nick007 wrote:
To make matters worse I usually got in trouble for starting the fights because it was my word against a group of kids or even just one bully who had a better rep than me.
I had to deal with that a lot. Eventually it caused me to change how I'd deal with bullies, instead of fighting when and where they wanted I'd just deal with them when no one else was around. In particular the ones who liked to act tough when they in groups of >3 people, they were never as brave 1v1.
I found most people behaved quite differently after being put in a situation where the outcome was entirely outside of their control. Even when they were part of a group later on they'd be the first ones to peel off and make it clear they weren't participating because they didn't want to be invoiced later.
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