Mighty Proud Of My Son

[popeye]

Well my son got in a fight Wednesday at school. It was about this kid that stole a ball from a younger student. My son decided that wasn't nice and confronted the kid. He asked him nicely twice to give the ball back to the kid and when he didn't my son tried to take the ball back for the younger student. Now the bully took that as a good reason to punch my son in the face. (His head is full of rocks it didn't hurt) Now what makes me proud is instead of fighting back, my son just starting running to the teacher. Before he could get to the teacher the bully caught up to him and knocked him down. When my son stood up he did the same thing I do to him. He grabbed onto the kids arms and did not let go until help arrived. Soon thereafter a teacher was brought to the scene. My son was not punished by the school, the bully did get suspended.

So my son now has bruises where the kid hit him and you can see the knuckles. Good kid as far as I am concerned. Only advice I could give him was next time duck!

 

[2quilt]

Please tell your son how proud you are and why you are so proud. He did the right thing, and I hope that the school offers some kind of mediation between the bully and your son so that revenge does not take place the day the bully returns to school.

 

[MizzASG]

high five for your son!

thumbs up for teaching him well!

 

[popeye]

You know though when I was in school I would have punched the kid back. Although I had older brothers at home that liked to beat the poop out of me, so I wasn't about to take it from a kid at school. But I can say this much my brother Mike helped me out when I was in high school. I was getting picked on by a bunch of kids and I got into a fight with about 3 of them and my brother had come into the locker room at the same time and took 2 of the kids down. Mike was and still is one of the strongest guys I know. He also threaten the one that started it if he ever bothered me again he'd get the whole football team after him. Good brother. He even helped me stop the nose bleed. His comment to me was nobody gets to hit you accept me.

Now back to my son, I am so proud of him and even started teaching him other ways to prevent someone from hitting him. I don't teach him counter attacks just ways to block and submission holds. I will not teach him to attack until he absolutely needs to know how. He is getting better but that bruise looks bad. Maybe next time he will remember some of the stuff I taught him. As far as the bully trying to get revenge if he does he will be expelled.

 

[Frankie]

hey pops :smile:

I read your post and I had a smile.....you should be proud of your son...but also proud of yourself. You have raised him with proper values and he is listening. Keep on showing him the right way, he will do you proud very often :smile:

 

[2quilt]

Yes, I meant to say that too: be proud of yourself for raising your kid right, Dad.

 

[amethist]

I was lucky in the fact my kids never got bullied once they got to secondary school. They did get into a few fights, but almost always between themselves.

The worst of these ended with the oldest being suspended for 3 days.

They are both grown adults now with family and homes of their own, but still bicker and complain about each other constantly. But that is SISTERS for you, yep both girls and they did fight like alley cat's at times. Always away from home though, and never in my sight or hearing.

Amethist