If by "bullies" you mean big kids who beat up on little kids, I´ve gotta disagree. Such bullies are not so much wolves as tiny monsters, up-and-coming psychopaths and criminals, or else overcompensating crybabies themselves, imitating and avenging the violence they´ve seen in their own families. In any case, it´s not good -- and sooner o…
If by "bullies" you mean big kids who beat up on little kids, I´ve gotta disagree. Such bullies are not so much wolves as tiny monsters, up-and-coming psychopaths and criminals, or else overcompensating crybabies themselves, imitating and avenging the violence they´ve seen in their own families. In any case, it´s not good -- and sooner or later someone decides to forego fists and brings a knife or gun to school. Then the bully or the bullied opens fire on a classroom and the resulting carnage has nothing in common with Yellowstone.
I´m all for free-range parenting, all for letting kids stumble and fall and gain confidence in their own resources and abilities. But there is a point where it makes sense for parents and teachers to step in and that point is before physical violence.
If by "bullies" you mean big kids who beat up on little kids, I´ve gotta disagree. Such bullies are not so much wolves as tiny monsters, up-and-coming psychopaths and criminals, or else overcompensating crybabies themselves, imitating and avenging the violence they´ve seen in their own families. In any case, it´s not good -- and sooner or later someone decides to forego fists and brings a knife or gun to school. Then the bully or the bullied opens fire on a classroom and the resulting carnage has nothing in common with Yellowstone.
I´m all for free-range parenting, all for letting kids stumble and fall and gain confidence in their own resources and abilities. But there is a point where it makes sense for parents and teachers to step in and that point is before physical violence.
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