Should Boys Hit Back?
I created a post on Dating Dames today called When She Slaps Him - bringing the whole girl hitting the guy topic into discussion, however, I’m hearing more and more about girls hitting boys at school and getting away with it, while the boys aren’t allowed to ‘get even.’
Now, let me paint a little scenario here and ask you to comment with how you would respond or how you would have your child to respond…
Your kids are riding the school bus. One of your children is a boy who keeps getting teased by a girl that’s near his same age. The girl repeatedly kicks your son in the legs and knees. The boy reports this to the bus driver who tells the boy “just ignore her” or “she’s only doing that because she likes you.”
Your son finally tells you about what has happened on the bus once he’s come home with a bruise on his leg.
What do you do? What do you tell your son to do?
I’m curious to see how many parents would handle this the way I would.
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3 opinions for Should Boys Hit Back?
Lexi
Sep 8, 2007 at 10:08 pm
I’m not a parent, but I hope to be one on day.
That is such a tough question, because a part of me says “Kick her back”, you know “equality” and all that. But really, violence, not matter the perpetrator or the victim, is preferably the last resort.
However, what I might do is photograph the bruise, and log every instance that this happens. That information would be useful if things continue and escalate. Beyond have a parent/principle meeting and discussing it, I don’t know what to do, especially if the other parents aren’t responsive. What did you come up with?
apollo
Jan 23, 2008 at 1:18 am
he should beat her ass
Anna
Mar 20, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I think he should kick her back one good hard time (no face slapping) AND have a meeting with the principle, rather than continue to be victimized while the parents later hold a “convention” after and extended logging of the number of bruises. Yes create a log, yes kick back, yes meet with the principle. Our fear of “abuse” has turned us into wimps.
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