Punching bag?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="Punching">Punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>. <span word="Boxers">Boxers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="faulted">faulted</span>, <span word="blamed">blamed</span>, <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> (<span word="verbally">verbally</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="constant">constant</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="crimes">crimes</span>” <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="committing">committing</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="another">another</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> – <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attacker">attacker</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="venting">venting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>, <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>”.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="thus">thus</span>:</p><p>“<span word="She">She</span> <span word="blames">blames</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="blames">blames</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="me">me</span>.”</p>
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