What happens when a bully pushes too far?

[IrishAyes]

143. Well, good for you, then!

But different situations tend to bring different experiences. If you were a tiny female who generally presents soft, you might've had different reactions from the world at large. But don't presume to judge me because of that. Even if you are/were a tiny female, there still could've been different factors involved. So spare me the pearl clutching. Just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean it didn't happen to someone else, believe it or not. Or maybe your memory's not what it could be.

And no, I never particularly minded being set upon by bullies because I knew it ultimately proved my ticket out of a place I hated. I didn't mind being expelled for protecting myself. Always from bigger kids, not smaller ones. I merely administered a lesson in manners that their parents and schools had failed to teach. I literally hate being accosted to the point that I felt entitled to enjoy it a bit if forced to defend myself. If you think I should've been ashamed, you don't really have anything to teach me that's worth knowing.

If, on the other hand, you're calling me a liar because nothing really happens unless it happens to YOU, that's another whole can of worms, isn't it? Your problem, not mine.