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Originally Posted by MaDalton
from this i would guess you never had a fight at school? man, if that would apply i would have been very busy with community service and my parents very poor from paying for me. i don't doubt that there are kids that need a lesson, mostly those that play WOW after school and have no other social life. but all this, including a fight here and there, is called LIFE and you learn from it. like the boy has now learned that he can't make fun of a girl without consequences. (he will probably later in his life sign up to many femdom sites and make someone here lots of money  ) |
I have been in a couple fights as a kid. I also was lucky enough to be born in a time when everyone was not as lawsuit happy. She has portrayed her child as being exceptionally intelligent and therefore should know damn well how to handle herself in a teasing situation. I also know my parents would not allow me to play them. I had zero damn issues with getting grounded. It rarely meant anything and typically does not for most kids with a decent amount of intelligence.
There were times where I had to fight and other times when I should not of fought. My parents understood both and punishment would differ based on which it was. It was never easy to explain a situation where you had to fight with no other choice either. I had to make a very strong case. Now my father in particular would still be glad or proud if/when I won a fight, that however did not dictate if I should be punished for it though. Those where very separate feelings.
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Originally Posted by kmanrox
i think he's actually physically disabled if my memory serves me right  |
Did not become disabled until my early teens.
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Originally Posted by MaDalton
actually i know that and it was kind of a rhetorical question. but what wondered me was how things like "community service" and "small claims" could be associated with a little school kids fight of 8 year olds. what has this world come to, it makes me shake my head. when i came home and had bruises from some fight my parents told me to either run faster or fight better. or use my brain and mouth to avoid it. the last one worked the best
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You summed it up with what has the world come to. As I stated when I was younger courts never would of been brought up, today though it is a very different time.
I will say I did have to do several bouts of community service dictated by my parents. I have had to pay for damages, turn myself in for stealing a candy bar, and other crap as well - again all punishments directed by my parents.