Would you let others push you around?

I had my share of those experiences, too, although not as bad as those stories in movies. I was a shy girl and I just let those things pass. Perhaps, if it has gone worse, I would tell my parents about it so they could do something. I really wouldn't know how to handle it myself, at that age. Or, I could go to my teacher and tell her what this kid has been doing to me. Now, that I'm a parent, this thought concerns me. What if my kid gets bullied at school. Or, worse, what if my kid is the bully.

I used to be bullied in school all the time by older kids. I was to shy and backward and afraid to ask them why they were doing it to me. I didn't want to start or cause more trouble for myself so I just kept quiet. I didn't have many friends in school, but other kids asked me to do their homework for them. I helped the ones who were somewhat nice to me but I didn't do any of the bullies homework. I jst tried to do my best in school and get home safely each day.