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Elementary School Bully

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Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25551 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-11 23:04:39
July 11 2012 23:00 GMT
#1

Elementary School Bully






It wasn't the first time in my life I'd been sitting in the Principal's office. Not the first time that year, for that matter. Fifth grade could get a bit rough-and-tumble, and I was never one to back down from a fight, even if it wasn't a great idea. Talking to people in small authority always irked me. Listening to the Principal describe the events of the day to my parents, I couldn't help but feel bored. I still felt justified in my actions, no matter what this man had to say about them. Michael got what he deserved.

Michael, in fact, wasn't even someone I particularly disliked. Like me, he wasn't one of the more popular kids, and like me, he also wasn't one of the loners. Unlike me, he'd pick on the loners. Easy targets for those of us low on the totem pole. We didn't play together during recess, but we were no enemies. In fact, once or twice we had sat next to each other on the long shaded benches reserved for the 5th grade students to eat lunch on. He was a bully, but not to kids like me. Not usually, at least.

Mr Thomas was getting to the crux of the matter, now: "...and Noah still refuses to apologize for his actions."

"Apologize for what? He got what he deserved, and I'd gladly do it again!" I spoke inwardly, but outwardly I was silent. Even then I understood that sometimes, it's better to hold your tongue. I sullenly studied the linoleum below me. The tiles were that beige white that hides how long it's been since the school could afford to really clean the floors. The cold plastic of the school chair nipped at my legs. I wanted to get out of the room.

Looking back, I see Principal Thomas was a kind man. He wasn't here to punish anyone, just to try to teach. He knew, in his way, that I wasn't a serious bully. I wasn't popular enough to do the serious stuff. But he wanted to be sure. "Noah, you didn't really mean to hurt him, right?" He asked, trying to lead me to redemption.

I am a stubborn ass, though. Always have been. And this really ticked me off. I stopped biting back my words. "No, I meant to hurt him." I snarled. "That's why I punched him and threw him in the trash can." I wasn't here to play any games, even if it would get me off easy. Mr Thomas frowned and rubbed his forehead with his left hand, as he always did when he had to deal with me.

I was suspended from school for 3 days, the second such suspension in as many semesters.

It wasn't for several years that I stopped hitting kids who harassed me, or stopped standing up to bullies when I could have easily walked away. I was a pretty big kid, and it takes some hard knocks to realize it's not worth it to clock someone for knocking over your applesauce. On top of that, I was pretty dumb about these things, and immature. I figured if I was in the right (whatever I perceived that to be) it was worth physically fighting for. Maybe that's just the nature of being a kid.

I will say one thing in my defense: after that, Michael never put his fucking chips in my goddamn soup ever again.



****
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Denzil
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom4193 Posts
July 11 2012 23:04 GMT
#2
If only the world worked in such a justified sense as I thought it did when I was younger.
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galtdunn
Profile Joined March 2011
United States977 Posts
July 11 2012 23:17 GMT
#3
Not sure if impressed... or should be scared. ^.^
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Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25551 Posts
July 11 2012 23:29 GMT
#4
I eventually grew out of this ;_; but I really owe my parents and teachers a lot of thanks for putting up with me through middle school lol
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tehemperorer
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2183 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-11 23:45:25
July 11 2012 23:44 GMT
#5
Haha cool you sound like a young Robert Baratheon I pledge my geekdom to thine.
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MrZentor
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1648 Posts
July 12 2012 01:26 GMT
#6
<3 BH
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blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
July 12 2012 01:47 GMT
#7
My dad would always tell me to stick up to bullies. Once you do something they normally back off at least mine did. I will always back any kid who's getting bullied to just stand up for themselves.
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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
July 12 2012 02:07 GMT
#8
Nice vigilante justice right there. I burst out laughing when I found out why you kicked his ass.

Anyways, sometimes it pays to be a little bit sneaky. I remember back in 5th grade a bunch of us would screw with this kid that always got in trouble (he ran away once, threw a textbook at a teacher, those kinds of things)

Anyways, what ended up happening was he scratched me until I bled, but I swept it all under the rug (as much of it as I could anyway, have to leave a little bit of honesty to agree with his story). I got patched up and a stern talking-to about not pissing people off (this was about three weeks after Virginia Tech happened), even though I technically instigated the fight. He got two days' suspension.
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Bluelightz
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Indonesia2463 Posts
July 12 2012 04:10 GMT
#9
lol BH <3
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helioss
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States12 Posts
July 12 2012 05:18 GMT
#10
That last line made me laugh out loud
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
July 12 2012 06:49 GMT
#11
"No, I meant to hurt him." I snarled. "That's why I punched him and threw him in the trash can."


ROFL. You're such a hardass

BTW this is a really strange sort of Girl Blog...
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25551 Posts
July 12 2012 06:50 GMT
#12
On July 12 2012 15:49 Probulous wrote:
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"No, I meant to hurt him." I snarled. "That's why I punched him and threw him in the trash can."


ROFL. You're such a hardass

BTW this is a really strange sort of Girl Blog...


I'm working on it! ;_; can't I write about anything else?
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
July 12 2012 06:55 GMT
#13
NO!

I am just making sure. Someone has to keep you on your toes
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
July 12 2012 07:25 GMT
#14
Why do kids get suspensions?

Sounds like rewarding them with free off school days.
Rillanon.au
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Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
July 12 2012 09:11 GMT
#15
hahahahaha good story
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B.I.G.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3251 Posts
July 12 2012 13:10 GMT
#16
Is your name a reference to the flaming bitchslaps you would give people?
Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
July 12 2012 15:50 GMT
#17
On July 12 2012 16:25 haduken wrote:
Why do kids get suspensions?

Sounds like rewarding them with free off school days.

Being stuck at home for 3 days with super pissed off parents doesn't sound like much of a reward. I mostly depends on the parents I guess. If you had both parents working.. yea that'd be pretty awesome actually.
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Release
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States4397 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-25 23:32:27
July 25 2012 23:31 GMT
#18
On July 12 2012 15:49 Probulous wrote:
Show nested quote +
"No, I meant to hurt him." I snarled. "That's why I punched him and threw him in the trash can."


ROFL. You're such a hardass

BTW this is a really strange sort of Girl Blog...

BH is a girl? Noah...

Bullies are usually people with low self-esteem so to deal with them, belittle them and walk towards an area with an adult. Bait works like a charm.
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