The whole "Can't Anna stick up for herself" bit blows. I could stick up for myself and frequently did -- it made the bullying worse. What I needed were allies, which I never had.
Also... when I found some kids hitting my sister while holding a bin over her head so she would not recognise them, I still feel that my approach of grabbing the ringleader and throwing him across the room was valid. I needed him off her, I had three other kids to handle plus spectators, and I thought my prefect badge was going to do jack shit. So, I threw him. (No idea how I did that, as he was a 15-year-old and being 17 did not give me that much extra oomph generally speaking; adrenaline is a hell of a thing.)
It doesn't sound like that was the case for Todd here, but who knows? I doubt the situation was described to the LW in the terms given here, so I think her imagination has embroidered things.
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The whole "Can't Anna stick up for herself" bit blows. I could stick up for myself and frequently did -- it made the bullying worse. What I needed were allies, which I never had.
Also... when I found some kids hitting my sister while holding a bin over her head so she would not recognise them, I still feel that my approach of grabbing the ringleader and throwing him across the room was valid. I needed him off her, I had three other kids to handle plus spectators, and I thought my prefect badge was going to do jack shit. So, I threw him. (No idea how I did that, as he was a 15-year-old and being 17 did not give me that much extra oomph generally speaking; adrenaline is a hell of a thing.)
It doesn't sound like that was the case for Todd here, but who knows? I doubt the situation was described to the LW in the terms given here, so I think her imagination has embroidered things.