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re: 7yr Old Jumped at School - PG 9 Update
Posted on 8/31/16 at 6:38 am to LSUfan20005
Posted on 8/31/16 at 6:38 am to LSUfan20005
I tell my kids what my Dad told me. If someone says they're gonna kick your arse. Then you crack them in the mouth before the word arse comes out.
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Posted on 8/31/16 at 6:48 am to LSUfan20005
Talk with the administration at the school. Then tell your son to give whomever is bothering him 1 verbal warning. If they don't heed the warning, teach your son to strike fast and quick. Either get that arse whipped or whip theirs but make sure it's over. By over, I mean make sure Noone wants anymore.
Had this issue in Middle School with our oldest and gave same advice.
If school was the NHL, our oldest would be known as an enforcer during the rest of his Middle school and high school days.
Had this issue in Middle School with our oldest and gave same advice.
If school was the NHL, our oldest would be known as an enforcer during the rest of his Middle school and high school days.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 6:49 am to LSUfan20005
Surprised this thread is still going 
Got home last night and talked to the boy. He's fine, spirits are good and he's not being a wimp about any of it. The description he gave me made it sound like the three boys MAY have started out as playing like they were kidnapping him, but it took a Lord of the Flies-esque turn.
Email to the teacher, she's gonna look into who should have been watching. i will only elevate if necessary.
Basically, I gave him the lame zebra speech. Imagine we are two hungry lions, haven't eaten in a week. Out on the plain are a handful of zebras. A few are obviously strong, a few pretty fast, and one has a limp. Who do you try to eat? He responds, "the hurt one."
That's right, don't be the lame zebra. Don't be an easy target.
He starts Krav Maga next week.
Thanks for the entertaining thread and some good advice, fellas.
Got home last night and talked to the boy. He's fine, spirits are good and he's not being a wimp about any of it. The description he gave me made it sound like the three boys MAY have started out as playing like they were kidnapping him, but it took a Lord of the Flies-esque turn.
Email to the teacher, she's gonna look into who should have been watching. i will only elevate if necessary.
Basically, I gave him the lame zebra speech. Imagine we are two hungry lions, haven't eaten in a week. Out on the plain are a handful of zebras. A few are obviously strong, a few pretty fast, and one has a limp. Who do you try to eat? He responds, "the hurt one."
That's right, don't be the lame zebra. Don't be an easy target.
He starts Krav Maga next week.
Thanks for the entertaining thread and some good advice, fellas.
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 6:52 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 6:49 am to LSUfan20005
Think I would beat the hell out of the parents and make their kids watch it
Posted on 8/31/16 at 7:02 am to The Pirate King
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Just because they could? Kids are mean, but there's usually some motive, however insignificant it is.
Uhhhh....these are 7 year olds.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 7:12 am to LSUfan20005
You should let your kid have more free play. I mean this sincerely. That's generally where they learn their place and improve social skills.
Unsupervised free play. You've just removed that from his recess by tattling.
Unsupervised free play. You've just removed that from his recess by tattling.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 7:33 am to LSUfan20005
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Krav Maga
Your kid is gonna be taking down every Palestinian he sees
Posted on 8/31/16 at 7:49 am to LSUfan20005
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He starts Krav Maga next week
I didn't know you were Jewish
Posted on 8/31/16 at 7:51 am to LSUfan20005
Well this was no big deal just like I said it was. Boys will be boys. He's probably giving one of his little podnahs a noogy right now.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 7:57 am to LSUfan20005
quote:of course he did. Good god how much damage do you suspect weak arse 7 year olds to be able to dish out? 50 kids could have jumped him, they still are only able to punch like a 7 year old.
He held his own well enough to escape undamaged
Tell your kid to quit being a nerd and he wouldn't be 'jumped'... Did you pass along some shitty genes?
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 8:15 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:02 am to LSUfan20005
I was picked on by a guy a little bigger than me most of 6th grade. It never got physical so I wasn't threatened, just tired of it. Finally one day I was in a bad mood and he started in on me while changing for gym class. I took my lock off my locker and started slamming his head with it until a teacher pulled me off. I got in trouble but I told the principal that it had been going on all year and not one of his teachers ever tried to stop it so I did.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:02 am to SuperSaint
Right.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:10 am to SuperSaint
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Tell your kid to quit being a nerd and he wouldn't be 'jumped'
I can tell you were the nerd on the playground.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:14 am to SuperSaint
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Did you pass alone some shitty genes?
