Kids who were years older than me used to intercept me on my way home from school because of my religion. They called me names, pushed me around and surrounded me... knocking my books out of my hands and sometimes punching me. Usually there were 5 or 6 of them to one of me. There wasn't much I could do. Back then no one heard of "bullying." This kind of thing was normal and common. It's just what kids do... especially boys.
One day after school I saw one of them alone on my way home. I walked up to him and he took a swing at me. He was several years older and much bigger than me. I punched him once in the face and knocked out two of his teeth. Lucky punch. He started screaming and blood was running down his chin.
None of them ever came near me again.
I view it as a right of passage for a boy. You are going to meet bullies in life whether it's other boys, other men, or other countries. YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO FIGHT AND TO DEFEND YOURSELF AND YOUR COUNTRY.
So this to me is a normal part of growing up for boys. I am glad I had the experience because I learned a really important lesson from it. There is always going to be evil around you. You need to be able to stand up to it and FIGHT, not be a passive crying wimp because that won't stop it.
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a bit yea. when i was in 2nd-3rd grade this girl really didn't like me because she was jealous that my best friend (who was a close but not as close friend of hers. was a dude) spend more time with me and liked me more than her. end up becoming friends with her in 4th grade though. also was bullied again just very slightly by friends of my friends because i was fat in late 5th grade & 6th. also because i was fat and not popular at that point, some other people who would act normal to my face would talk shit about me behind my back.
really wasn't severe at all though, like the worst thing that happened then was people saying i'm fat and i'm a piggy. doesn't affect me still at all since it was barely nothing and ages ago
if you count teens, was slightly bullied again for like two months at 15 mainly because i was fat. though would say it was more severe and involved more people than as a kid. worse thing they happened was recording me on snapchat while laughing about how my thighs were so big, taking a group project on purpose with me to bully me or pouring water on my hair. they never hit me or anything like that though. was also sporadic, not every day at all
that affects me still a bit. like when i hear people laugh sometimes i think it's them. also a small part of the reason i have eating issues is because i know what will happen if i become fat again
I was bullied by girls in school when I was 8 and 9 years old. I went from having friends to everyone turning against me because I was considered a pretty little girl and girls were jealous of me. I didn't really think I was that pretty and to me it really didn't matter. Just before my 9th birthday 6 girls ganged up on me and cut my hair off. I was devastated 😢 They put mud in my hair and all over my clothes and face. They were saying Heather isn't pretty anymore. It took along time to get over that and I never just trust just anyone anymore. You have to prove your friendship to me. I have only 3 friends that I know have my back and I have theirs as well.
I was lucky we did not really have the usual bullies in our year, why I don’t know, maybe those that bully skipped a generation or something. I did seem to be the same families that produced bullies, father was, son was, grandson was (no doubt girls from same family). I have seen it in the work place, where someone who is a crap manager of people uses their authority to get stuff done by pretty much bullying subordinates to do things. I have had a quiet word about managing people and being an effective leader, as I can’t stand bullying.
I was molested as a child by an adult family member, so I thank god I was never really bullied. when we first moved to the States, some kids made fun of my English accent, and I was so self conscious, that I actually sound like a born southerner now. But I would hardly call that bullying! I dated a boy in middle school whom I discovered was bullying a much smaller boy. As a short girl I was disgusted that he would bully a kid for being short, while claiming to love a short girl! So I not only broke up with the a-hole bully, I actually dated the kid who was being bullied for a few months. He was nice, but he really was whiney! After two months I couldn't take it anymore, but… he did start dating another girl shortly after that, and they dated all through high school, that I know of. So good for him, well good for both of them really!
@Cute_Miss_Laura sorry to hear about your early experiences. Why cannot this place have emojis rather than a thumbs up? I wanted to send 🤗 but you can only give a thumbs up 🤦♂️
@RebelinSteel Thank you, it got worse, the asshole actually raped me 3 days after my 13th birthday! But he’s in prison now, and he’s never getting out! Whereas i’ve been to years of therapy, and I’m actually living my best life, and I’m happy! Than you for your words of kindness! I REALLY appreciate it.
Laura ❤️🩹🤗 🥰
P. S. There is NOTHING wrong with a thumbs-up. I always appreciate every single thumbs-up I receive! 💋
Yeah... When I was a kid I had "big hair" and some guy a grade above me started freezing in the hallway and calling me Medusa. He kept doing it till I cried one afternoon and my bff (a guy from my class) went and had a stern talking to the bully for me. Mind you, the bully had a face only a mother would love, but that was another story.
He graduated... A few years passed and I filled out in the right places and big hair was suddenly super stylish... We ended up on the same train to school and he turn his charm on full throttle to ask me out, not recognizing me at all. (I politely refused, of course.)
Not really and I dont want to say yes because it was so mild and stopped quite early, that I dont want to compare it to others who actually experienced it. Germany has its own word for how I would call it but it is translated to bullying as well.
In kindergarten and early elementary school I was laughed at and called "soulles witch" and other "jokes" where made, because of my hair (redhead).
Did I get over it? Yes but again it wasn't on a level others might have experienced and stopped quite early. It just took a while for me, from being self concious about my hair to actually being proud of it.
Yes... Brutally bullied all the way through elementary school. The girls would would pretend to be my friend then turn against me saying mean things about me and turn almost everyone against me even the new kids. The boys would chase me at recess knock me down and kick me and take my shoes and throw them. This was nearly everyone in my grade by the way. I only had a few friends. It was horrible. I have learned to forgive and are friends with those that bullied me but I'll never forget what happened in the past.
Yes, and no, you don't "get over it". That's what the so-called teachers would sometimes say to placate those who were bullied on the playground. "Oh, it's not so bad. You'll get over it".
just the regular dose of -messing you and testing you- that pretty much everyone else got
although, in middle-school... there were two guys who really liked to test my patience's limits but even then, I wouldn't say I felt bullied by them, lol
I was bullied from grades 3-6 until my parents finally pulled me out of school. I’m positive if I had stayed in that environment I would have been tempted to take my own life, if not kill someone at one point or another. I don’t know about what lives my bullies are living now, but I can’t deny there’s a part of me that really hopes karma bit them on the ass for the way they treated me at some point in their lives.
I was, but was stupid, as I had learned to fight when in junior high school, and could have beat the shit out of the would be bullies, and DID SO on occasion. Sad, to say, I boxed in Junior High school and allowed myself to be pushed around later.
I know as everyone does, we have 'bullies' all through our society. They are just older now.
Yes, kids picked on me because I was a fat kid. I got into weight training in 9th grade. By the time I was a junior the football coach wanted me to go out for the team. Nobody picked on me after that.
A little in middle school. In high school I made friends with the more popular kids, but I still spent more time with my "loser" friends because they were more fun to be around
No people knew better I was violent and angry af, let someone get in my way or try to stop me. Kicked outta daycares, schools and expelled from one school and tons if police reports agaisnt me for fighting lol
I use to punk bullies if I seen them only acting tough to certain individuals but not to real ones who on their time lol
I was for awhile. I got over it by beating the hell of of several kids that bullied me in school which stopped the rest of it altogether. My reputation preceded me in the schools I went to and I never had to worry about it again.
I was bullied a fair bit in school, particularly in what the Americans would call 7th grade. I do believe it had an adverse effect on my academic performance but I had a lot of other problems too. It's not something I think about now, more like something that happened to another person.
Yes. I did not start public school until 4th grade. Once I was in public school, I got into fights every year with bullies. Sometimes it was because of my size. Sometimes it was because I did not belong (moved a lot due to mom being in the Army). Sometimes I was sticking up for someone else and the bully turned on me instead.
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