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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever been bullied? [View all]tilsammans
(2,549 posts). . . because of one girl bully and her posse, which included boys. I was scared to death to go to school because they'd gang up on me whenever they had the opportunity. In school, outside of school -- didn't matter.
I was the quiet, brainy, bookish, chubby girl whose parents were much older than the other kids' parents. A big target. My grades dropped, and I started wetting the bed. Horrid. The bullying stopped when the ringleader moved away. But it took me years to recover.
I've encountered bullies as an adult, too. My brother's wife is a royal b*tch and enjoys looking for opportunities to hurl insults and spew vitriol.
The one good thing that came out of these experiences for me was compassion. I'm way more tolerant of others' differences than I might be otherwise.
In other words, being liberal.