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:15 am to Langston
Yeah I actually caught that duck up before I hit send but didn't feel like fixing it
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:22 am to LSUfan20005
Teach him to defend himself and the difference between being a wolfe and a shepherd.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:22 am to Howyouluhdat
I'm sure you couldn't do something like this anymore, but I remember growing up there was a kid who always used to bully me. I was embarrassed and tried to hide it from my parents, but one day I had had enough. I came home crying to my mom expecting her to fix everything. She (my mom, mind you, dad was still at work) told me "if you let that boy bully you again I'm gonna whip you twice as bad when you get home".
Needless to say the next day we got in a fight, I fought back for the first time, and that was pretty much the end of it. It wasn't that I whooped his arse or anything, but, like you said, bullies pick on the easiest targets. Once I showed I would fight back, regardless of how beastly I was as a fighter, that was it.
I was the same as your son, real athletic, but regardless of what he's telling you, I doubt he's truly fighting back with everything he has. If he was they wouldn't still be picking on him, they'd find someone else.
Also, and I don't think this is overly easy for a parent to hear, but I'd definitely stay out of this (as it pertains to the school) for as long as you can. Your son needs to learn how to handle himself, and at this age, there's not really all that much physical damage that can really happen. I don't think there are any 7 year-olds who are gonna be caving in skulls or breaking bones. He'll have some bruises and be fine in a day. His self esteem is what's damaged, and that's something only he can fix.
I know it's gotta be the worst feeling ever, but I'd try to stay out of it personally.
Needless to say the next day we got in a fight, I fought back for the first time, and that was pretty much the end of it. It wasn't that I whooped his arse or anything, but, like you said, bullies pick on the easiest targets. Once I showed I would fight back, regardless of how beastly I was as a fighter, that was it.
I was the same as your son, real athletic, but regardless of what he's telling you, I doubt he's truly fighting back with everything he has. If he was they wouldn't still be picking on him, they'd find someone else.
Also, and I don't think this is overly easy for a parent to hear, but I'd definitely stay out of this (as it pertains to the school) for as long as you can. Your son needs to learn how to handle himself, and at this age, there's not really all that much physical damage that can really happen. I don't think there are any 7 year-olds who are gonna be caving in skulls or breaking bones. He'll have some bruises and be fine in a day. His self esteem is what's damaged, and that's something only he can fix.
I know it's gotta be the worst feeling ever, but I'd try to stay out of it personally.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:29 am to tigersownall
You did the right thing here. There was some good advice, some bad advice, and some typical OT entertainment.
I was bullied a good bit in elementary, and this was at a VERY small, expensive, private school. like 10-15 kids in a grade. My dad and I were absolutely nothing alike, and I have no shame in admitting that. He was a typical alpha male, but very intelligent, and played in the NFL. I'm the smallest person on my dad's side of the family by 6 inches, and I'm 5'10. He found out about and certain incident when someone shoved my head in a water fountain as I was drinking from it when I was in like 1st or 2nd grade. He sat me down and basically said "look at me, and I'm dead serious about this. I will never, ever get mad at you for defending yourself. Next time you see that ninja drinking from a water fountain you do the exact same thing. When he turns around to look at you, you punch him square in the nose, it will stun and blind him. When he grabs his nose, keep going on him until someone pulls you off". I did exactly what he told me, and it worked. No one ever skrewed with me again until middle school. He also taught me to pick my battles, there's nothing wrong with running away from a much bigger, or older, opponent. It's amazing to be so young that I remember that conversation so vividly. I never had a mean streak, and mostly stayed away from fighting unless it was absolutely a necessity. Teach your kid good values. Teaching him to fight all the time to solve his problems will just cause more problems later in life. I ended up being good friends with that same kid throughout high school, and unfortunately, he was the first friend of mine to pass away too young. Died of a heroin OD, we lost touch after college and he started running with the wrong people. It's a shame how quickly your life can in the wrong direction, even with good parenting, and a good education.
When I was in college I lived in a rather urban neighborhood for a year. It was mind blowing the shite those parents would have their kids do. Literally have seen five year olds in the street having their parents force them to box each other. There's nothing wrong with this in the ring, or in an actual gym, but ingraining that in a five year old in the street? wtf man. Most of the kids never wanted to fight, but im sure the more they did it they came to enjoy it in some weird way, and im sure they ended up being trouble makers and turning to violence at the drop of a hat later down the line.
