My old man was a lousy dad in almost every respect. I went to live with him when I was 13 and I remember when I was 16 he handed me a steel pipe and said some fuys were going to be coming up to start shit (collect money he owed them). My job was to go around the back side of the car and if anyone tried to get out, swing as hard as I could. Upon arrival I did as I was told and stood there like it was an out of body experience while the passenger and my dad exchanged profanities. At some point my old man (and what they didn't and few new was a 1% who was whipped with barbed wire and left for dead upon abandoning the lifestyle) starting tuning this guy up through the car window and when a passenger started to get out instead of swinging my pipe I kicked the door on his leg with all I had. He began screaming and closed the door and as soon as he did Johnny Law came down the drive.
Frankly, it was an awful experience, but I always stood my ground from then on and maybe before. Never and I mean never starting shit, but not afraid (well I was) rather willing to fight if need be. That being said and some really funny fight storied aside I always wanted my kids to be the same. And not getting political but this no fault society has perpetuated bullying IMHO making it difficult to raise your kids the way I was or at least should have been. Aka don't start shit, butndont be afraid to finish it.
So, as I raised my boys I wrestled and tuffened them up but taught them with my wife's approval. If you ever stick up for yourself or someone weaker you will have our full support. But, we can't do anything about the law or school but we have your back. Ironically, all three of my boys had at least one situation where they had to raise their fists. Twice we had their back, once the cops were involved and even said he approved but since it was at school there was little he could do. One time my middle boy popped a 20 something in the nose on the bball court for bullying his friends and my youngest stuck up for one of his buddies landing him in ISS.
Anyway, I wondered is this no fault world how you guy's handled things?
Hawk
Frankly, it was an awful experience, but I always stood my ground from then on and maybe before. Never and I mean never starting shit, but not afraid (well I was) rather willing to fight if need be. That being said and some really funny fight storied aside I always wanted my kids to be the same. And not getting political but this no fault society has perpetuated bullying IMHO making it difficult to raise your kids the way I was or at least should have been. Aka don't start shit, butndont be afraid to finish it.
So, as I raised my boys I wrestled and tuffened them up but taught them with my wife's approval. If you ever stick up for yourself or someone weaker you will have our full support. But, we can't do anything about the law or school but we have your back. Ironically, all three of my boys had at least one situation where they had to raise their fists. Twice we had their back, once the cops were involved and even said he approved but since it was at school there was little he could do. One time my middle boy popped a 20 something in the nose on the bball court for bullying his friends and my youngest stuck up for one of his buddies landing him in ISS.
Anyway, I wondered is this no fault world how you guy's handled things?
Hawk
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