Who got Bullied at School?

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At least now if I got bullied I'd have my abrasive attitude and sarcastic backchat....

[Nick]

I hated being picked on for the same old things that I had no control over. I had to have a cap on one of my front teeth after an accident when I was 9, it never looked right and was the source of plenty of taunts when I was younger. The feeling of wanting to fit in and the rejection from your peers is terrible.

I had a couple of scuffles but that only made the harder lads want to have a go even more.

I found my release on the rugby pitch which, for some reason, seemed to allow me to lose my fear of being hurt (probably 'cos I knew if I did get hurt play would be stopped and a teacher would sort it out). I was the smallest in the team and pretty tubby too, so I played as hooker. I gave as good as I got on the pitch, and often gave a hell of a lot more back. It won me some respect and a lot of self-esteem back. In the end my mum stopped me playing as I was getting injured too often.

I left the team but they thought I was a tough cookie and although I never went round with any of them, they thought I was cool.

Still, there's a few that I'd quite happily ignore if I ever passed them in the street, and one who I'd kill if I thought I could get away with it.

I met one guy a few months ago, he came into my store. I was in a suit that day, I'd been into London and was dropping stuff off on my way back. He wanted to grab a coffe and catch up on old times, as if we were best mates and all that. He seemed puzzled and angry that I blew him off with a "no, thanks anyway", but I'm not gonna kid myself about my past or let him think that what he and his cronies did is forgiven and forgotten.

I don't need those idiots, I don't need their respect or their acceptance. Who and what I am today, what I have achieved and where I am in my life I owe to my friends and family, I don't owe those bullying berks anything, not even the time out of my life for a coffee.

[TeePee]

I got bulied at school, I was a fat kid. I bullied right back at the kids who were weaker than me, which I feel really bad about now. I am severely insecure as a result, which I direct towards curing my 'problems'. I am now thin, very fit, and outwardly very confident, yet I doubt I will ever feel content. The failings of my teenage years will likely haunt me for a long time. You see, I never fought back. I really believed that violence never solved anything and I never stood up for myself at school, and because I never faced those demons at the time, I am always looking over my shoulder for them.

[Stewart]

I was, to my lasting shame, part of the 'in crowd' at my senior school, and as such, never got bullied, having said that, I wasn't really that arsed, I just happened to hang around with the lads who were safe from that sort of thing; not by a choice then, by a choice 10 years before, they were already my mates.

Still, I had friends from the slightly more speccy group of people, as well. I could talk about football with my mates, and by not being an arse to anyone, also talk about PCs to the people who wore glasses and unfashionable trousers.

Sorted.

I do remember buying £175 black Rockport boots though, as some of the lads had starting wearing them, and when we all had them, we would look down on those who didn't, I realise now what a fool I was... should have got the white one's, they are much nicer.

'Ave it!

[r1zeek]

Oh my, that doesn't sound good at all. Well, I dunno what to say really..I used to get bullied, not much anymore though. But try to think of us here at hexus if that happends to you alot! We are here for you!

, I know it won't help you that much!

Nice to know im loved by somebody
At least I know you lot are here for me, even if you are miles away from me

[Moonshade]

Nice to know im loved by somebody
At least I know you lot are here for me, even if you are miles away from me

Sure you're loved by someone! Everyone at hexus is there for one another. I can assure you about that.

Well, don't say that. We're just (like a couple of people have told me) a PM/Msn/Irc - mess. Away !

You hang in there mate! We're here for you.

[directhex]

i've matured, i'm a stronger person, but i would enjoy agonising torture/death on a fairly large room of people. and enjoy telling their families the gory details even more.

[Rave]

I got bullied towards the end of junior school, but TBH it was more a reflection of my timid personality (which I blame my Dad for) and my obsessive compulsive disorder which made me an easy target (which is just genetics, I guess). I went to a private secondary school and was fine, I was right in the middle of the social pecking order pretty much, and I'd happily speak to the cool kids or the geeks.

To this day I'm still a bit shy and I was horribly lonely at university, but I don't think the bullying had much to do with it. I suppose it helps that at one time or another I fought back at all but one of my tormentors, so I haven't got much residual bitterness.

Rich :¬)

[M@rco]

Got bullied a bit, mostly racist stuff but i realised from an early age to ignore them and carry on with my work ( was and still am a hard worker in school ). They soon got bored and stopped, i just thought of them as ignorant un-educated fools lol. Stopped more swiftly when i started sticking up for myself though even though i am quite a small guy.

[Knoxville]

We're just (like a couple of people have told me) a PM/Msn/Irc - mess. Away !

You hang in there mate! We're here for you.

Seconded

[Moonshade]

Knox, what?

[Knoxville]

lol, as in I agree we're all just a pm/message on msn away

[r1zeek]

Sure you're loved by someone! Everyone at hexus is there for one another. I can assure you about that.

Well, don't say that. We're just (like a couple of people have told me) a PM/Msn/Irc - mess. Away !

You hang in there mate! We're here for you.

Thanks everyone

[Moonshade]

lol, as in I agree we're all just a pm/message on msn away

Oh, I see.. Sorry..

[Flash]

I saw myself in more of a protector role. You see I come from a fighting family, my Grandfather was a successful boxer in the late 30's and late 40's and won an empire title which I know believe is the commonwealth title. My Father was a good amatuer nothing special but could hold his own no doubt. I got to three successive golden gloves semis in and in 63 amatuer bouts my record read 53-7-3 the 3 defeats just coming from the finals.

People looked on me with respect in my school days and never once did I feel I had to pick on anyone to show how manly I was. I did often find myself stepping in when I saw bullies getting out of order and this won me a lot of friends during my schooling years.