Know Your Kid

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As I watched this I wondered if the mother knew her son isn't a tough guy.  The second thing I asked was "Do you know your child's character?"  As soon you could see his mother was trying to be the aggressive role model.  However the kid isn't the confrontational type.  As the parent is screaming "I ain't raising no punks" what is going through his head?  Is he only fighting to prove his mother wrong or just to not get in trouble.  The kid he is fighting is clearly from the streets, his fighting stance alone shows that. Now coming from a 2 parent household I don't know the inner workings of how single moms get down.  It scares me that he's being forced to fight just cause of the parent's ego.  I've seen parents do this to their kids.   I'm not sure if this just a single mom who is trying to be "dad" or just a hoodrat out of control.  She has to be careful because now that this video has gone viral, I could imagine how bad this young man feels.  Don't be surprised if he develops a complex.  He might just start rebelling due to this moment.  As a kid that got bullied I understand the pressure to respond, the problem is the first reaction won't be the right one.  Now I'm not a parent so I don't understand the pressure, but I do know what it is to be a child.  The pressure of that sudden moment was too much for the child.  Some kids don't have the "hands" & you as a parent have to take your ego out of the equation.  What' if this kid starts picking fights just to prove himself?  "Cause he ain't no punk."  Feel me, time will tell us.