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rufus dog

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12. Amazing

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 10:19 PM

May 2012

I was just recalling some bullying stories on another thread and before reading your post was amazed that I could remember the name of every key player in my event even though it occurred almost 40 years ago. I went to school with these kids for seven months and other than running into a couple people from that school later in life, I never ran into the main participants. I was truly amazed that each name came back to me even though I hadn't thought about is since I was probably 18 or 19. To your point, events like these, good or bad, are locked into your memory and don't go away.

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When I was a young man, I participated in some bullying. I remember it as clear as day. [View all] Stinky The Clown May 2012 OP

Are you going to find the victim and apologize? PADemD May 2012 #1

So right. One remembers one's own cruelties from childhood and youth enough May 2012 #2

My dad participated in a "clipping party" like Mitt's... JHB May 2012 #3

That's quite honestly WORSE than what Romney did. Spider Jerusalem May 2012 #4

Romney physically assaulted his victim. EOTE May 2012 #17

Did this E-5 physically assault nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #28

Me too BadGimp May 2012 #5

Thanks Stinky. But you are much better than Mittens. freshwest May 2012 #6

I'd Rec this right now but the Crackberry browser chokes on it slackmaster May 2012 #7

As a kid in 1955 I blurted out an angry racial slur at another kid. Speck Tater May 2012 #8

me too! samnsara May 2012 #9

Welcome to DU, samnsara. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #11

on point! shugah May 2012 #10

Amazing rufus dog May 2012 #12

I was bullied. I became a bullly, to kids smaller & weaker than me. xfundy May 2012 #13

My late husband had guilt over his bullying of a kid in 5th grade duhneece May 2012 #14

I bullied once in 4th grade as part of a group. wildeyed May 2012 #15

The thing about human relationships EFerrari May 2012 #16

The "I do not remember" defense bothers me more than him being a bully four decades ago. ieoeja May 2012 #18

Me too. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #19

I did in junior high school tabasco May 2012 #20

The real difference between you and ... 99Forever May 2012 #21

Good on you for having a conscience and humanity. K&R. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #22

I believe him actually that he does not remember nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #23

I was bullied in junior high marlakay May 2012 #24

i was as well shanti May 2012 #27

He remembers. Of course he remembers. Lesleymo May 2012 #25

When I grew up my younger sister was teased and tormented lunatica May 2012 #26