Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia for October 26, 2023

Well, you tried, Miles.

Least his undies aren’t pulled over his head

Confronting your fears, and letting them walk over you are two different things. Instead of standing up for yourself, ambush them with a bucket of eggs. Or, a bucket of clowns. Who knows, maybe a bucket of clown eggs will work, too.

It may be better, when facing your fears, to do so with your eyes open.

Miles has been ghosted

Well, one short kid against against four large bullies? Of course he gets his butt kicked. But he faced them, so I call it a win.

“I can do this all day.”

—Steve Rogers

Looks like Miles will always be terrified of his tormentors. But at least he faced up to them.

So much for hanging out together…

And this is why it isn’t always a good idea to stand up to bullies! Let’s hope Miles wasn’t the one holding the candies…

I got punched in the face when I stood up to my bully in front of what seemed like the entire school. It was totally worth it as he never bothered me again and I got some “street cred” for taking the punch and not backing down.

Ouch!

6-year-old Miles knows his future self pretty well.

You did better than most, kid.