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[Nollemaster]

So I just came back from a nice run in the woods and just before I got home I ran past a group of kids who were eyeballing me the entire time I was in sight (probably in the age range of 10-14). When I walked right past them they starting giggling with obvious malicious intent while keeping eye contact with me the entire time.

So I go for runs a couple of times a week and this actually happens quite often (them calling you names when you walk by or just laughing at you, as mentioned above). I usually ignore such things and keep on running but it gets my blood boiling.

For some reason when little kids get together in a group they form this evil psychopath hivemind kind of thing. I can handle myself pretty well but such kids make me feel like a total loser because you can't just flip the bird at them.

So is this a battle that can't be won or is there a perfect way to get back at such kids?

 

[Slaythe]

You go confront them.

They usually lose their cockiness instantly.

 

[reggieandTFE]

So they giggled and now you want to murder them all? I don't think the kids are the evil ones.

 

[SKINNER!]

I can handle myself pretty well but such kids make me feel like a total loser because you can't just flip the bird at them.

Uh, yeah you can. Where do you live?

 

[……forgetit]

Donald Glover was right

Tiny, tiny little Hitlers

 

[Chairmanchuck]

.

 

[Jarrod38]

So kids being kids then?

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

just put some music on and ignore the little shits.

 

[Mitch]

They're just kids dude

 

[Claude Kenni]

Assert your dominance and let them know you're cooler than them.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

They're only doing it because their lives are miserable.

They hate school, their parents are on their backs all the time, their hormones are out of control.

And they're not yet intelligent.

 

[Kurdel]

Don't let that kind of petty shit get to you, who gives a shit if teens giggled at you.

Go buy them beer but smash the bottles in front of them. It's the inly way to assert your adult dominance.

 

[Jackpot]

They are, but with the example you used you're going to get piled on.

 

[Shadybiz]

Yeah, well kids are generally assholes, sometimes just when their parents aren't around, sometimes even when they are. Usually when they act like that it's because they are with their friends, whom they feel they have to impress.

Hormones are raging at that age, and they want to feel tough, etc.

Granted, I have known several who genuinely have good hearts and would never do that kind of crap, even in the throes of puberty.

... because you can't just flip the bird at them.

Who says you can't?

 

[pa22word]

Jeez man they're kids.

Let it go and move on with your day knowing that yes, kids do stupid shit.

 

[ClosingADoor]

For some reason when little kids get together in a group they form this evil psychopath hivemind kind of thing.

This is not limited to kids.

 

[Cepheus]

Having had a really bad time in school and occasionally getting kids making comments about the way I look in public to this day, I wholeheartedly agree with this.

 

[ReadingRambo]

Just show them who's boss.....by acting like an adult and ignoring them.

 

[SpaceWolf]

 

[BigAl1992]

How do you think Stephen King wrote some of his stories?

 

[Chuckie]

Punch the biggest one in the face to show them who is master of the woods!

Spoiler

Don't punch the biggest one in the face to show them who is master of the woods! Ignore them.

 

[pa22word]

Don't let that kind of petty shit get to you, who gives a shit if teens giggled at you.

Go buy them beer but smash the bottles in front of them. It's the inly way to assert your adult dominance.

 

[SweetDonuts]

Spoiler

Groups of school kids in London are the worst

 

[Aiii]

How old are you, OP? This shouldn't bother you as much as it seems to be bothering you.

 

[PeskyToaster]

beat em up. it's the only thing they respect.

 

[Nollemaster]

So they giggled and now you want to murder them all? I don't think the kids are the evil ones.

If you got that implicitly from my OP, you misunderstood.

Uh, yeah you can. Where do you live?

Holland, I probably could but it doesn't feel right.

 

[brawly]

So is this a battle that can't be won or is there a perfect way to get back at such kids?

There is a way to win this "battle". Realize that you're the rational adult and they are kids.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

If they ask you to come and play, refuse immediately!

 

[FreeMufasa]

Hold on....10 year old kids are making you feel like a loser by giggling? :lol

This bringing back school bullying memories or some shit?

 

[Chuckie]

Holland, I probably could but it doesn't feel right.

Wat zit je te kijken kutkind?!

 

[Marky Mark]

You quickly observe a deficiency in one of the children and then point it out in front of the rest. Call one of them a fat little shit or four eyes or something along those lines. Guaranteed, that kid is now the butt of their jokes instead of you. It'll become their origin story but at least it isn't yours.

 

[daviyoung]

sometimes it's hard to get accepted by your peers

 

[Squalor]

Get a step-brother, handle your business like so.

 

[nekkid]

Double post

 

[freeofgreed]

So they giggled and now you want to murder them all? I don't think the kids are the evil ones.

Yeah this. Not denying that kids can't be assholes but this seems pretty fucking tame.

 

[Beartruck]

Next time you go jogging through the woods, just bring a hockey mask and chainsaw. Won't even have to acknowledge the little shits before they run screaming.

Spoiler

Or just be an adult and not give a shit.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

It's because they think adults won't hit them.

Time to teach them the harsh reality of what happens when you throw shit at people.

 

[old manatee]

Pick up the smallest one by the feet and use it to beat the largest one like a gong.

 

[ArgyleReptile]

Use your adulthood to your advantage. Take your disposable income (which you've earned), and buy a bunch of fireworks. Hide in the bushes and take aim. Should the forest catch fire during your revenge, plant the used fireworks around the area they hang around. No responsible adult who minded their own business jogging would be a suspect of using fireworks haphazardly.

Now you've got your revenge and a clear jogging trail out of the deal. Don't forget to file the firework purchase under business expense.

 

[Nollemaster]

Wat zit je te kijken kutkind?!

Deze zal ik onthouden

sometimes it's hard to get accepted by your peers

Ouch

 

[GAMEPROFF]

They giggled? Monsters! What a horrible crime!

 

[NewGame]

Groups of kids bothering you? OP are you still in school? ...Did you remember to leave school?

 

[jts]

 

[Acorn]

Kids laughed at you? Shocking, I'd phone the police.

 

[Darryl M R]

OP you are getting bullied by 10 year olds?

Just say something sarcastic and move along. "You guys are so cool."

 

[Jarrod38]

Marry the ringleader's mother and then ground the kid.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Lol...They're dumb kids you can just ignore them.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Conduct a coitus orchestra with their fathers.

 

[Ros8105]

lol at the alpha males in here making fun of OP.

 

[iamverificationimage]

It's because they think adults won't hit them.

Time to teach them the harsh reality of what happens when you throw shit at people.

You could do that but, you're just going to end up arrested unless you kill them all. And if anyone listens to Tell them Steve Dave you'll know that Walt Flanagan also got made fun of by teenage girls.