Way more times than I could count from around 8 years old until my mid 20’s. I was punched once in the ribs since then but that’s been it for close to 20 years. I was never one to pick fights but lived a lifestyle that put myself in situations I shouldn’t have and sometimes threw gasoline on a fire that I could and should have walked away from. To be fair though back then boys being boys was still a whole lot more commonplace than what it is today.
I know very few kids today that have ever been in a fight or maybe at most one very minor fight. When I was kid it seemed like most boys and young men got into fights it was sort of a badge of honor to handle yourself well and have that reputation. Society didn’t think much of it as long as it was between males and off school or work property.
