lilmod ulelamaid-“I was raised with the concept of sticks & stones may break my bones but names will never harm me.”
That’s a completely goyish concept.
The concept is that if attacked by sticks and stones respond harshly quickly but if it’s verbal ignore it because here in NYC it can escalate to violence quickly. This concept is for dealing with goyim not Yidden and I have two son and I go to all the PTA meetings and never had a report of any fighting in yeshiva.