Dear Prudence

Lots of us don’t think about the long term consequences of our actions when we were kids .

but it must have been some major damage

and took some major efforts to get the kids to know or care about what happened 30 years ago.

and we wonder why the news headlines for the last 150 years is “trouble in the Middle East “

 

So true.

I wonder if this mother who was bullied back in school, is giving any consideration to her actions now.

No she shouldn't have been bullied back then.

But IMO what she is doing now, is also wrong.

And what sort of example is she being for her own children?

Its all wrong, and none of it should have happened.

But when is enough, enough?
Hopefully cooler heads prevail soon, and the whole thing can be put to rest.
I was bullied in school, my little sister was tremendously bullied. Way back when I was only 15, I knocked out the guy who was bullying my little sister. But now at age 31, I would no longer be out to destroy his life, or especially his kids lives, if he has kids now. I dealt with it at the time.
The school suspended me for my actions, and it was then done. No, we would never become good friends, but we are adults now, so let it go, and become history.
But I also still don't think that the mother who bullied others back in the day, should expect to get away with it all, without consequence, be it 2 weeks, or 2 decades later.
Bullies should realize that someday, in someway, karma is going to catch up with them.
Another boy I went to school with, who was a bully, ended up killing someone as an adult, and is now in prison.
I know his younger brother, and he was always bullied by his older brother. The younger one is now a very nice man, is married to a good woman, they have 2 kids, and made a nice life for themselves.
I've wondered many times if the older one is sitting in prison, now regretting his poor choices, or if he is still just a bully, and only cares about himself.

 

Spooky!