281 sats \ 12 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Oct \ on: Parent's Corner: Be Judicious alter_native
One of the main lessons of martial arts is to only use it in defense. That's literally rule number one of Miagi-Do Karate, for all you Karate Kid/Cobra Kai nerds. I don't know how long it usually takes that lesson to sink in with little kids, but I'm sure it's not immediate.
I was getting prepared to teach my daughter how to deal with bullies, because she was telling us that the boys were pushing her down and that the teachers weren't doing anything about it. That got my blood pumping! After talking to the teachers, though, I suspect her version of events was perhaps slightly self-serving.
She doesn't have a problem with hitting other kids, but she does like to roughhouse and I think she just got a little more back than expected.
We're similarly stern about hitting. You have to establish that certain lines are too serious to even play around with.
I love this:
After talking to the teachers, though, I suspect her version of events was perhaps slightly self-serving.
Yeah, I've listened to a few stories like that before! ;-)
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It’s the circumstance as well. If we were fooling around and playing and she hit me I probably wouldn’t have taken it so seriously but to just walk up and punch people because you think it’s fun is not cool. Plus I probably reacted with a bit of guilt because I was the one who allowed and encouraged her initially when we found the gloves. Anyways, just gotta nip this stuff in the bud before she goes to dance class and wallops someone.
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just walk up and punch people because you think it’s fun is not cool
This reminded me how I always used to boop my parents into their side with a very stiff finger whenever I wanted their attention—or when I just thought it would be funny now.
Interestingly, I stopped once they started doing it to me.
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Exactly. My daughter and I spar sometimes, but it has to be declared that we're "practicing ninja moves".
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Did you get your sats from the workit challenge?
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Not yet. You?
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No me either. That's why I was wondering.
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Assuming we get paid our winnings, are you going to join the 25k challenge?
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Yes
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You have to go into the challenge and claim your reward. I didn't even realize I hadn't claimed the last one because I got that bonus payout I just assumed it was included.
Just have to say I loved the Miagi-Do Karate reference. Imagine if hundreds of years in the future, this becomes a dominant school (or whatever you call it). Pretty sure lots of kids forgot about that part as they left the theater.
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