My dad always taught me when little boys fight the worst thing that happens is a bloody nose or busted lip.
When men fight, often someone dies (intended or not).
The message he was trying to drum in my head is that if I choose to fight as a man, make damn sure it's worth killing (and going to prison for) or dying for...
My wife and child are pretty much the only things that fit that bill.
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peace,
samhain autumnwood