves’ to get bullied.
People often think ‘oh if you kick Joe Blow’s ass, problem solved’. Yeah, that may work if it’s one person, but if it’s a lot of people it won’t make a damn, unless you damn near kill them. But then they think you’re a psychopath.
It’s horrible what your step-son went through. I am sorry he went through it and I know what he went through because I was a target too. When you have what seems like everybody mocking you, spitting on you, pushing you, hitting and kicking you every single day, day in and day out it is a miserable experience. I know, I was one of those kids.
My big crime, the reason for my bullying was I was a small kid. I was also a outspoken Christian and wore a big crucifix, under my shirt. Well they shut me up about my faith, but that didn’t stop it. I was still small and was punished for it day in and day out for years.
To say I dreaded school was an understatement. I didn’t care about grades, my studies anything else. All I wanted to do was to avoid getting mocked, kicked, punched, etc. everyday of my life. There was nothing I could do. I fought, but that didn’t stop it. They found it funny. Yes, teachers and bus drivers saw it, but they didn’t care, didn’t do a damn thing. I was alone. I was completely on my own. I had no help, I had no escape.
It’s hard to express what a hopeless feeling it was and it went on for years, not days, weeks or months…years.
I hated school, anything to get me out of it I would do.
So I know what your step-son went through. I understand it, completely. I am sorry he went through it and I hope it’s over. But you’re right the damage is irreparable. You never fully get over it, though I think I have done a pretty good job over all. But how do you get over years of pure unadulterated cruelty that lasts years? The answer is, you never do fully. Your step-son will not, it will always be with him. He’ll get past it, but he will never fully ‘get over it’.
Needless to say, I watch my kids like a hawk. But schools are much better about it now then when I was in school. When I was in school, even the teachers thought some of the things my bullies did were funny from time to time. If I detect anything like that happening to my kids I will be stompin’ a mud hole in someone’s ass really quick. So far, so good though.
I swore I would never let it happen to my kids. I haven’t had the problem with them, thank God.

In the end, you never really understand bullying until you’re a victim. Then you get it. It sounds trivial to talk about ‘bullying’ the way themedia does, or people who pay lip service to it. Even the term ‘bullying’ sounds trivial. What it is, is pure cruelty and hatred. Their goal is to tear you down to where you don’t even feel human anymore, and they are damn good at it. It’s not a joke, it’s not funny, these kids ruin lives. It’s not just ‘kids being kids’ or kid games. There’s no magic can of ‘whoop ass’ that will make it stop either.
And no it does not happen to ‘everybody’. Everybody gets embarrassed and picked on from time to time. Very few experience serial bullying, the unstoppable tsunami of cruelty that a group of people can dish out on to a single helpless victim. The more helpless, the more cruel.
If you haven’t lived it, you don’t get it. And if you have, I am sorry it happened to you. Hopefully most people don’t have to live what your step-son had to endure. I know I cannot help him from here, but I would if I could.

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[quote]dmaddox wrote:

[quote]pat wrote:

[quote]dmaddox wrote:
The brotha was alright when his sister was beating up on the fat kid then when the fat kid raised up and stood up for himself the brotha wanted to defend his sister. I was the fat kid growing up and when I beat the living shit out of a bully no one ever messed with me again.

I will say that kid asked if she was alright. That is a stand up citizen that actually cares about people. The girl and her brotha care about no one other than themselves. Who taught these kids to be who they are? Their parents.[/quote]

I bet NOBODY ever screwed with you D… If they did, they were really stupid. Yall don’t want D snapping, he’s genuinely large and would cause excessive damage. :slight_smile:
That bitch would have been a grease spot![/quote]

Junior High is where all my fights happened. I have never hit anyone with a fist, but I did slam kids on tables and floors like the kid in the video. Since Junior High I have not had a physical run in. One kid from Junior High tried to tease me in High School. I grabbed him by the shirt and lifted him off the ground a foot and his buddy said, “Dude you are about to get your ass beat.” I set him down and I think he had to go change his pants.
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I bet. I would have loved to have been your size in middle school.

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[quote]Umbrata Fortis wrote:
As I read through this I see a lot of people saying that the teachers don’t do anything. I am in my last month of high school now purely because of spring and people getting riled up there has been a lot of fights particularly this year. I do not know if it is where I live or the small town school I go to but teachers here will not hesitate to but there hands on kids.

The past couple of weeks there have been a few fights there the teacher would put the kid in a head lock and drag him off to stop the fight. None of these fights have been a situation like this one in particular where someone was being bullied so I do not know if that changes much.[/quote]

Now schools are much better equipped and aware than they used to be. In my day, teachers didn’t do shit. They didn’t care one iota. They knew it was happening, it would happen right in front of them. It wasn’t in their job description. I talk to kids now and while it does happen, I think it’s much less and teachers and administration actually do something about it now.

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[quote]magick wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:
I do.

Courage is first and foremost physical courage and it spreads from there.

Unless you are willing to take a beating for what you believe in and what you are, you are just mouthing off, feeling save in the false security that noone can touch you.[/quote]

That’s stupid. Those who are bullied are taking a mental or physical (or both) beating. The bullied probably don’t have any false security that no one can touch you, since they are being touched.

So you probably mean “Unless you are willing to beat people up for what you believe in…”.

[quote]orion wrote:
I know that my opinion, if it is true, sheds a rather harsh light on things.

