This is a money problem, not a flesh and bone problem. It WILL be ok. What you need to do is practice what to do when you make a wrong turn. Everyone makes wrong turns. You need to learn to evaluate where you are on the road, which lanes go straight and which turn, and accept that you may have to just go where your lane wants, and fix it afterwards. Much MUCH safer in the long run.

Be glad your first mistake didn’t involve flesh and bone.

That's terrible. Which pictures specifically

Best part about this TIFU is the fact that even though you're in trouble and you can't go out, your parents forgot to take away your ability to be on the internet. Just be glad your parents are nice enough to let you have that still. If it were me, I'd get a solid ass whooping with a side of revoked privileges even if my parents sided with me. Heh

Would have been even better if the professor asked for the sauce too lol

Doesnt matter in todays schools where standing up for yourself is always wrong. Doesnt matter if there is REPEATED documented proof they are targeting you I went thru it with my son - special need autistic kid picked on daily and nothing. BUT as soon as he stands up and knocks a pos on thier ass, he is the "problem".

I hate to say it, but some bullies only learn when you stand up and knock the shit out of them. Consider it a public service, just next time you do it make sure the action is worth the consequences. If you are gonna be suspended damn sure make those shots count.

That's definitely better than the alternative!

Luckily I didn’t break my hand hitting her lol

It happens. What matters is that everyone is okay. If you’re not a confident driver in terms of having certainty in following driving directions, use the app Waze to reliable direct you how to drive from point A to point B. There’s a Settings option to avoid highways, tollways, etc.

I mean, fair enough, to be honest lol. It's best to not make it habit either way, but hopefully you won't need it again now that your classmate has a fat lip

I have a good group of friends at school, but they don’t like getting physical lol

I think there's some middle ground here. Don't use it as your first or only tool to resolve conflicts, because it's a pretty shitty tool and will only cause you all sorts of problems that will negatively affect pretty much every aspect of your life if you over-rely on it. Buuuuut sometimes it's an effective tool when all other reasonable means have been exhausted and it's used with restraint. I would be especially careful resorting to it at all if you're kind of a loner though, because it can sometimes lead to situations where cliques will gang up on you physically, and these kinds of things can spiral out of control. Ideally, though, you've now established some respect and boundaries with your rude classmates and you'll be left alone now that they know you'll get scrappy if pushed too far.

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I told my principal what happened, but they still decided that I was wrong

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Yup. Bullies generally comprehend one, and only one, form of communication.

Don't worry about it, in 10-20 years you won't regret it anymore and you'll look back on it fondly. Trust.

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Check to see if it's saltwater or something!! That's important! And don't forget the water temperature- your friend probably has a manual somewhere

>So let’s look at it. What other options did you have? Could you tell her to stop loudly to get attention from others/adults around you? Could you have gotten up from your chair and moved? Could you have gotten up and told the teacher you needed to be excused?

This is good advice. I feel like schools should emphasize these strategies and be as specific about them as you were. The standard directive to tell the teacher is vague, and it's not always that simple. And nobody wants to be a snitch.

Even if you get in trouble for getting out of your seat, you might at least have a chance to explain why, and if you end up getting in trouble anyway, it won't be for getting physical.

Make sure the bubbles in the water are constantly turning! Oxygen in water can run out, make sure at the least that the fish are having a constant supply of it! Use one of those bubbling things

If they are a good friend and a reasonable person, they will not hold it against you. But it's time for you to replace what you've broken.

Was the water warm that they swimming in before?

What about oxygen and Ph? There is SOOO much to be considered here. You are NOT DONE YET.

That's honestly what I'm struggling to figure out right now. I have a very strong feeling that I'm going to spiral when it does happen and that's obviously not good.

But, it has been a few days since I posted this and to be honest nothing has changed, we fell right back into our normal ways without any awkwardness. I'd like to tell myself that I'm mature enough to handle it, but I just don't know.

I make my living repairing people's mistakes, I can't help but be blasé about what is a routine day for me lol.