Geo Da Sponge said:
Too much? Hardly. I would have just punched him out. More effective, less hassle. If all they're doing is talking then who cares? If they get physical then just terminate them.
Since we're sharing stories: when I was in 9th grade (or so), I remember one day I was just sitting around waiting for the school bus with my friend, and this dickhead (he was like...2 or 3 years younger and my backpack was bigger than him) was spouting insults just for the sake of being a dick. My friend, who was about as mature as you can expect from a 9th grader (no insult to him), was asking me "Man, aren't you going to do anything about it?! You're just gonna let him do it?!", to which I constantly replied I simply didn't give a shit... Which I didn't. Then this kid made the mistake of picking up rocks and throwing. At this point I sighed, got up, grabbed him by the throat and basically did a chokeslam on a marble floor, with his head hitting a rock or something. No, don't worry, I didn't kill him, was a pretty "gentle" slam, just enough to hurt him a lot.
He cried, I laughed and walked away, he never bothered me again. Ever. That's how you take care of it. You don't get angry, you don't rage, you ignore the retards till they compromise your physical integrity, at which point you do whatever it takes to make them stop.
Geo Da Sponge said:
There's no need to get angry, just show them there are boundaries, and consequences for their actions.
And I never said otherwise, I for once enjoy doing "bad things"... So when someone gives me a reason to do them, all the better. But flying off the handle and getting angry and angst... It really just makes it hard to take someone seriously.
hyperhammy said:
Again, why does this bother you that much? They're just talking. They're just being stupid. The more you get angry over it, the more they'll do, because making you angry is the point.
If it really bothers you, outsmart them. Just remember them, and then next time they're sitting around eating lunch, or waiting for the bus, or whatever, just kick them in the head then ask them if they still wanna make fun of you. Not only doesn't that reinforce their attitude by not providing them the feedback they expect, but it also provides them negative feedback.
You know what they say, "don't get angry, get even".