I have decided to punch a kid who has always made fun of me. The only times I see him are at football and in school but I am afraid i would get in trouble if I did it at those places. What should I do?

Go ahead and punch him. If you are normally a good kid, you will not get into that much trouble. Besides, it's OK to get into trouble once in a while when you're a kid. When I look back on my life, I wish I had punched the bullies instead of letting myself get picked on. It's one of my biggest regrets.

man i so wanted to punch so may people in highschool. so ive thought lots about this, and its a two-parter.

1. my dad always said to me, the next time they hit you you hit them back and dont stop hitting them back until they fall down or you fall down or you cant hit them anymore. i never took this course of action but knowing that my dad had vaildated made me feel better and i think this sense of confidence made them leave me alone more.

2. jon stewart, who is a super hero, in my opinion, says this:
"You want to stop school violence. Do something real for these kids. Teach high school kids that high school isn't forever, that it all changes, that life changes as you get older. Instead, don't take them to planetariums or museums, but to 20-year high school reunions. Point out the bald fat guy who was the captain of the football team. Only place he's called captain now is at John Silver's."
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/05/3.10.05/JonStewart.html

why even bother to punch that guy? once hes not under his parents plan he wont have health coverage and then his nose will whistle when he breathes if you break it, imagine how annoying that would be.

high school isnt for ever, and very very unbelieveably soon you will be out of there and will never have to see that arse again, and if you do you can send back your mashed potatoes for the butter being too yellowy.

I remember my first week of high school, I was one of the smallest kids in HS at the time, and a sophmore decided it was his life's work to make my life miserable. Dad told me not to take it from him and dont come home whining about it if I couldnt take care of it. So the next time he started in on me in the cafiteria I went off on him and punched his lights out, we knocked over a table and food on the floor and all that. Yes, I got a my butt busted by the principle and suspended, but when I came back to school, my butt had quit hurting, I still had my pride and he still had a black eye. It was worth it. I'd do it again. After that I decided I was not going to take crap off of a bully anymore. But it got my butt kicked a few times. But I can always say I didnt run. That may not be important to some people, but it is to me.

I think Kenny Rogers said it best:
Everyone considered him the coward of the county.
He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
His mama named him tommy, the folks just called him yellow,
But something always told me they were reading tommy wrong.
Now He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.
I looked after tommy cause he was my brothers son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to tommy:
Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
Now it dont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope youre old enough to understand:
Son, you dont have to fight to be a man.
Theres someone for evryone and tommys love was becky.
In her arms he didnt have to prove he was a man.
One day while he was workin the gatlin boys came callin.
They took turns at becky.... there were three of them!
Tommy opened up the door and saw his becky cryin.
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddys picture.
As the tears fell on his daddys face, I heard these words again:
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
Now it dont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope youre old enough to understand:
Son, you dont have to fight to be a man.
The gatlin boys just laughed at him, when he walked into the barroom.
One of them got up and met him halfway cross the floor.
When tommy turned around they said, hey look! ol yellows leavin.
But you coulda heard a pin drop when tommy stopped and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawlin was bottled up inside him.
He wasnt holdin nothin back; he let em have it all.
When tommy left the barroom not a gatlin boy was standin.
He said, this ones for Becky, as he watched the last one fall.
And I heard him say,
I promised you, dad, not to do the things you've done.
I'll walk away from trouble when I can.
Now please dont think Im weak, I didnt turn the other cheek,
papa, I sure hope you understand:
Sometimes you gotta fight when youre a man.
Evryone considered him the coward of the county.

There's more tactful ways for revenge that are less likely to get you in trouble, like calling DCFS on his parents, putting contraband in his locker, or my favorite...ruin the rest of his life by calling the police and filing an assault and battery charge...if the school tries to prevent from filing a report you can sue the school district.

Let it go -- life is too short to be consumed with petty revenge fantasies over a little name-calling...

Couldn't you "accidentally" punch him at football?

As long as you are a kid too...

If you're an adult, don't do it, talk to their parents or something, punch his dad

Yeah I agree with Voodoo accidentally give him an elbow to the nose during football, that should fix him.

Don't do it at school - you WILL get in trouble.
Don't do it at football games - you will get in trouble there, too.
I know -- FOLLOW him. That's right, stalk him like the little sh*t that he obviously is if you want to punch him out. Catch him unawares behind the mall or in the check-out at the grocers. Dot his eyes, slam him in the solar plexus with your elbow, stomp his instep with your foot and then knee him in the groin. I bet he'll think a time or three before he makes fun of you again!! Of course, if you do this, he can file assault charges against you and you may go jail. Only you can decide if it would be worth this much effort.

be smarter than that. punching will give you nothing but temporary fulfilment.
I dont know in which context does this fit in, but a slap with white glove is waaaaay worse than any beating for the receiving end, and ive had my share of both (what can i say, I didnt have AB to ask, so i punched them right away :P)

Awwww, poor baby, he made FUN of you! Come back when you have a real complaint. Attack him now and YOU will be the bully.

