My bully was smaller than I, & I hated fighting. So I repeatedly let it go; till a friend told my mom.
She witness the next incident of me walking away; she stopped me and said: "Beat his ass or I'll beat yours."
I did so; crying the whole time. The bully never bothered me again.
Years later (30) my best friend of 6 years(who knew nothing of my childhood) said: "You're the kind that'll beat someone to death crying while doing it, blubbering, "
Me:🤯