Learning to Fight (The Children’s Home)

— The Children’s Home — school, fields, church yard

Master Registry #28 | Survival, Refusing to Be a Victim, Persistence Origin

Setting: The Children’s Home — school, fields at home, church yard

“I learned to fight while we were at The Home — at school, at home in the fields away from adults, and at church in the yard before and after services. I slowly learned how, and started winning.”

Key Details:

  • Three locations: school, fields at home (away from adults), church yard (before/after services)
  • Gradual process — “slowly learned”
  • Eventually started winning

Connection to Other Anecdotes:

  • Precursor to #15 (Kurt) — learned to fight at The Home, applied it in high school
  • Context for #26 (11th Birthday) — same setting, same outsider status

Key Lesson: Survival. Earning respect. Refusing to be a victim.

Status: Founder to fill in full details (K522.7 Founder Pass)

Best Used For: Origin of persistence, fighting spirit, refusing to quit, background for Kurt story