Well, my 7-year-old came home from school the other day with an infraction slip. That's the new term for you got in trouble and there's a note for Mom. It seems there was a bit of a brawl in the gym. The gym teacher was in the bathroom and missed the excitement. Apparently, a boy decided it would be a good idea to stomp on my daughter's foot 12 times. Since he wouldn't stop when she told him to and the teacher wasn't available, she decided to see how he liked it and stomped on his foot once. Enter the teacher and boy runs to tell.

I've tried to teach my kids Christian values--turn the other cheek, love your enemies, give to those in need. But I couldn't bring myself to fuss at her for defending herself. She's the smallest kid in her class and on a special diet. Need I say more? (I did remind her about making sure to look a kid in the eye and tell them to stop and to tell the teacher first and never to start it but perhaps with no other options, better make the infraction slip count.)

So, do any of you have bully stories? Any words of wisdom?