Did you get picked on when you were a kid?

Question

Did you fight back?

Answer 1

Did I fight back? Yes. I seriously clobbered a number of my classmates. But I never attacked them first. They teased me because of my ethnicity, religion, and everything else, but I did my best to make them sorry they were ever born. I loathed those kids for making me fight. I was good at fighting, but hated doing it. I wanted to be left alone.

Answer 2

it's normal to get picked on as a kid even as a adult you are still being picked on but in a different way. So it's part of life. I fought back yes but it wasn't the best choice I say. I think it's best to ignore and move on and make new friends who are same as you.

Answer 3

Yes, I got picked on a lot when I was in primary school because I was a foreign student. I had moved from Germany to England when I was young so my English wasn't very good. I didn't quite understand British customs, either. I learned as time went on, I often got called a freak and a nazi and whatever.

Also my best friend from childhood was/is Arabic. He and I are still friends 35 years later, but because we hung out together got both of us a lot of guff.

Later on, I got made fun of for being a "bat caver". Black wearing freak, Satanist, Devil worshipper, etc - you name it, I heard it.

However my youngest brother is gay and I ended up in a lot of fights defending him in high school. So yes, I usually did fight back because I was always taught to stand up for myself and for what I believed in. I taught my children the same values.

Answer 4

When I was in High School I was a bit some nasty girls used to torment me they were all older and quite bit bigger and traveled in packs so I never fought back I valued my life lol anyway years later I ran into the ringleader and she told me it was of course due to jealousy she thought I was after her bf and she said I was stuck up in HS And the really sad thing is she still seemed a tad bitter karma is a ***** tho I just heard from a friend that she is fat and has Crohn's disease how awful huh?

Answer 5

Yeah, until I beat the crap out of the bullies who were picking on me. They never thought I would fight back. They respected me after that. This was years ago.

Answer 6

Yes, of course I got picked on. You know me well enough to know that I was the "weird kid" with my nose always in a book. No, I never fought back.

Answer 7

Sure, I think we all experienced that at one point in our lives. There have always been bullies, and I don't think that will change anytime soon.

Sure, you need to stand up to bullies. Inside, these people are cowards. They think they can pick out those they deem defenseless, and they prey on them. When you stand up to them, you will find out that they are not as tough as they want people to think they are. You see, they are insecure. And they compensate for it by putting on the appearance as someone who is tough.

Don't try to bluff them. Getting into a useless battle of wits with a bully is a waste of time. A quick and effective attack is the best bet. Don't show any bravado and tell them what you're going to do, or engage in conversation with them. Muster up some guts, and go full bore at them. They will be caught completely off guard, and you will prevail. And you will gain the respect you deserve, and other bullies will think twice before trying you on.

Best wishes, and good hunting.

Answer 8

In elementary school, I did a few times, but as I started to get older, I simply just ignored everything. From my personal experience, fighting back only causes more unnecessary trouble.

The easier it is to brush it off, the stronger you've become.

Answer 9

Yes.. at start I didn't fight back because I was too scared. But after they bullied me, that's the time I fought back and found my strength and courage.

Answer 10

Yes at high school when i first started. Just because i was DEAF!.. but i said words back, i wasn't scared. They call me deaf n dumb but i said yes may be deaf but not dumb. eventually if i was dumb i wouldn't be able to speak. to their amaze they shut up n walk away with big bright red face as ppls laughing at them bec there were no comeback from em.. Their problems. If they don't like to hang out in the same school with the deaf ppls than why not just keep the distance!