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Old 05-11-2010, 12:52 PM   #35
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So, what is the proper way to deal with a bully? Is the first step have a physical fight? What if the situation is that the bully is twice as big as the kid he is picking on? What if the kid is naturally timid and is not strong enough to stand up to bullying?

There seems to be a lot of "tough" guys here who think the solution is to beat up the bully. Which I think is the solution most of the time. Lets face it. A bully is a weak person to start with.

But what happens if the kid being picked on does not have the character to stand up to it? What is the answer?
I was 5'5" and 130 pounds soaking wet in highschool. The bully was the middle linebacker on the football team. I'm a very relaxed and non confrontational person by nature, and it was an agonizing decision to stand up to him, I'm no big toughguy, but I did learn sticking up for yourself is one of the best things you can do.

I guess I just have a strong personal conection to bullying, and I can say that life definitely got better when I stood up to him.
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