Nothing Go to school and get your education , you never know he might be your butler or driver one day.

FOOTBALL let it out baby on the field

I say knock his lights out while you're still in high school and can do that sort of thing relatively free of repercussions. Believe me, there are always going to be assholes, but when you're an adult you don't get suspended for a week, you get thrown in arrested for assault and battery, sued, fired from your job, and locked up with even bigger assholes. There are lots of times I look back on high school and wish I'd kicked some bully's ass. Aim for the nose, and don't stop punching until he's crying, bleeding, or both.

take a couple of lessons first - preferably boxing so when you do punch him, you can make it worthwhile. Remember though that if you smash him, he may receive sympathy which can turn on you. Also you may get a reputation as a fighter that you will need to back up.
Best advise is to learn to outsmart him and cut him down verbally using humour not hate.

Rise above it. That shows more strengtrh than anything else.

years after graduating from high school I regret not having punched a bully who made my younger brother cry. I would say, go ahead. even if you get your ass kicked, you will know that you stood up to it bravely. trying to help yourself will surely earn you the respect of other people.

Well, you aint going to like my advice, but don't punch him. You will end up getting in worse trouble anyway, so what's the point? It won't solve anything and he will probably end up wanting to punch you as well.
Avoid him if you can, and if you can't then report him to a teacher, parent or coach or whoever.

i agree with all the people telling you to fight back verbally.next time he starts on you you need a good come back to really make him look stupid.and lets face it most bullies are stupid so finding something to throw back in his face should be easy peasy.

Punch him it will be worth it. Trust me I got picked on a lot too.

we 've all had fun poked at us but is it really worth resorting to violence?

I'd suggest trying to stand up to him in another way before punching him. If ignoring it hasn't worked, try running over the things he says in your mind, and find a good way to reply verbally. (E.g. make fun of him back. Often if you act unaffected by someone trying to bully you, and just reply in a way that makes them look foolish for trying, they'll give up and leave you alone. And pulling out a good zinger in response can make you feel a lot better about it.)

If you're totally set on picking a fight, definitely don't approach him outside of school! That removes a lot of the social limitations on a confrontation; one of you could get seriously hurt.

I think you should get a mediator, a teacher or someone and get him and sit down and talk about why he teases and bullies you. Punching him is Not the answer, You may still be a kid, but to physically abuse someone is Assult in any country.

well, first of all make sure you know how to throw a punch correctly so you don't break your hand. you will almost def get in trouble if you punch him at school. and also remember that if this kid is popular and has lotsa scrappy friends that they might jump you when you're innocently walking down the street at some other time.

Do not lower yourself to his level by resorting to violence. Find the words to put this moron in his place.
People that feel the need to constantly pick on other people are insecure. He draws attention to you so people will think he is smart or tough.

Trust me... You can get into trouble for doing it anywhere.

Better just to become successful, and be able to flaunt it in the face of them, who, while successful, may just be a successful garage mechanic.

If it was REALLY necessary to duff this kid in the face, you wouldn't care about the consequences of it. The fact that you're worried about getting in trouble tells me that it's something you don't need to do. If this kid really presses you and you need to hit him then do what you gotta do, but a premeditated punch never turns out well.

When I was in high school, there was a group of bigger guys that always picked on me.
One was into martial arts. They would get high on cocaine in the mornings before gym class, and they would do worse things than make fun of me.
I distinctly remember once being dragged around by the neck with a coat hanger while the gym teacher just watched.
(MORON!)
It was usually three onto one, and like I already said, every one of them was bigger than me by at least 50 lbs.

My family moved to a new town when I was fifteen, and I vowed never to let myself be a target for bullies at my new school, and I kept my vow.

My family moved back to the original town a few years later, after I graduated. Not having a decent job where I was, I moved back with them.

One morning I was in town (I forget why) and this disheaveled bum approached me, asking what time it was.
It was one of those drug crazed bullies, too down and out to afford a watch.
The one who was a martial artist lost his entire family in a house fire a few years ago.
The third has been in and out of jail ever since high school, and it's been thirty years.

I wouldn't be scheming for a way to punch the guy out, if I were you.
It could be worse, just ask me, and remember, what goes around comes around, just ask my bullies.

I say ignore all those other answers!!!! you don't want to puch him even if he has always made fun of you. I know you must know it's not right to do that. Ignore him. if he sees it doesn't bother you he might stop.

It's 3 years since you asked this question. So now you weigh 80lbs more and measure 6'7" have you let him live?

