In 1st grade, I was "helped" by third graders so hard I was launched into a buncha pine trees and had my eye poked with one of the branches. Plus I fell down from the height and was knocked out. After recess was done, they (the monitors and other staff) looked for me, found me, woke me dazed as I was.

I fingered the three 3rd graders, they were scolded only as "rough play and don't do it again".

What do you think happened next recess?

I was picked on, from that day forth. They would NEVER do anything to bother or hurt poor little tattle tale Greg, in plain view.

They would just do it when the teacher and monitors were distacted by other 3rd graders in league with my 3 tormentors.

Nice idea Scott, it'll never work. I tattled, but never could get the 3rd graders "with halos" in trouble again. Yet my arms and knees (and once in a while my shirt with puke on it) had plenty of "evidence" of a kid that "played hard".

I became a bully to combat the bullys, but that just got me in trouble as I didn't have anyone to corroborate my stories. So I was labeled a trouble maker by the staff.

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