I beat up my step dad. Was I wrong in doing so? (Long read)

[Max King of the Wild]

Horrorfest said:

Max King of the Wild said:

Xxain said:
What exactly counts as harassment in your book?

I'd like to know too. I'm assuming the step-dad might have insulted which is awful and shouldn't happen. However, this is NOT an excuse. The stepdad didn't force him to turn around with insults horrorfest did that willingly with the option to just leave.

no, eventually you have to stand up and do something about it. I told him to stop his running his mouth and he refused. I tried walking away and he kept going on. Any other guy in my shoes probably would have done the same. When you hear him bitch about you not actually saying it to your face you would all feel the exact same way. 

I haven't seen my son in about 2 years. I've been in and out of court over it because the mother ran off to Texas without my permission. Now, when I get into a disagreement with people they tend to like to make low blows. However, one in particular is that "you are an awful father and it's no reason why your ex ran away" which is said in a disagreement about running to the store for groceries while I have finals all this week. Yeah, it pisses me off. Yeah, it gets under my skin. But you know what? I know that's exactly what those people are trying to do and I laugh it off and think how stupid they sound. I don't insult them back, unless you say "Youre stupid for even bringing that up because it's irrelevant" is insulting and I certainly don't assualt them. You are just flat out wrong. You had other options. One would be go for a walk so you aren't around him