Amputate Your Head

my youngest son, (who is 8 and does not live with me by the way), is getting picked on repeatedly by some kids at school... this is starting to affect him in some bad ways.... he has nearly zero self confidence, and is becoming depressed....

as a father, should I advise him to open up some serious whoopass on these kids, or somehow talk to him and try to explain why he shouldn't feel bad about the things they say and do.... ?

I personally think the ass kickin' method is better.... but I'm not sure if he's ready to handle that.... but I'm not sure any amount of trying to rationalize what those kids are doing is going to work.... he's really down on himself.

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