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Old 02-04-2010, 09:37 AM
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Re: Bringing up boys

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Originally Posted by shag View Post
Actually, my wife just informed me that the boy that got punched was only 10-11, and the boy which is a bully, that punched him is 15 yrs old, but the younger kid is good size, and does outweigh the older. So in an instance like that, should he have physically tried to fight back even tho it was only 1 punch, or should he only have fought back if it had been an ongoing situation of continued endangerment, like the bully would not let up?
My husband, simply, told our son, "I don't want to ever hear that you started a fight. But, if someone starts one with you, you have my permission to finish it." I concur!
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