were you ever bullied in school?

[Poster1234]

Yeah, I guess it happened to me too. Sorry about the wall of text.
Although I was a skinny bookworm, I still had a tendancy to speak my heart, and had a good memory, as well as a talent for eavesdropping, so the number of people willing to fuck with me quickly thinned out.
I guess there was this one time I started arguing with this guy you COULD call a bully, except for the part where he had no physical strength (that is, he was on my level ^^), he was more of an annoying little prick. Well anyway, as I walk out the guy follows me, insulting me over and over again for nearly 10 minutes.
Thing is, since I didn't leave that close, my dad was there to pick me up with his bike (I was about 14, and there was no reliable bus to use). So, while the guy was cursing at me, I was looking at him patiently, whith a fucking HELMET on (I had made a sign to my old man, telling him not to get into the whole thing). Guy was just asking to get my armored head into his soft, squishy nose...
You thing it went ugly ?
Not exactly. After the guy ran out of breath, I smiled widely, bent slowly towards his ear and whispered softly all the things I could have, and thought of, doing him while I listened. I spared no details, and made sure to sound like a cold psycho, the Hannibal Lecter kind.
Guy looked at me, turned around and ran as fast as he could, sobbing and yelling out of sheer terror.
When I got on the bike, my father told me I was being way too kind and patient. Good times.

 

[Bigsmith]

I was really badly bullied at my first primary school, to the extent that my family moved 220 miles along the coast from London to Torbay. The bulling continued but it was no where near as bad.

Then I went to secondary school and passing the 11+ gave the confidence boost I needed to stand up the bullies, had one pined up against an open window on the second floor within my first year.

After that I become pretty popular for the rest of time at secondary school and I haven't had any problems in college and I doubt that I'll get any shit at Uni.

 

[IceStar100]

Everyone left me alone. 1st grade I was using a compass to try and make pac-man. this type http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/240/LEO77360_1_1.JPG

Someone put me in a choak hold for fun and I stab him as a reflex. From that point on everone though I was crazy and I played it up so people left me alone. It was a double eged sword. I never got bullies but I had no real friends to speak of.

Are you my dad? That's what ended his bullying problem in Junior High (which is what middle school was called back then.) The only difference is it was in a lunch line, and I'm pretty sure Pacman didn't exist yet.

Yes my son it is out I am Owyn dad now bring me a beer so I can drink and tell you why everything is wrong with your generation.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Everyone left me alone. 1st grade I was using a compass to try and make pac-man. this type http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/240/LEO77360_1_1.JPG

Someone put me in a choak hold for fun and I stab him as a reflex. From that point on everone though I was crazy and I played it up so people left me alone. It was a double eged sword. I never got bullies but I had no real friends to speak of.

Are you my dad? That's what ended his bullying problem in Junior High (which is what middle school was called back then.) The only difference is it was in a lunch line, and I'm pretty sure Pacman didn't exist yet.

Yes my son it is out I am Owyn dad now bring me a beer so I can drink and tell you why everything is wrong with your generation.

Hmm. My dad does like beer, but you gave yourself away with the "tell you why everything is wrong with your generation" part.

In all seriousness, I have a bigger problem with my generation than he does; for example, both of my parents think the OWS movement is great. I think it would be... if they could come up with some idea of what they want done, instead of just milling about and vaguely complaining.

 

[neoontime]

I have kind of been bullied in elementary by some short kid, but never really in high school. My high school( at least while I was there) never really had bullies (except annoying douche-bags of course). I likely evoked more pity than harsh treatment through the years.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

In grade school constantly, both mentally and physically. I tried making friends in grade school. Instead I was dragged and held down at recess, openly mocked and called names in class.

Then I went to high school. Stayed alone and away from people most of the time. I somehow became semi popular within my own class and some girls even took interest in me.

School social lives are confusing as hell.

 

[Kiju]

I was bullied in school, sure.

At least, until I got sent to the principal's office for breaking noses, splitting lips, and kicking them in the Jimmy. Repeatedly, on most counts.

Funny thing about bullies. Fight back, and win, and you'll be left alone by the others. Then again, I often wonder if it is a bad thing that: I absolutely LOVED beating the shit out of a bully. Such a wonderful feeling to make someone a whole head taller than you cry after they tried to shove your head in the toilet. And number 2: That I didn't become a bully myself due to my liking of inflicting violence.

And this was before I became a gamer. :\ Like...Elementary and Middle school. Highschool, I never had to worry about it, considering I was allowed to carry a pocketknife, and made quite the public display of having it whenever I thought someone was thinking of taking my lunch money.

 

[Thyunda]

Skinny, small guy, Irish name, god, I was beaten up daily. Tried to fight back, but they always attacked in groups. And some psychopath set me on fire. Fucking deodorant-can flamethrower.

Oh. And my first relationship was two years of being deliberately fucked with. I only found this out yesterday, because apparently my brain has been neglecting to remember certain, important events. So, yeah, repressed memories. Hooray.

Seriously, though. High school was a nightmare. Couldn't talk to family about it. I told my parents I was being bullied, they replied 'No you aren't, and that was the end of that.

 

[JesterRaiin]

I was bullied in elementary school. The reason ? Geekness. Damn, i was a geek before it... Aw screw it, it was never cool to be a geek. Then i took an arrow to the knee.

Anyway.
Years later, still holding the grudge i joined various martial arts sections, broke a few bones (both mine and someone elses), gained some experience, witnessed a thing or two, understood the difference between being alive and dead and stuff. When i met my "tormentors" some time later i saw small, tiny mannequines that simply wasted their lives. I felt only pity for them. Nothing more. Is there a lesson in this ? I'm not sure.

