2006-10-24 05:26:50 · 43 answers · asked by Colin 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I was a year younger, and much smaller, than my classmates when I entered junior high (7-9th grades). I had a 9th grader bullying me during the Fall of that first year... threatening/chasing me on the way to school, stealing my bike, etc. Dealt with it but not fun.
It was almost humorous when I reached high school (10-12th grades) and encountered the same "bully." He hadn't grown an inch (may explain why he had been a bully to begin with) and was clearly concerned when he realized who I was standing about half a foot taller... I was nice and never raised any issues with him... but he avoided me... we didn't have anything in common anyway, so no loss.
Aloha
2006-10-24 05:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, very much so. It has given me hang-ups that will probably be with me the rest of my life. I still don't like my hair. Those girls did a bad thing to me and I honestly can say I'll never forgive them. However, while I find it hard to forget it, in some ways, it has shaped my life positively. I'm more outgoing now (I had to be) and outwardly confident, which while it's not something I feel inwardly, is a good skill to have. Whether I would have developed those skills independently, I'll never know.
Bullying does ruin people's lives. I think 7 out of 10 is actually probably an underestimate.
2006-10-24 05:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was bullied. Quite severly on occasions. Not a bad thing though, i came to realise, as i think it made me a more compassionate person in the long run. It's important to retain a confidence in other areas of life so your ego isn't completely shattered. At school, i know it's difficult, because that's basically the be all and end all when your that age. But bullies behave that way for a reason, because theyre unhappy for whatever reason, and no one deserves that, just as you don't deserve to be bullied.
What can i say? Life isn't perfect.
2006-10-27 00:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lauren F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, I was the punch bag for the local fly weight youth boxer at the time, and of coarse there are always a couple of teachers who would push kids around, I was a little weakling at school so I was an easy target, but I was lucky I found a mate who helped me out, most bullies run away pretty quick when there is the slightest opposition
2006-10-24 05:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. In 7th grade there were two sets of bullies. One got taken care of by a friend of mine who was no push over and fought back. The other was two guys who were friends - one of the three fights I was in while in school - and they didn't bother me after that. One of the two wound up in jail because he and a pal tried to rob someone in their driveway and the guy had a licensed handgun and shot the friend - the pal died and the bully from jr high went down for a felony 20 to 25; hard time. The other one turned out to be skinny and 5 ft 2 and never bothered anyone again.
2006-10-24 05:33:24 · answer #5 · answered by canela 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes.
In most of 4th grade, this kid wouldn't stop bullying and terrorizing me. I always told my teacher, but she would never take the situation seriously. He constantly poked me, made fun of me, walked on the back of my feet in the halls. He would try to get others to join in. I would come home and cry to mom about him. He was mean and abnoxious. He constantly bothered me but got no repremand since he was a gifted talented smart kid. Thank God he moved!
And in high school, in PE class, a lot of the guys would gripe and b*tch about how I couldn't play well in the sports. Most of that was verbal bullying.
That is all and I have survived!
2006-10-24 05:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by mktobyjo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Minor bullying like pinching my arms. And the funny thing, this was done by a kid who was much smaller than me. I am a nice guy so rather than bullying him, I let him do his pinching. I also did not want to get him into trouble as I was the teacher's pet.
After some time, he got bored and became my follower :)
2006-10-24 05:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by TheErrandBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i was a victim of bullying and it was mostly from pupils in my own class. it was cruel and vicious and threatening, and there was an element of racism in them as well. i hated school, anyway; it was one of the most awful experiences i encountered and thankfully as i've grown up in years, i realise those idiots are no longer in my life anymore to cause me further misery on their part and hence, i moved on for the better. i was even physically threatened, in addition to the verbal abuse i got. kids back then were vicious: just nasty and cruel. besides, i am about to graduate next year at university with honours, and so the bullying, no matter how ugly and bad it was at school is a distant memory to me. i am hopefully going to finish my education on a positive note by picking up my degree next summer of next year.
my message to those kids who've been bullied therefore is, at the end of the day, you are going to go onto bigger and better things in your life, for as long as you study hard and not stoop to their level, those bullies will never get the better of you. don't let them hassle you or inflict misery on you. tell your teacher and your parents, if and when the abuse starts. and besides, bullies will always be a bunch of pathetic, no-hope, underachieving losers in the long run- unless they change their ways for the better, that is.
2006-10-24 07:10:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I was 'shrimp' for many years. Being nearly the smallest kid in my year other than one other girl and the kid with the hole in the heart wasn't much fun. Not with kids like Davina and Lisa around.
Not only that, but I bumped into Lisa a couple of years ago. To my utter amazement she was not sitting on her behind asking everyone for 10p then threatening to get them later if they didn't have any money.
2006-10-24 05:39:01 · answer #9 · answered by sarah c 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i got bullied when i was in first school due to having a bad lisp instead of saying chicken it came out thicken but people got to love the way i talk and now hardly anyone makes a comment i also got my tongne pierced to make my tongne heavier but it didnt work lol oh well im me and thats the way i will always be
2006-10-24 05:31:18 · answer #10 · answered by duskess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