Dealing with Bullies
  
Ever have to deal with a bully? My experience with one came in the 7th grade when all the country kids had to come to town school. When you have spent 6 years in a school that has the atmosphere of a family, you think everyone is your friend. Life has a way of rudely awakening you.

I don't remember her name, but I remember her. She was older -- and larger -- REALLY large, and she carried a chip on her shoulder as oversized as she was. She had 2 cronies who were always with her. For whatever reasons, (do they have to have one?) she set her sights on me. She began to threaten me, tellin me she was gonna "whip my butt." I walked a wide path around her, not only because I figured she could do it, but also because I hated seeing "cat fights" and never wanted to be involved in one. She was relentless and one day, my "day" came. 		 

I was in the girl's bathroom and there she sood with "Dumb and Dumber," all bowed up and looking ugly. No one else was anywhere around. My goose was cooked. First, fear hit me. Then, I got mad. I figured if I was going down, I'd do some damage on the way. I squared off, brought my hands up in front of my face and made two fists. (I'd seen that in the movies) I think I said something to the affect of, "You may whip me, but I guarantee it'll be after the fight." The most amazing thing happened after that. They stood there for a miunute just looking stupid and then turned around and walked away! She never bothered me anymore from that day on.

I learned something from that. Bullies are cowards. They always run in packs and attack the weak like coyotes. Yield to them and they will only demand more. They feed off of fear. Seems to me, America is having to deal with some big time bullies. Some nations, like Sudan, are too weak to defend themselves without outside help. Other nations, like Spain, cowed down after the first hit. Spain is in their hip pocket and they know it. A friend of ours is from Sudan and he says the bombings in their villages stopped once America went into Iraq because they were being financed entirely by Sadaam.

Bullies. We'd like to think the world is just "one bit happy family." Reality is that bullies still exist, and though we'd like to avoid a fight at all costs, sometimes you get cornered in the bathroom, and the only way out is to fight!

Crystal

 

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