Reply #15: I was bullied from second grade to my sophomore year

[ikojo]

in high school. Even after the full on bullying stopped I was never part of a group. I pretty much hung around with the nerdy types who were into D&D and stuff like that.

I have experienced bullying at the workplace. Some of my co-workers saw it as their mission in life to encourage me to dress more like a typical female and said stuff about my clothes and such. This was the mid 90s. I pretty much just wore a polo type shirt and a pair of pants to work and was told it was too manly. Interesting that once I started wearing stirrup pants (frightening) and the same polo or button down shirts all was well.

I've never felt at home in the muggle or mundane world. About the only place I totally felt free was at a science fiction convention. There was a space populated by others who were as obsessed as I was with a particular subject, be it Star Wars, Star Trek or Dr Who. Folks who didn't think it strange to walk around wearing a VERY long scarf in 100 degree St Louis heat.