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Bullying/Namecalling - Unneeded abuse or rite of passage?
We've all heard the old adage, "What doesn't kill you can only make you
stronger." Does it apply in cases of bullying or namecalling? That is, does
mild-to-moderate verbal and physical abuse prepare(not make) one for adulthood, or is it a
cruel and unneeded hindrance to the learning process?
In other words, can mild to moderate forms of childhood bullying prepare one for the "dog-eat-dog" world in adulthood? Or, will it make the adjustment worse?
*edited for clarification*
Last edited by Dionysus; 11-26-2002 at 06:18 PM.
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