Effects of Bullying Last Into Adulthood, Study Finds

[shanti]

53. that's so true

my sister and my cousin were both overweight as kids, and were teased mercilessly about their weight by one of our uncles (by marriage). none of the adults ever said anything to him about it either. they both NEVER forgot it and they're well into their 50's. the uncle is still living , but they've never confronted him about it most likely to protect our aunt, who is well-loved.

i was bullied as a child too, but it was because i was painfully shy and withdrawn, especially as a new kid in the first year of middle school. after that first year, i made some friends and it was better. i also was bullied in the workplace by someone who left a workglove with the fingers in the shape of a "flipping the bird" on my desk one morning. i never knew exectly who did it, but had an idea...