 

[Shockolate]

Nope. Which now that I've thought back on it, it quite surprising.

This isn't the first post where I've mentioned I had Tritchotillimania. It started in grade 6, but no one really said anything about it. It didn't get really bad until grade 8, but even then I didn't, nor when I got into high school.

I can only think of two reasons for this:

1. This applies mostly to grade school, but I was a popular guy. I was more athletic than most, smarter than most, always helpful. No one really made fun of me. I did get asked "Do you have cancer?" once, and that was from an older grade. Most of my bullying was self inflincted.

2. Once it started, My attendance started dropping dramatically, since since my disorder is a symptom of depression. I regularly missed about 50 days a year, even more, well into high school. My only guess is that I wasn't around long enough to be bullied.

This is just speculation, I don't know why I never was.

 

[Nathan Dewar]

Not bullied in primary school because I was bigger than everyone else in my class, I may have been responsible for some slight bullying myself but nothing anywhere near what u guys are talking about, just some dead arms and maybe some headlocks usually to smart asses. I wasn't quick with verbal insults shit talking wasn't something that came naturally to me so I let my strength do my talking.

High School was a slightly different story because I was tall I did get involved in quite a few fights won a few but they weren't real fights. There were one or two serious fights one of which I definitely came away second best, lost alot of blood that day.

But fights weren't my real problem it was the verbal taunts that lasted from day one and didn't end until I left in year 11 (this is in Australia folks). I earn't a terrible nick name that pretty much guaranteed that wasn't going to get layed during my high school years and to top it off and I developed debilitating acne(thankfully dealt with by medication however the side effect being that I now have a constant moon tan no matter how much sun I get oh also I am more susceptable to skin cancer, but at the time I would have done anything to get rid of it so I swallowed as many as i could get my hands on). It might not sound bad but my high school years completely shattered my confidence and ability to talk to girls. I still suffer to this day from a complete lack of confidence around women. And let me tell you lack of confidence in man is a very unsexy characteristic in case u haven't already worked that out kids.

 

[ejb626]

Yeah, a bit. In 6th Grade I had a guy who insulted me a bunch and called me a dork, but I'd thank him now because in a way he taught me to fight my own battles instead of running to the teacher. I ended up swearing him out which caused him to tell the Dean. (As if he was the victim)

Also in 7th Grade this guy in art class, one of those dumbass stoners who took it because he didn't want to do any work, would insult me from time to time. I still get angry thinking about this because he always got away with it and just did it to impress his friends. He still goes to my school but just ignores me now.

In 9th Grade I had this fat kid who sat next to me in science and kept insulting me, one punch was all it took to shut him up, though

Then there was a short kid who sat behind me in Math, and just picked at me. I ended up punching him in the face five times as he left the classroom and then almost throwing him against a locker before deciding I was already in enough shit. So I just let him go. I actually got off scotfree, I still can't believe a teacher didn't see it.

 

[sinterklaas]

Never been bullied. In fact, everyone always liked me throughout all of elementary and high school.

The 'worst' fight I've ever been in was when I grabbed a kid with my nails and made him bleed in elementary school, haha!

But my god, all these horrible stories! Where were your teachers, your friends, your family?

 

[Maverick Dorotheo]

Grade School - A bit. There was this one time though, when me and a few classmates of mine were playing a "Home Defense" game(two teams with at least 3 players on each team. Each team picks a tree, post or rock as "Home Base". Objective is to touch the opposing players "Home"). I was guarding our "Home Base", when one of the opponents(and who also bullied me) approached holding a Metal-Cutting Jigsaw Blade(the human-powered one, not the electric one) in his hand like a knife.

Let's just say I got a scar in my middle finger, and him not coming to school for the whole year, and the next year after that. Didn't even get a chance to report him.

High School - I started wearing glasses in my 1st year, 'cause of my eyesight going bad. I was part of a club who's job was to help out in the Library, and they installed a Computer Room there. I was inside, looking up 9gag when a student(maybe a 3rd year) sneaked in. While me and the rest inside the Computer Room paid for using the computers, he didn't, and was ordered by the Librarian to get out, but he didn't comply. Being a club member that helps out the library, I forcibly booted him out of the room, to which he gave me a look that meant ill-will. When I got out of the room, he and a group of his classmates confronted me, and started bad-mouthing me. I took it all in stride, until he told me the "If you didn't have glasses on..." line.

I promptly removed my glasses and put them on a safe place, and just stood there. Since nothing happened after a few minutes, I put my glasses back on and walked away.

Although, if someone hits me, I hit back. And I'm the type who uses anything to my advantage. Since I also know that Authority Figures are Useless nowadays. Even my math teacher tried it on me, but during one of her classes I gave her such a look that it scared her. And she was supposed to be a scary teacher. My mom even had me try to apologize for that!

 

[Stuntcrab]

Yep

Everyone in my 5th grade class hated me. I don't know, assholes

Middle school got better and better through each grade but still, assholes man

 

[similar.squirrel]

Vaguely, but I kind of had it coming for being conspicuously different.

 

[Sewora]

I was severely bullied when I was 10 to 11. My name used to be Robyn, so I was constantly met by people pushing me around and quoting lyrics from Robyn's songs. (Famous Swedish female singer).
Around here, Robyn is a girls name, and Robin is a unisex name.

Short story long, I had a girls name so everyone thought it'd be funny to take teasing to a whole new level.

At age 11 I changed my name to Alexander and moved away from that town and I've been happy ever since.