I was never bullied in school, but then I was always one of the tallest people in the school with some meat on my bones. I was also acquainted with most of the cliques through friends or other acquaintances so I didn't get on anyone's bad side.
Poll: Were you bullied as a child?
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Funny, never really was bullied. I thought I was once and beat the kid, turned out it was a misunderstanding. What still baffles me is that in every class (20 kids) there is one kid being bullied by two maybe three guys. They get to do that beacause of a silent majority. Weird he?
Again, fairly simmilar to my experience..I bumped into one of my ex bullies awhile back and I was pretty taken aback by how appologetic she was about what she had done (which I thought took alot of courage to do . The only person I still have a problem with was the ring leader who still to this day insists "I got everything I deserved". Just goes to show there are some people out there who will never change in being a nasty piece of work.corroded said:
"It's good to know at least in the UK there isn't a good supply of ammo, hah."
The IRA would disagree. Sorry.
The IRA would disagree. Sorry.
Well, from Grades 6-8 I was, but not always. Often they would leave me alone to whatever it was I was doing. I'm not sure how, but I think it helped me gain confidence...?
Yeah I'd say I fall into this category. I have eczema (Very dry skin), and when I was younger I had to wear, basically, the tops of socks over my wrists since they were split open. This was cause, apparently, for much ridicule. This got me a very short temper.Danglybits said:
However, I switched schools in 5th grade, and because a bit of a bully myself. I wasn't a big kid, but I had (And still do) a quick tongue. I discovered that reducing people to tears with words was fairly easy, and I, unfortunately, abused that ability. That continued into secondary school, and slowed down greatly over the years...finally stopping in my first year of college once I realized I was friends with the wrong people for the wrong reasons.
Became a Christian, and now have a very very long fuse (Unless you mess with my wife, then I'll kill you). I occasionally have to stop myself from cutting down people verbally. After doing it for years, it isn't a quick thing to shake. But it's getting easier.
Wow, this seemed more like 'share time' at the 'Bullies Anonymous' group!
last time i was bullied, the skull of the bullier met the buisness end of an Easton thunderbolt.... and in result fractured.... i was a violent 3rd grader....
"But there aren't exactly many school children in the IRA, now."
whuch you talkin bout?! i was a freedom fighter since 1993
"But there aren't exactly many school children in the IRA, now."
whuch you talkin bout?! i was a freedom fighter since 1993
I think alot of people who were bullied tend to become very laid back people (including myself..unless I'm faced with a complete retard)corroded said:
thats what im like but the 6th marble i would turn around and smile 7th a warning 8th the person would wake up a week later on a raft in the middle of the river nile. but thats if i was in a good mood.Jursa said:
but i wasn't bullied alot so it only happend once or twice
i was the small kid but honestly i didnt care what people said or thought and i still don't
I was bullied a bit, but never severly from ages 5-10, in Grade 6 I had my first major altercation where I was assaulted by two bigger kids after school for basically no reason. They bent my back over the bike racks, I kicked one in the face and one in the nuts and made a run for it.
From ages 12-13 I went to a Junior High School where all the "problem" kids from other schools were sent, it was not pleasant. The worst experience I've ever had was when the entire bus decided it would be funny to throw empty coke bottles at me.
Then at age 14, in Grade 9 I managed to finally one up one of my tormentors by starting a fight with him during gym... a fight that I won. After that I was pretty much bully free for the rest of my school years.
From ages 12-13 I went to a Junior High School where all the "problem" kids from other schools were sent, it was not pleasant. The worst experience I've ever had was when the entire bus decided it would be funny to throw empty coke bottles at me.
Then at age 14, in Grade 9 I managed to finally one up one of my tormentors by starting a fight with him during gym... a fight that I won. After that I was pretty much bully free for the rest of my school years.
Hmm I was bullied for a while in the last couple of years of primary school and the first year or so of secondary school.
Primary consisted of being called a Bastard by a lot of peoplle after my parents got divorced. People didn't seem to get that I wasn't "illegitimate" because my parent's marriage was done with, but thats that. I was also the smartest chap in my year at primary school (only 30 kids to a year then so not difficult) and I got some stick for that. Never fought back in primary though.
Secondary was a different matter though. I had put on a bit of weight during the transistion between the two and that become a point of focus, but also helped me find a solution. Anytime anybody said anything to me I'd agree and give myself far worse than what they had managed. This tends to leave bullies pretty speechless due to fact they are invaraiably thick. Once that bit was out of the way, you dole out the verbal abuse to them. Now because you've taken away anything they could come back with people tend to remember the fact that the bully got verbally screwed without saying much in return and forget how you got them to that point in the first place.
I things get physical I found the best way to deal was to just toy with them, put them in armlocks and the like and make sure that they and anyone watching knows you could finish it at any moment. Usually the humiliation got them to back off and I actually built a reputation as someone who could handle himself despite not getting into what I would consider a real fight through secondary.
In the end its all about image. Create the image that you can give back twice what you receive and people tend to bother you less.
Primary consisted of being called a Bastard by a lot of peoplle after my parents got divorced. People didn't seem to get that I wasn't "illegitimate" because my parent's marriage was done with, but thats that. I was also the smartest chap in my year at primary school (only 30 kids to a year then so not difficult) and I got some stick for that. Never fought back in primary though.
Secondary was a different matter though. I had put on a bit of weight during the transistion between the two and that become a point of focus, but also helped me find a solution. Anytime anybody said anything to me I'd agree and give myself far worse than what they had managed. This tends to leave bullies pretty speechless due to fact they are invaraiably thick. Once that bit was out of the way, you dole out the verbal abuse to them. Now because you've taken away anything they could come back with people tend to remember the fact that the bully got verbally screwed without saying much in return and forget how you got them to that point in the first place.
I things get physical I found the best way to deal was to just toy with them, put them in armlocks and the like and make sure that they and anyone watching knows you could finish it at any moment. Usually the humiliation got them to back off and I actually built a reputation as someone who could handle himself despite not getting into what I would consider a real fight through secondary.
In the end its all about image. Create the image that you can give back twice what you receive and people tend to bother you less.
Lots of people tried when I was young.
But I was stubborn and didn't allow them to enjoy bullying me.
I was always cheerful with them around and was always nice to them, not showing any sign of being hurt.
They all got tired of that and gave up after a few weeks.
But I was stubborn and didn't allow them to enjoy bullying me.
I was always cheerful with them around and was always nice to them, not showing any sign of being hurt.
They all got tired of that and gave up after a few weeks.
oddly enough I was bullied on and off throughout my life as a kid but when i grew up into a teenager I did`nt recognize it as bullying and recognized as a group of people with no life harassing me which is what made the type of person who just loves it when two of my friends are having an argument or maybe that`s just because I`m a twisted individual
I was bullied in elementary school (primary school for those of you who are British). I'd say it got the worst around 3rd grade because the entire class would ridicule me because I watched Power Rangers instead of MTV. However, it ceased almost altogether when one of biggest boys in the class, Anthony, told everyone else to back off. We've been friends ever since.