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Manifestor_of_Light

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3. I'm straight and I was bullied in junior high and high school.

Fri May 11, 2012, 10:30 PM

May 2012

I am not big enough to fight back. I was hassled by great big six foot tall girls who hit me in the head with basketballs when I was turned away from them. Besides, I didn't want to get hurt.

I refused to catch a softball because I didn't want to jam a finger or break a finger, because that would have finished off my musical studies. Orchestra was the most important thing in my life. P.E. was hell. I sat down in left field one day in 95 degree heat. The little witch who was team captain came up to me and shrieked, "I'm gonna throw you out. You can't play anymore." I said, "GOOD!!"

I was called "queer" about twenty times a day.

This was before the word "gay" was in wide use.

I didn't "fit in" and didn't want to.

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I'm straight and I was bullied in grade school. [View all] MarianJack May 2012 OP

Quite a story. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2012 #1

Yes, and my heart breaks. MarianJack May 2012 #4

You know that not much has changed, right? ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #2

First and foremost, ScreamingMemie,... MarianJack May 2012 #6

Believe it or not, they were men. It was within a week of moving in. I haven't been on a date since ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #9

I apologize for my assuming. MarianJack May 2012 #11

22? 41? hfojvt May 2012 #16

I met my husband when I was 12. We dated in highschool and broke up. At 22 we began dating again. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #18

okay I misread that hfojvt May 2012 #21

Once we were together I didn't think of it as dating. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #25

My wife an I both said... MarianJack May 2012 #34

I'm straight and I was bullied in junior high and high school. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #3

Thank you for sharing. MarianJack May 2012 #7

Piano and violin. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #22

I love both instruments! MarianJack May 2012 #35

I'm gay and was bullied in elementary school, junior high and high school MotorCityMan May 2012 #20

I favor self-defense bluestateguy May 2012 #5

I agree. MarianJack May 2012 #8

I was overweight and bullied in junior high. Snarkoleptic May 2012 #10

I was the fat kid, too! MarianJack May 2012 #12

Cannot let them win. Snarkoleptic May 2012 #13

You're right, Snarkoleptic. MarianJack May 2012 #14

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I am straight and was bullied too. In a "Christian" school. Zoeisright May 2012 #15

Good for you and your husband. MarianJack May 2012 #29

I saw those same traits in bush and cheney. caveat_imperator May 2012 #17

After the cheney/bush misadministration,... MarianJack May 2012 #30

I was picked on here and there hfojvt May 2012 #19

Some of what you tell does sound like bullying. MarianJack May 2012 #31

i was a quiet arty outsider, but i can't say i was ever bullied. pansypoo53219 May 2012 #23

Thanks for your feedback. MarianJack May 2012 #28

My bullying started in 5th grade... a la izquierda May 2012 #24

Bullying a child over her parents. MarianJack May 2012 #27

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #26

My younger sister was bullied and I was too in the 6th grade, but lunatica May 2012 #32

Thanks, lunatica! MarianJack May 2012 #33

My son is one of those people who packs an incredibly hard punch lunatica May 2012 #36

Good for your son! MarianJack May 2012 #37

You're right. It's exactly why Mitt had to have a posse to hold the guy down lunatica May 2012 #38

He couldn't take a chance that... MarianJack May 2012 #39

Bullying in schools is something I know about ~ Girl's Bully too! goclark May 2012 #40

Both my wife and I were middle school teachers, and... MarianJack May 2012 #41