tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586801766217114148.post5764231482770256801..comments2023-10-30T21:36:16.577+00:00Comments on Discussing topics to do with Ulverston and the surrounding area.: Is this the answer to Cyber Bullying?Geoff Dellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628988582440925000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586801766217114148.post-60209921405611230772014-01-24T17:00:48.986+00:002014-01-24T17:00:48.986+00:00Thanks Thomas for your thoughtful comments.
Yes I...Thanks Thomas for your thoughtful comments.<br /> Yes I agree that adults - not just children - often can't cope with interactions with other people. "Having it out" in an honest way, is often seen as unacceptable. Surely if we throw everything we've got at each other in a convincing way then there's a chance of 'clearing the air' and then getting back to better relationships. Going into hiding breeds resentment, misunderstandings and brooding that can build up into extreme views. I used to love flat out fights where I stuck up for myself - sometimes these led to strong friendships. When I think of my friends, they are for the most part people you wouldn't want to have a scrap with, people who have learnt how to face up to others in a way that avoids a severe confrontation - but the ability to take care of themselves if need be is there deep inside their character.<br /><br />Coping with anonymous attacks is common on this blog. I'd love to meet these people face to face - I suspect they would turn out to be whimps. Perhaps parents need to develop stronger relationships with their children and explain, possibly by example, to their children how it's done.Geoff Dellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628988582440925000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586801766217114148.post-4576076805847521762014-01-24T11:16:50.014+00:002014-01-24T11:16:50.014+00:00Just another (unfortunate) consequence of the way ...Just another (unfortunate) consequence of the way we mollycoddle and spoil kids these days. Modern parents/schools go to extremes to protect kids from the reality of everyday life that when these kids come face to face with even a mild degree of unpleasantness or aggression it seems their whole world falls apart. They can't cope with harsh reality and suicides etc are the result. Think back and be honest - do you recall any of your peers<br />at school killing themselves - for ANY "reason"? No neither do I. If I was bullied I belted the bully or told my dad who went to school and densured the culprit was suitably punished. Today that "punishment" might amount to a bit of counselling. I draw comparison with what my nephew tells me. he is a Probation officer in Birmingham and more and more realises that his clients are taking the piss. In their view a weekly trip to the office for a chat tells them they have got away with their misdemeanours and so it goes with bullying pupils. I so despair of this country where appropriate punishment is absent, where consequences are non-existent, where feather bedding is the norm - and look at the tragic results.Thomas Johnsnoreply@blogger.com