Desperate Parent Considers Building Fence to Protect Son from Bully

Imagine living in a friendly neighborhood with a shared green space for all the kids to play together. Sounds perfect, right? But what if a bully starts targeting your child, making them feel scared to even step outside? This is the heartbreaking situation one parent is facing, as their son is being verbally abused by a middle school-aged bully. Despite multiple attempts to contact the bully’s parents, this desperate parent is now considering building a fence to protect their child.

The Shared Green Space

The Bully’s Arrival

Avoiding the Bully

Escalating Situation

Parental Intervention ️

Confronting the Bully

Considering a Fence

Son’s Worries

Attempts to Contact Parents

Parental Boundaries

Last Resort

A Parent’s Dilemma: Fence or No Fence?

This parent is torn between preserving the shared green space they love and protecting their son from a relentless bully. Despite numerous attempts to contact the bully’s parents, they’ve been met with silence. Now, they’re considering building a fence to keep the bully away, even if it means cutting off a large portion of the backyard for other neighborhood kids. Let’s see what people think of this difficult situation…

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Protecting your child is always NTA!

Building a fence is a last resort, parents need to communicate

Protecting family comes first. Little sh*t’s parents need to know

Security cameras and restraining order can keep bully away.

Parent receives playful suggestion to shoot bully with paintball gun

Engage with the bully and teach problem-solving skills.

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Suggests a carrot vs stick approach to deal with bully

Parent feels guilty about building fence to protect son from bully

Concerned commenter suggests calling police for neighbor’s safety

Desperate parent seeks advice on contacting bully’s parents

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Neighborhood parents’ involvement in bully situation questioned

Fence won’t stop a determined bully #NTA

Mesh fence with cool stuff inside to make friends and exclude bullies

Parent seeks help from neighbors to banish backyard bully

Protecting your kid’s safety is NTA. Consider karate lessons

Stand up for your child, always.

Building a fence won’t solve the problem. Consider involving school/CPS.

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Protective parent considers barbed wire fence to keep bully out

Protective parent considers fence to keep bully out

Protect your son at all costs Build the fence

Protective parent takes matters into own hands with backyard fence

Suggest social pressure on neighbors to stop bullying and fence-building

Protective parent suggests fence with note to address bullying. NTA.

Extreme solution suggested for bullying problem. Strong negative sentiment.

Protecting your child from bullying is always the right thing

Stand up to bullies with a fence

Protecting your child’s mental health is top priority

Parent seeks revenge on bully’s family by sitting outside their house

Protective parent plans fence and cameras to deter bullies. NTA.

Creative solution to bully problem gets NTA’s approval

Enlist other families to stop bully? NTA, but worth trying

Protecting family and property with fences is reasonable. NTA

Seeking advice on dealing with child’s bully posse

Protecting your child is never a**hole move

Consider son’s opinion before building fence to protect from bully

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Parent not at fault for building fence, but may face vandalism

Protect your baby and build that fence!

NTA but building a fence isn’t the best solution

Build that fence! West coasters understand the need for privacy

Resourceful solution or petty revenge? The comments are divided

Suggests Wintergreen Barberry and motion activated sprinklers to deter bully.

Protecting your child’s safety is always justified

NTA parent seeks advice on dealing with bully in community park.

Challenge to turn enemy into ally to stop bullying.

Teach your kid to box and fight back

Encourage self-confidence with martial arts , not violence. #NTA

Police intervention and standing up to bullies can be effective

Shaming on social media: effective or unethical?

Suggests seeking help from neighbors to protect child from bully

Savage response shuts down bully, no fence needed

Building a fence seems justified, calling the work van number isn’t.

Creative and petty revenge ideas against a playground bully

Protecting your child is important, but fences can’t solve everything

Protecting your child comes first NTA

Creative solution to deal with a bully

Standing up to bullies with a knock and a threat

Protecting your child from bullies is always a priority

Clear judgement. No further explanation needed.

A helpful suggestion on dealing with a bully and protection

Desperate parent receives NTA judgement and advice on dealing with bully.

Stand up for your son and build that fence!

Build the fence, blame the bully. Win-win situation!

Protecting your child’s safety at home is top priority.

Protective parent builds fence and playground for son and friends

Advocating for self-defense and legal action against the bully.