yellowLedbetter wrote:
lovecholie wrote:
I have definitely been bullied/targeted for all of my childhood. The only repercussion I can immediately think of, in my adulthood, is never trusting people. I am always skeptical that people mean well, especially when I have difficulty reading their actions and words.
I also can't take compliments or light teasing at all. A few of my "close" friends stole things from my family and me in high school... and now whenever something is missing, I immediately think of the last people that visited. I always think someone must have stolen it. It was foolish of me because I trusted these people. I showed my friend how to get into my house without a key. He also sent a heartfelt letter I gave to him to the whole school for laughs. That was a platonic relationship, by the way. Being from Generation Y, I probably experienced the first cases of cyberbullying! The list goes on.
I truly believe bullying didn't make me a stronger person... If anything, it just makes me better at remembering those times. To this day, I still wonder why people would do such things. I am just really paranoid about good intentions.
That's so terrible!! ! I'm so sorry to hear about that, people that age can be VERY cruel. I also believe bullying did not make me a stronger person, I still have trouble trusting people as well and I'm really sensitive to light teasing. As for the cyber bullying, something like that happened to me to. In fourth grade we had those stupid valentine grams and I got one from these twin guys that I had a huge crush on and everybody knew about it. As it turns out it was actually two girls who tormented me that sent me that and I was devastated. Looking back it was not that big of a deal but at the time it hurt!! !
It did not even stop there. I've had fake screennames antagonize me. (Very mature!) My house has been egged and tp-ed... for no apparent reason! My "best friend" stole my shoes while I was taking a nap. (Resulted in me being late to class the next day because I was throwing a tantrum because I couldn't find them anywhere in my room. I asked for them back and she did. Long story, short. She told everyone I forced her to give me her shoes.) And a girl once cursed me out on my birthday. I would cry by the end of the day in high school and hardly anyone consoled me. High school destroyed me...
To be honest, I started off as a very bubbly, energetic girl... and people would say that I was "annoying". Then when I got all dark and depressed, kept to myself, people would say I thought was "too good to talk to anyone". Bullying was completely ignored by my teachers and administration! When I see it, as a teacher now, I make a point to say something about it. Always.
It's good that you're already thinking it's not that big of a deal. Keep thinking positively!
25 Sep 2010, 9:46 am
