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(6 hours ago)DavidCroquet wrote: https://www.resetera.com/threads/if-they-hit-you-hit-them-back-were-you-taught-this-by-your-parents-as-you-entered-school.1035393/page-4#post-131629635
Ra wrote:My dad is a preacher so I was never encouraged into violence, always be peaceful and slow to anger. But he is also real and used to tell me stories where he fought, like how during segregation in deep Alabama he took Karate, and of course the Blacks and Whites were in separate dojos. But every once in a while, the whites dojos would force them to get together for impromptu tournaments, and the white kids had this superiority complex and were ready for damage. They used to huddle up before they went to the 'Whites Only' dojo and make a pact that no one was losing to a white kid, and he'd always bust out into his signature belly laugh telling me how "they would whoop those boys up and down the mats every time".
So, he always instilled in me honor and knowing the time and place, avoid it if possible but sometimes you have no choice. Protect children at all times. Be aware of your surroundings. Turning the other cheek don't mean you forfeit your life.
In practice I was an absolute menace as a kid because I drew the line very short and was a naturally gifted fighter, so publicly wrecking people as a warning to others was why I woke up in the morning. I never once started a fight though.
I was in private school for one year in the 7th grade, they moved me to public school because the white kids couldn't get it through their head that I would slap them silly until they cried. My dad never once spoke to me about doing something else. He just didn't want me in such a hostile environment. Christian school, go figure.
"My dad never encouraged me into violence."
Also..
" My dad used to laugh as he would regale me with tales of kicking white guys asses with his never-can-lose karate skills."
If you're going to make up shit at least keep your story consistent. It makes it more believable that way.