Have you ever stood up for someone else?

@Sheepie (3112)
United States
October 11, 2008 3:30pm CST
I don't do that very often, because there's not a lot of rescuing I could possibly do. But once this guy was getting annoyed and made fun of by another guy, and I yelled, at the other guy, until he sauntered away. It was fun. But that guy was probably just made fun of again later, by someone else, there's only so much I could do anyway.
11 responses
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
11 Oct 08
I imagine you did get good feelings from helping someone out....and that's what it's all about....us helping each other! Yes....I have done it more then once. And you are right....its very fulfilling to stand up for someone else!
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@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
18 Oct 08
It makes you feel as though you are not only efficient to take care of yourself, but other people as well.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
12 Oct 08
Yes, I have. I've stood up for my children against my husband--long story, better untold--I've stood up for friends, for children against adult bullies and for animals. I always got the best of the bullies because bullies are cowards at heart, they can only beat up or tease people that are helpless. Show a little power and they run like rats!
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Yes, I have in school for the kid that everyone was down on for whatever reason. I made them feel badly for what they were doing to him/her. I will take up for people to this day and I do. Someone needs to. Some people just can't do it for themselves.
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
12 Oct 08
Sure I have. And I am sure I will do it many more times. It doesn't always require confrontation to stand up for someone. Sometimes it is just as simple as joining them in a task.
12 Oct 08
Hi Sheepie, No, I haven't done that as my friends can stand up for themselves and wouldn't not take s**t from anyone and beside I think they would be more scared of my friends to mess with them he he. Hugs. Tamara
@crazydaisy (3896)
• Canada
12 Oct 08
Yes I know what you are talking about one of my friends had to go to mens washroom it was being use he could not wait so I said use the ladies when he came out this other lady told him off about using it so I told her off before you know it she was all for getting into a fight, which is silly theres they are both the same!!!! Ladies Men. cd
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
11 Oct 08
It is very easy to pick up on weaker guys. However I try to help weaker ones by empowering them, making believe in themselves. At work I try to stop bullying when it occurs under my nose.
• United States
11 Oct 08
When I was younger I was always standing up for my friends. I felt like it was my duty. I stood up to people that picked on friends all the time. I was kind of considered a body guard when I was in highschool for a few friends that had people after them. I'm not the kind of person that takes kindly to people picking on someone because they're different or don't like what they have to say.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
12 Oct 08
Yes. I have stood up for many people many times. No one has ever stood up for me iin my lifetime though. I'm not sure why. I guess they think I can handle it all by myself, but it would be nice to see they cared enough to stand up.
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Whenever the situation tells me to do it and if it's worth it, I'm standing up for someone else not because I was forced but I feel that I have the obligation to be able to help the ones who need it the most.
@amlegend (945)
• Pakistan
12 Oct 08
i always stand for my friends and if someone is just and people try to offend him. i try my best to make the situation controllable as it is in best of all and most of the time there are arguments that start it off and i don't like arguments though i too make them but i am aware of this nuisance and am keeping myself away from it and i try to settle down such arguments in gathering as well. once i was traveling in public transport and the person who was sitting infront seat had given the fair but the tc came and asked the person for the ticket and the man couldn't find it and then they started arguing and i stood up and told him that i had seen him taking the ticket and i can say it in front of the court too. went along and the tickets book was checked and tickets were counted and it came that all the pessengers had taken the ttcket so unassumingly that person also had. so it was over and it is my social duty as well to help others in times of need and one day maybe someone will help me too.