At what age was your first fight

[kytwell 179]

So as I was blissfully sitting in my tree stand, I received a call to come pick my son up at school. Seems another boy attempted to hit my son with a lunch box and my son used his wrestling moves to subdue him and in doing so smashed his face into the cafeteria floor. This is 9 & 10 yo's. I was just curious if this is too early or what people's experience's are? My first real actual throwing punches event occurred when I was 13 and was at a school dance over a girl. For now school is not suspending or doing anything as it was in defense, but who knows what will happen when the other kids parent's get on the scene.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Wow....sounds like your son might have overreacted. I have a 10 year old son and I coach 5th and 6th grade basketball (boys and girls). Kids will playfully 'hit' each other, but not in any way to actually start a fight most of the time. My hunch is that the kid with the lunchbox was doing so in a playful manner, unless of course he felt provoked by your son, but even still, you think that was the appropriate response? Even in martial arts, they tell young kids to avoid retaliation and only act in self defense.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Strike first. Strike hard. Show no mercy.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Strike first. Strike hard. Show no mercy.

That'll get him far in life.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

That'll get him far in life.

coming soon, to an ows protest near you in the future.......

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

So as I was blissfully sitting in my tree stand, I received a call to come pick my son up at school. Seems another boy attempted to hit my son with a lunch box and my son used his wrestling moves to subdue him and in doing so smashed his face into the cafeteria floor. This is 9 & 10 yo's. I was just curious if this is too early or what people's experience's are? My first real actual throwing punches event occurred when I was 13 and was at a school dance over a girl. For now school is not suspending or doing anything as it was in defense, but who knows what will happen when the other kids parent's get on the scene.

No one ever really f*cked with me so I can say "never", at least not yet.

ONE of my sons had the bully experience and I told him the next time it happened to immediately and without warning punch the guy in the nose as hard as he possibly could. Turned out he went to school, the bully tried to stick him up for his lunch money and my son clobbered him in the eye (I presume he went for the nose and missed)

The bully started crying and ran to a teacher and my son got hauled in and I got called. I told the principal that I had told my son to punch him in the nose. I agreed to the detention that day because he needs to know you do not go around just punching people.

He was never bothered again, ever. has never had another fight since and he is now early 30s. He was 7 when that occured. He carries a concealed handgun now.

Edited November 4, 2011 by Gary and Alla

[Golden Gate 530]

Boys get into fights in elementary school. It was a relatively common occurrence where I worked. The policy in many schools is no tolerance - meaning both kids will be suspended for a day, whether one was acting in self-defense or not. If the kid really was bothering your son, and your son smashed him to the ground, the chances are that boy won't be bothering your son again. Even though the politically-correct thing is to say 'no fighting' and suspend both, sometimes boys have to learn they shouldn't start things with someone, and only learn once they get whooped.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

That'll get him far in life.

Look what it did for me.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Me )peace loving European girl): never

USC husband: 5 years old.

[kytwell 179]

I have spoken to my son at length it seems this particular boy has been bullying a bit this year. He continually picks at and touches other kids food at lunch time and is much bigger than the avg 4th grader. He got moved this week to my son's lunch table and seems he decided to try and pick on my little guy today. No detention or suspensions, he just had to leave school early today. I did advise to be on guard tomorrow who knows what's going on in the other kids home, right now. Hopefully they doing right, but who knows...

@DFH My son has been wrestling since he was 4 and this is the very first physical altercation he's ever had in school or outside of it.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

Me )peace loving European girl): never

you can't really be irish then.

Edited November 4, 2011 by charles!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I have spoken to my son at length it seems this particular boy has been bullying a bit this year. He continually picks at and touches other kids food at lunch time and is much bigger than the avg 4th grader. He got moved this week to my son's lunch table and seems he decided to try and pick on my little guy today. No detention or suspensions, he just had to leave school early today. I did advise to be on guard tomorrow who knows what's going on in the other kids home, right now. Hopefully they doing right, but who knows...

@DFH My son has been wrestling since he was 4 and this is the very first physical altercation he's ever had in school or outside of it.

Ah, ok. Yeah, I guess that bully had it coming. Hopefully he learned his lesson. Bullies deserve to be retaliated against or they'll never stop.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I have spoken to my son at length it seems this particular boy has been bullying a bit this year. He continually picks at and touches other kids food at lunch time and is much bigger than the avg 4th grader. He got moved this week to my son's lunch table and seems he decided to try and pick on my little guy today. No detention or suspensions, he just had to leave school early today. I did advise to be on guard tomorrow who knows what's going on in the other kids home, right now. Hopefully they doing right, but who knows...

@DFH My son has been wrestling since he was 4 and this is the very first physical altercation he's ever had in school or outside of it.

Good for him. He won't have to do it again. You do not have to be stronger than the bully, only stronger than other victims.

you can't really be irish then.

she is half Swiss, she hands out chocolates at the bare-knuckle matches.

[웃 910]

17

I am 2-0

By decision (no knockouts)

Well unless you count air fighting in 4th grade and accidentally connecting with the guys lip.

[swisstourist 0]

My first flight was at 22 when flying paraglider in the Swiss jura.