However, that is what I believe. [/quote]

All you’re doing is claiming “If you don’t agree with my definition of courage, then you’re a pussy”.[/quote]

Two things.

The first point you made, I though about it, but I think you missed my point.

There is getting beat up and risking getting beat up .

It might look the same from the outside, but from the inside, it does no even come close.

To your second point, yes, its a bit tautological. No true scotsman, and so forth…

Alas, either you have some ideas like this in your head or you believe in nothing…

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[quote]ZJStrope wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
What the fuck is a “bolloks punching”???[/quote]

LoL. I dunno why this questioned made me laugh. Most likely b/c it’s showing your age their USMC :wink: [/quote]

Well bollocks!

Am I doin it right, lol…

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[quote]pat wrote:

[quote]Umbrata Fortis wrote:
As I read through this I see a lot of people saying that the teachers don’t do anything. I am in my last month of high school now purely because of spring and people getting riled up there has been a lot of fights particularly this year. I do not know if it is where I live or the small town school I go to but teachers here will not hesitate to but there hands on kids.

The past couple of weeks there have been a few fights there the teacher would put the kid in a head lock and drag him off to stop the fight. None of these fights have been a situation like this one in particular where someone was being bullied so I do not know if that changes much.[/quote]

Now schools are much better equipped and aware than they used to be. In my day, teachers didn’t do shit. They didn’t care one iota. They knew it was happening, it would happen right in front of them. It wasn’t in their job description. I talk to kids now and while it does happen, I think it’s much less and teachers and administration actually do something about it now.[/quote]

I regret to inform you that at this time I must make your head explode. Sorry.

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
Well bollocks!

Am I doin it right, lol…[/quote]

Bollocks

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BOLLOCKS!!

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Lol, nice!

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
This kind of stuff really hits a nerve with me.

The whole Bullying thing has been a media hot button topic. To that end I have heard many people IRL and on Tnation claiming how it is a right of passage and Bullying and complaining about it is leading to the pussification of America and of people in general. While I have dealt with bullying and teasing as a kid, none of it was fun, it was embarrassing at times emasculating but thankfully I overcame it not unscathed (maybe a little angry as a teenager) but for the most part Im over it.

When I really struggled with bullying was when it was done to my step son, who came out as a homosexual in high school. The damage it done and the heartbreak I felt when my son was terrified to go to school, because he was isolated, beaten up, humilated and emotional scarred left me with a whole new take on the bullying and its being pushed to the forefront.

The horror he went through for simply being attracted to dudes crushed me and my wife, and it left him with lasting emotional damage. He was an introverted, quiet, unassuming, smart and talented child that had to deal with what I considered over the top bullying. He never made a spectacle of himself or his sexuality but I always had an idea.

Highschool kids picked it up as well and he was betrayed by the few friends he confided in. While not directly related to the video (the kid was a fucking boss BTW) Bullying should not be tolerated the was so many people feel it should. Watching quite a few documentaries about it and being left in tears because I feel so bad for these emotionally tortured kids has totally changed my views on the subject.

While the media loves to beat things to a dead horse, and go over the top to the point where you are almost forced to be contrarian on the matter this is one topic that really needs constant attention. Many times the ones being picked on dont have the fortitude to stand up for themselves and they end up doing damage sometimes ireperable damage to themselves[/quote]

I get that.

Alas, if you are a pussy it wont get better if you are coddled for being one.

I think it would be (or have been) infinitely healthier for your stepson if he got beaten down after punching a bully in the bollocks, than to do no bolloks punching at all.

Maybe some kids never get it and fall by the wayside, but the rest learns to bollocks punch.

And bollocks punching is where its at.

You cant build a society based on what the most weak, timid and stupid would do or can handle. [/quote]

You can stand there in your ivory tower and talk about what’s good for society, let’s see how you feel if you ever have a child and witness them being bullied and changing in front of your eyes.

In this instance, you’re like the guy with no kids giving parenting advice. [/quote]

I was that kid.

I took on 4 at a time.

I would like to say that I lost but dispended lots of punches to the bollocks and it was totally worth it, but due to excessive bolloks punching I kind of won.

If I ever have a son, I would rather have him kick, bite and claw to a defeat than meekly accept this nonsense and win by running for help.

[/quote]

You once claimed that you were a sporty stud with political aspirations, then got hit with depression, gained a lot of weight and the arm candy deserted you. Where did the playground cock punching come from?
[/quote]

Well, I was a bit on the heavy side as a kid, then I was a semi professional athlete who trained 20 hours + a week which kept the weight of no matter what and that, ironically, made my sleep apnoea worse because solid neck and then I gained weight.

So there.

That is not unusual either, CT posted that beyond a certain weight, sleep apnoea sets in.

The thing is, belly fat does not lead to breathing problems, muscles in your traps and neck can. [/quote]

Right. So sleep problems from a yoke are to blame.
[/quote]

To blame for what?[/quote]

Don’t play innocent. You just implied your sleep problems were due to a heavily muscled yoke. Is that the case or not?

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[quote]roybot wrote:

Don’t play innocent. You just implied your sleep problems were due to a heavily muscled yoke. Is that the case or not?[/quote]

Well, its a conditio sine qua non, but what also plays a role is a high arched upper jaw and a resulting relatively small nose cavity and a deviated septum and air resistance in canal systems and so further and so on…

Your point?