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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with you, these are tough decisions.  But in my day to day life, the only time I encounter aggressive, in-your-face behavior is if I am near a group of kids on the metro or on the street in my neighborhood.  I don't find this "constantly" in the grown-up world.  If I had a job or commute or something in which I found this, I would try to change jobs or change my personal situation.  Kids don't have this luxury.  Maybe we only have to face intimidation,  profanity or insults superficially or occasionally in our day to day lives (hopefully never, but the Whole Foods parking lot?) and we can move away from it.  But our kids do not have that choice if they are placed in proximity to that culture of behavior on a daily basis in school, on the bus, or on the playground.  In regular, productive society, in the world of work and community, it is not acceptable to cuss people out or yell in their face or insult them to resolve problems.  I don't want my kids to adjust to it or accept it as "another way of communicating" or something they need to learn how to deal with every day.  They just need to move away from situations like this, and get back to healthy work and play.  Just like I do on the metro or in my community.

Now, passive aggressive behavior, bullying and intimidation certainly exists in the grownup world, and the teen world (online especially).  We will have to teach our children to navigate this, and to stand up for themselves.  And of course to not behave this way themselves.  I agree that some exposure to challenging people or situations is good, and we cannot protect our children from everything, nor should we.  They have to be able to stand up for themselves, and to not be totally flipped out when people act out.  But it is not conducive to learning to face acting out, from the same people, every day.  [/quote]

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