Punch him and you loose.
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First, people won't see why, just that YOU attacked HIM.
You get in trouble, he doesn't.
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Second, he is trying to irritate you. Punch him and you give him unmistakable evidence that he succeeded. With that encouragement he will keep on doing it forever.
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Don't punch him, and keep your cool, and when he bugs you, you are the one who gets the sympathy. You grow stronger in the ways that matter the most. And without any visible success he may simply get tired of trying and give it up.
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you should grow up and learn that violence gets you nowhere in this life

Well thats simple get him to swing first then have a hey day with him

I think the best thing to do is not to do it at all.
+5

Punch'im good-n-hard. weither, or not, you get in trouble ain't important; What is is puttin an end to being made fun of.

or...

Start making fun of him.

Go for it!! If you don't you will always regret it!!

Do not lower yourself to his level by resorting to violence. Find the words to put this jerk in his place. By picking on you he draws attention away from himself. He is insecure and picking on you makes him feel tough.
Words have power and you will not be expelled from school for telling him off. If he strikes you, you will defend yourself. Try to make sure you have witnesses.

I was the little kid early in school, but grew like weed from 7th to 9th and by the time I was 15 I was bigger and stronger than most everyone else so I beat the snot out of a few who deserved it, but what did it ever get me? Absolutely nothing.
I'm 50 now and I'm sure many of them would just love to beat me senseless if they could, but most have long forgotten about it.
Let it go because of two reasons..
1..not worth it and
2..you might be in the receiving end of a bad ass whopping which is no fun and it might make things worse..
Bullies never leave you alone for trying. But if you're hell bent on doing this don't worry about the consequences. It won't follow you through life unless you get the shit beat out of you and then the thought will always linger with you of "Why did I go getting the shit beat out of me when I could have just laid low.?"
I came to within an inch of my life of going to prison in 9th grade. I was going to throw "the mouth" out the 3rd floor window till the gym teacher stopped me. I'll be eternally grateful that he did stop me, but I only got a paddling for it and it was forgotten.

You should never hit anyone unless it is in self defense. Learn how to tell someone off using words. You will need this ability to survive in the Adult world.
I have put many people on the job in their places. I never needed anything more than my brain and mouth. This skill helps you move up the ladder at work.

You first have to go by the numbers.

Ask this person to stop at least three times.

Tell you parents of the harrassment.

You need to tell the school of it also, but you will not do this.

After giving sufficient warning and nothing else works for you, then, you are on your own.

My daughter had this problem with a girl that kept pulling her pigtails. the girl was warned three times not to continue. my daughter notified us of the problem. nothing worked for her. so one day, while this girl was exiting the school bus, my daughter let her have it. the girl rolled down the hill and that ended the problem.

Sometimes, you have to do what you have to do, when all the right moves fail.

depends how deep and far it goes. If it's just teasing nonsense then a high tackle in football is in order as your team will stand up for you as they won't want a player sent off and the ref will consider it an accident. Eithert thaat or some pranks put down are in order hut don't go further tha he has else you'll get it back.

If it's nasty bullying then get a team to do it for you if your not up to it but again don't kill don't maim.

you guys are all accessories to the crime lol..don't do anything..he will get what is coming to him..and it won't be from you

If you're talking about football where the foot kicks the ball, then merely stamp on his bare shins with your studs. That should do it very nicely.

But if you're talking about football where hand throws the ball and you are all padded up like tampons, a punch wouldn't do much even if you weigh 325 plus. Those suits are made for demolition jobs.

So it looks like you're gonna have to get creative. Is there a baseball bat store nearby, or am I getting those yankee games mixed up?

have integrity...bow down before no one...now,do what you feel you must...not out of fear but rather cause its what you want...

MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT!!!!

Grab his face mask during practice and swing those hips, let him tell future bullies to change their ways from a wheelchair, assuming the lesson sinks in.

Football is a great place to do damage "accidently." However, you are giving him permission to humiliate you. He can't do that without your mind allowing it. Get away from him and stay away from him. And friends who tell you things he says are not your friends. They just want to see something happen for thier own amusement. This too shall pass and you'll remember it one day with a smile on your face. Trust me. It's true. I promise.

beat his ass before school or after school.

Now that you've decided to do it, you are going to be looking for an opportunity to do it. You have now put a chip on your shoulder.

Unless it's in self defense you will get in trouble and it isn't worth it.

Words are just sound waves that you assign value to. If you assign value to the things he says, then those words will sting. If you don't assign them any value he might as well be babbling baby talk and have the same effect.

If he physically hits you, then self defense is an option, but to physically attack in response to a verbal attack, YOU are the one crossing the line, not him. He will not be deserving of it.

Though I advise you to just leave him be... The most you should ever do is give him a taste of his own medicine by verbally making fun of him. Everyone has a weak spot, find his and poke it with your own words. But you'll find that if you hurt him with your words and you are the sensitive person I think you are... you may end up feeling bad about it when you get home and its just you and your thoughts.

Forget him. Him and his comments mean nothing to you. Don't validate him by reacting to his taunting. His satisfaction comes by getting a reaction from you.