Keep up the good work OP. If there's a boxing gym near you go meet with the owner/instructors and ask them their philosophy. If it's some thug, stay away, if the seem to have good values, enroll the kid. He'll learn good principles and learn how to defend himself. I never took krav maga, but I did box for seven years, starting in middle school. I enjoyed it, I wasn't great at it, but I could hold my own. When the badass golden gloves guy from the gym at our school started spreading word that I was holding my own when I sparred him the amount anyone messed with me went down significantly. It's amazing how word can spread so quick over something so insignificant. He'll make good friends with guys from all different backgrounds. When I transferred schools my senior year to a public school, a legitimate gang member was a friend of mine from the gym. All in all, he was a good guy, atleast to me. He was a typical thug, though. Always barred out at parties and starting shite just to do it, but since I knew him from the gym he always treated me well, and made sure none of the black guys ever fricked with me. It was pretty cool.
I was bullied a good bit in elementary, and this was at a VERY small, expensive, private school. like 10-15 kids in a grade. My dad and I were absolutely nothing alike, and I have no shame in admitting that. He was a typical alpha male, but very intelligent, and played in the NFL. I'm the smallest person on my dad's side of the family by 6 inches, and I'm 5'10. He found out about and certain incident when someone shoved my head in a water fountain as I was drinking from it when I was in like 1st or 2nd grade. He sat me down and basically said "look at me, and I'm dead serious about this. I will never, ever get mad at you for defending yourself. Next time you see that ninja drinking from a water fountain you do the exact same thing. When he turns around to look at you, you punch him square in the nose, it will stun and blind him. When he grabs his nose, keep going on him until someone pulls you off". I did exactly what he told me, and it worked. No one ever skrewed with me again until middle school. He also taught me to pick my battles, there's nothing wrong with running away from a much bigger, or older, opponent. It's amazing to be so young that I remember that conversation so vividly. I never had a mean streak, and mostly stayed away from fighting unless it was absolutely a necessity. Teach your kid good values. Teaching him to fight all the time to solve his problems will just cause more problems later in life. I ended up being good friends with that same kid throughout high school, and unfortunately, he was the first friend of mine to pass away too young. Died of a heroin OD, we lost touch after college and he started running with the wrong people. It's a shame how quickly your life can in the wrong direction, even with good parenting, and a good education.
When I was in college I lived in a rather urban neighborhood for a year. It was mind blowing the shite those parents would have their kids do. Literally have seen five year olds in the street having their parents force them to box each other. There's nothing wrong with this in the ring, or in an actual gym, but ingraining that in a five year old in the street? wtf man. Most of the kids never wanted to fight, but im sure the more they did it they came to enjoy it in some weird way, and im sure they ended up being trouble makers and turning to violence at the drop of a hat later down the line.
Keep up the good work OP. If there's a boxing gym near you go meet with the owner/instructors and ask them their philosophy. If it's some thug, stay away, if the seem to have good values, enroll the kid. He'll learn good principles and learn how to defend himself. I never took krav maga, but I did box for seven years, starting in middle school. I enjoyed it, I wasn't great at it, but I could hold my own. When the badass golden gloves guy from the gym at our school started spreading word that I was holding my own when I sparred him the amount anyone messed with me went down significantly. It's amazing how word can spread so quick over something so insignificant. He'll make good friends with guys from all different backgrounds. When I transferred schools my senior year to a public school, a legitimate gang member was a friend of mine from the gym. All in all, he was a good guy, atleast to me. He was a typical thug, though. Always barred out at parties and starting shite just to do it, but since I knew him from the gym he always treated me well, and made sure none of the black guys ever fricked with me. It was pretty cool.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:31 am to FootballNostradamus
I'll take it a step further. I try to purposely put my son in situations where he's forced to play rough. Kids are too sheltered IMO.
As stated earlier, life in unfair. It's easier to learn to face adversity young.
As stated earlier, life in unfair. It's easier to learn to face adversity young.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 8:34 am to LSUfan20005
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He starts Krav Maga next week.
I guess it's better than Aikido. Send that kid to Muay Thai or kickboxing school. Double bonus points if you can find one that also teaches grappling.
If you kid brings that krav bullshite into a real fight and tries to groin strike someone, he might get his arse beat with his own shoes.
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