Before you read any further, kind reader, please take note: This essay in no way condones violence, nor preaches the values of non-violence. This essay merely enumerates some situations in which it might not be such a good idea to hit someone. The choice is up to you, however, whether to follow this advice or not. Now that the disclaimer is done, let's get started, shall we?
Situation #1: When she is already crying. That's just rude, no explanation is necessary.
Situation #2: When an adult is watching. This is common knowledge. But sometimes, we let our emotions get the better of us and lash out unexpectedly, no matter who happens to be watching.
In elementary school, I had the same best friend for four out of five years. (We took a short hiatus from friendship our third grade year.) For the purpose of privacy, I shall call her "Friend X." One day during the weekly organized PE class, I decided it was a good idea to whip Friend X with a flag football belt, seeing as we were playing flag football, meaning a belt was readily available. Let me just say that Friend X and I had been having some... problems, and that the build up to this event was monumental.
But he point is, I hit her... while a teacher was watching. Meaning they had to report it, which in turn means I got in trouble and subsequently had to go to counseling sessions, which I believed quite unnecessary. Needless to say, I wasn't sorry that I hit her (because she fully deserved it, in my opinion), only that I was unfortunate enough to get caught in the act.
Situation #3: When you're holding something that could be used as a weapon/projectile. Sometimes when angry, we have the sudden urge to throw things. Don't try to deny it, because you know it's true.
For my purposes, I like throwing writing utensils. This has happened at least twice that I can remember, and both attacks were aimed at the same person, whom we shall call "Friend J." The first time, I threw a Sharpie, which hit her squarely in the forehead, the second, a mechanical pencil, which I believe grazed her nose.
This might seem humorous to an innocent bystander, but the fact of the matter is that I hit her... with a sharp object. In no way under any circumstances is that a good idea.
Situation #4: When there's a chance she might retaliate. Why would anyone engage in battle that they didn't have a good chance of winning?
Friend J has a temper, which is only made worse when I throw things at her (see: Situation #3). Once, she launched herself at me from a higher vantage point (she was sitting on a stool, I, on her bed, which rests on the floor) and caught me off guard. She began punching me about the face, and I did the one thing I could do in a position like that: laugh. It was quite funny. (You can ask "Friend K." She was there as well.)
All anger she had towards me was immediately forgotten. But what I'm trying to say is, I hit her... and she, surprisingly enough, fought back. Just be careful and always watch for signs of counteraction (ie. flared nostrils, clenched fists, etc.).
Once again, let me say that I am a firm believer in non-violence, but sometimes, you just have to smack a bitch.**
*I'm pretty unhappy with this... Feel free to be mean with your editing... Is it blatantly obvious that I don't really have a firm point in all of these ramblings? Please help!
**Can I say that in a school essay???
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5 comments:
friend J :P
The numbering of the situations and following up with examples was great, and now I know why hitting friends or peers might be a bad idea.
friend k :)
Your buds need to comment on the three things so that you can see your purpose better and where to expand, etc.
I think your purpose is to entertain and to share experiences that are clearly unique to you but also universal in that at various developmental stages have potential to be true for any one of us. Your series of anecdotes does that effectively.
Probably you should not "smack the..." in a school essay; however, it is surprising and funny here...but may not contribute to your purpose as you'd intended.
The fact that friend K and J are in our class (it's not that hard to figure it out), you might want to be a little less conspicuous on their behalf. Of course if they don't care...
Personally I like your essay! I think it's funny and it does have a point: why you shouldn't hit people. You said it yourself. If you want to make it seem like you have an even bigger point, you could start out by saying that you have personal experience with hitting people and you should know why hitting your friends in certain situations might no be so great. I don't know. I thought it was fine. I might come back later and do some meaner editing though. Take a look at the second draft of my story, I posted it tonight.
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