In our neighborhood, there was one kid with “Little Man Syndrome.” His name was Sean Smith. Anytime one of the younger kids in the neighborhood didn’t do what Sean wanted, he would punch them in the face. For example, on one occasion, Sean punched Brett Clark in the nose because Brett didn’t get off our trampoline when Sean asked him to. On another occasion, Sean gave Tim Doll a black eye because Tim didn’t want to play football in the Smith’s backyard.
Well, one summer night we were gathering together all the neighborhood kids to play night games. As usual, Sean was threatening any of the younger kids that didn’t want to play. At one point, Sean asked Wade if he was going to play, and Wade told him, “No.” Being a bully, Sean got upset with Wade, threatened him, and pushed him. To this, Wade responded by picking up a 2X4 off the lawn and swinging it at Sean. To the delight of all the younger neighborhood kids, we watched as Wade chased Sean down the sidewalk with a 2X4. That was the last time Sean ever threatened Wade. I thought of this experience the other night while watching Ralphie beat up the bully in the movie, “The Christmas Story.”
Well, one summer night we were gathering together all the neighborhood kids to play night games. As usual, Sean was threatening any of the younger kids that didn’t want to play. At one point, Sean asked Wade if he was going to play, and Wade told him, “No.” Being a bully, Sean got upset with Wade, threatened him, and pushed him. To this, Wade responded by picking up a 2X4 off the lawn and swinging it at Sean. To the delight of all the younger neighborhood kids, we watched as Wade chased Sean down the sidewalk with a 2X4. That was the last time Sean ever threatened Wade. I thought of this experience the other night while watching Ralphie beat up the bully in the movie, “The Christmas Story.”
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