I wasn't bullied in the physical sense - though I was heavily picked on by the people I rode a bus with in Jr. High and the first 2 years of HS. And then when I'd run into these same people once I got into college and dropped 10 pounds, all of a sudden they changed their tune and started apologizing profusely and started trying to get with me. I laughed heartily and walked off. I don't hold it against them because they were young ignorant arrogant pricks who didn't end up doing much with their lives. I turned out better looking and better off in life. I win. But I wouldn't go to their funeral either.
I wouldn't blame him. That's not to say that I wouldn't defend myself. I wouldn't hit the other guy now either- I have a different perspective on life now than I did 12 years ago.
never bullied, never got bullied. Sure, get a hard time from now and then (try being the only white kid at the boys club), but those ribbings were more just in fun and not malice
I probably wouldn't even mention it. I'd just say a "hey, saw you through a friend's myspace and hope things are well" kinda thing.
I was a bully in some situations.. mainly sports. In soccer I was the "enforcer" who took people down on slide tackles and shouldered them out the way to steal the ball back or stop a head ball, stuff like that. In fact when I got to high school a couple of people that I had played against in middle and elementary told me that they hated playing against our team because they were scared of me. In basketball I wasn't the most likely to get into a fist fight, but I was most likely to throw someone down hustling after a ball or going after a rebound. I was a lot stronger than most of the other players and I used it to be aggressive. In softball I had no fear and would take out anyone who got in my way. In other words blocking the plate when I was running home.. not a good option... cause I was going to take you down and you would drop the ball. But outside of sports I was a clique jumper who got along with everyone. I don't recall ever being a bully, though I will say I co-erced my siblings to do what I wanted very forcefully.
Neither, really. In elementary I got accused of being a bully but it was really just me not meaning to hurt two people. I was too skinny to really be one. In middle school there were some issues in athletics gym but I only got picked up and slammed into a locker once and the guy was mostly just being stupid and not picking on me. There was a group that was called "the black cloud" that would walk around and jump isolated white kids but I never was a target. I think because I was friends with some big drug dealers. HS I was too popular. One guy in some of my classes tried to be a bully - he was certainly bigger - but he hit like a girl and I always hit back so he eventually stopped. But he would always try to pull some badass " don't make me embarrass you in front of these girls" line. I would just laugh and hit him or something.
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I fought a lot growing up, never really was bullied or bullied others just a fighting type I assume. I never hit a legit growth spurt but I never let anyone bigger step on me, threaten or make me feel in the slightest bit awkward.. if they did or tried then I would have taken care of it right there on the spot infact I do remember one time in jr high a guy started to try to bully me.. he pushed me and I almost fell in mud, it was between classes and everyone was there so immediately I just busted him in his face, he started crying and everyone was starring around watching so I yelled out the whole "are you crying?? dude you are crying haha" he had to be embarrassed, whats funny is we are cool now I ran into him at the gym 7 or so years later. also at work this mexican gang dude who thought he was a badass pushed me and I busted him in his face too, luckily I didn't get fired (or shot!) but I assume I earned his respect because he never tried to mess with me again and he acted like we were real cool from that moment on which is funny. so you all now know, don't mess with the man they call realjad ooooggittyybooogggittyy boo
Growing up, there were kids that were bullies and kids that were picked on. I was the kid who stood up for the picked-on kids. I learned that, many times, bullies would back off. And when I did get in fights, they were short fights and didn't last long (just two or three punches or so). I learned that most bullies are actually cowards that will back down from a fight. This was sometimes true even for the larger bullies in my class.
I tried to be the Lone Ranger and sweep in and protect the kids from bullies. My morals were defined by Cowboy movies and Superman comics. It worked great till about high school because most kid fights were just wrestling. Then when fighting turned into real bare-knuckle hitting, I figured out that win or lose, that ***** hurts. Playing football in HS, there were bigger and tougher guys that always wanted to trade licks, punches on the arm. I got bruised some. I somehow avoided any physical confrontations with the Hoods and Thugs and have never been hit by any hard blunt objects.
Never bullied anyone, and was only bullied on a very occasional basis myself. I think I confused people, because I was a huge nerd, but I was also one of the best basketball players in the school, and I'm fairly tall and decent-looking. People weren't sure if I was a "cool" kid, a preppie, a jock, or a nerd. Heck, I think some people even thought I was a stoner, just because I had a lot of stoner friends, even though I never joined in with what they were doing.
I will be honest.. I had limited talent but I was good at using what small abilities I had to do well. I was also an under sized power forward with mad on rebounding skills. So yeah even though you were joking.. you're right that's why I have always liked Chuck. The biggest difference... I could shoot free throws better than anyone else.
I was in the party click since middle school. You know...the kids who used to show up to class reeking and high as a kite (at least, on occassion). We were never bullied and we were to busy looking for the next party to bully anyone. People were to busy spreading rumors and whispering about what we were up to. No telling what was said at the time. I don't recall anyone being bullied in high school. There were practical jokes on people but that's different. I think more bullying was occurring in elementary school. Elementary school kids were mean.
