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Delphi · 12-10-2008, 09:22 PM

Hi everyone
I'd really appreciate some advice.
W my 16 year old son has experienced a lot of bullying between home and school. He usually walks alone as his mates live out of the town. Since he grew so tall the bullying diminished until today he got knocked done by 7 or so 4th years. He is more angry than hurt but does not want me to interfere - according to him the school won't do anything when incidents are off school ground and at one point in the past one of the lads who was consistently teasing/bullying him was on the school's anti-bullying council. He doesn't know any of the lads who assaulted him today by name.
I am in a real dilemma. Obviously I want to support him. He doesn't want me to talk to authority of any kind and for Avalonian reasons I do not much trust external authorities.
He is too much my son in some ways ie a maverick and we live in a rugby town where 'boys will be boys.'
Short of providing him with the AK47 he wishes he had (!) any ideas?
How can any of us meet violence effectively without escalation of violence?

To Chris All the best to you and Rosaleen. I'm not sure if I'd ever cohabit again!! Please wish her all the best for her new job.

love to all (with the temporary exception of the lads who hit my son. I wish I could talk to them about interconnectedness)

12-10-2008, 09:22 PM	#233
Delphi Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	Re: Scottish Ground Crew Hi everyone I'd really appreciate some advice. W my 16 year old son has experienced a lot of bullying between home and school. He usually walks alone as his mates live out of the town. Since he grew so tall the bullying diminished until today he got knocked done by 7 or so 4th years. He is more angry than hurt but does not want me to interfere - according to him the school won't do anything when incidents are off school ground and at one point in the past one of the lads who was consistently teasing/bullying him was on the school's anti-bullying council. He doesn't know any of the lads who assaulted him today by name. I am in a real dilemma. Obviously I want to support him. He doesn't want me to talk to authority of any kind and for Avalonian reasons I do not much trust external authorities. He is too much my son in some ways ie a maverick and we live in a rugby town where 'boys will be boys.' Short of providing him with the AK47 he wishes he had (!) any ideas? How can any of us meet violence effectively without escalation of violence? To Chris All the best to you and Rosaleen. I'm not sure if I'd ever cohabit again!! Please wish her all the best for her new job. love to all (with the temporary exception of the lads who hit my son. I wish I could talk to them about interconnectedness)