I agree . By the OP ' s reckoning then , anyone who isn ' t bullied at school doesn ' t learn how to handle life and all the shit it can throw at you ? Nonsense . Growing up and experiencing life and learning to deal with it is what gets you thru . Learning to take a beating and not cry doesnt help . Im willing to bet for every person who grows tough from bullying there is another who self harms . Or worse . Bullying is never acceptable in any form whatsoever . We DO NOT live in the jungle or caveman times any more . There is no need to learn to outrun the lion to get thru life . Everyone has the right to live any grow up without the threat of hurt or fear from other people who don ' t have the intelligence to talk rather than punch . Some people in this life are lovers not fighters . They shouldn ' t be forced to become fighters just because you think it will prepare them for real life . I haven ' t been in a fight since i left school , so what did fighting at school teach me ?