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Passive-aggressive really should be written as passive/aggressive.

It refers to people going passive when faced with a stronger person and then trying to stab that person in the back. Or it can be a person who acts passively but uses psychology to aggress against the stronger person.

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Straight to the core.

I never noticed that.

Usefull, thanks.

~

But I do notice,

a knife in my back for

every passive aggresive

person that i can remember

leaving in my life.

~

When my youngest came to me

and said that his older brother

had hit him,

I sensed a liftime of reffing

looming.

~

I was single dadding it as per,

so not really smarts,

more like terror-luck-necessity.

~

So I showed him the

fisrt attack form of the fist.

The one you see on TV.

( psa

Y'all might not know this,

but when you fight starangers,

they almost always have a script

running in thier heads that

they got from a movie.

So knowing the myologigal

context you fight in

is an advantage.

People see a fist,

they understand what is up.

Good for school and brothers.

)

Then I showed him the mechanics

of how to use your intention

to move a wave

from your back foot,

throught your body,

and out to your fist.

Without any other advice.

~

Next the older.

"He hit me and it really hurt!" says he.

"Want to learn how to punch?" I say.

~

Yes, there was a time of more crying.

But then they moved on to other games.

They became kinder humans.

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Understand.

I have endeavored to ensure all of my children learn combat arts. I worry more for bullies than for my kids. As for my daughters, if a stupid fool survived laying a hand, they won't be capable of it ever again.

Aggression is aggression period.

Only the weak and frightened need to display or play at it.

The competent, are confident and need no "proof".

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Feb 8Liked by Donn Harper The Apocaloptimist

I do totally agree.

There is a funny thing that happened.

I just wanted to tell fewer lies.

And I had this habit of tolerating parasites.

And then I realized,

two birds,

right there.

~

Now, if you are weak, or insane, or even Democrat,

nothing will spare anyone the experience of me.

Any longer.

~

But it does feel like it's a kindness

to let people have a couple chances

to run away.

~

Because for the one that does not,

all the stored rage of an escaped Empire Slave,

awaits them.

And that seems a little unfair.

~

I don't know, does that make any sense?

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They get two chances. One when I turn away, two when I walk away, if they pursue,

Well, they were free to choose.

I am no longer tolerant of narcissists, bullies, etc.

Either they leave me in peace, or I do my level best to break them in pieces.

Even If I fail, and they kick my ass, they won't ever bother to try again.

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I have used a related novel method of victory.

As you know, not every fight can be won.

Alas, not every one of those can be reliably avoided.

Some, not all, bullies will give up if you bleed on them, and thir cronies, until evereyone is wet.

And then, you do stand up again.

Everyones arms are tired and they look like theyt are about to throw up, and I am smiling past the blood.

I beat three guys this way...you know, at once. lol

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