I apologize that this technically isn't about just school bullying, but I am currently in a situation where I found out my kids dad now my ex, was sleeping with my best friend of 15 years, a neighbor who said she was my friend, and also a guy friend I had. Needless 2 say we are no longer friends. I figured that was the end of it. We all, except 4 the male friend, live in the same apartments. Since this was all found out, the 2 women have tried several times 2 convince me 2 kill myself. They call from private numbers, they say it when I see them in the parking lot, they even asked my 2 and a half year old son when we saw them in the store why mommy hadn't killed herself yet. I am dealing with it as best as I can, but recently I found out that my eldest son, who is 15, has been getting harassed on the bus by on of their daughters. Bullying is bullshit. Period. But when you have a parent who is teaching this 2 their kids, its very hard 2 see an end 2 it some day.

No, but in middle school, yes.
Standing up and pushing back just didn't occur to me at the time.

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Kids and adults can be very cruel.

I was a nerdy loner kid in junior high and high school. It was a small school so the junior high and high school kids were in the same building. I got picked on a lot all the way from 7th grade through freshman year by a couple of guys on the football team. Over the Summer before sophomore year I grew bigger (and stronger since I lived on a farm). I joined the football team and had good time "legally" knocking the crap outta those guys during tackling drills and scrimmages.

I hung out with 2 others in high school and we were not the "in crowd." From time to time someone would try to bully us or bully me. Usually I just knocked the shit out of them! That's true. I was never a wimp and they were asking for it by bullying. Of course, I warned them before doing anything.

Kids are the cruellest and I hate bullies.

I'm alot older than you. Maybe things have changed some. I would say you are lucky you are a girl. Boys don't just get bullied, they get beat up. Eventually I fought back pretty good. People (physically) left me alone for a while. Then I got double teamed. Highschool sucked.

It varied between me being persona non grata and being bullied all through middle school and h.s. I was a funny-looking stick of a kid and was constantly called ugly to my face. Kids would constantly scratch up any pictures of me that they could get to. I was attacked several times, things of mine were stolen, et cetera. I always said the wrong things, so I withdrew until I didn't speak to anyone and then got grief for that, too.

I hate that you had such terrible experiences.

My last name is prone to bring about provocative comments. I caught a bit of hell for a while until the bullies realized that I had heard them all and they really looked stupid doing all of the "creative" name-calling. I knew more insults about my name than they could ever muster, so they eventually dropped it and just left me alone. I tended to hang with a nerdy bunch, many of which I had known since Kindergarten. We were a large enough presence and stuck together well enough through the years to minimize the bullying for the most part.

I was ignored in high school more than I was bullied. Kids didn't want to hang around me because I was smart, nerdy and introverted. I had a few good friends and that was all---fortunately popularity wasn't a goal of mine.

I'm sorry for your experiences. Kids can be so cruel. Two attempted bully encounters ended up in me fighting, and fortunately leaving an impression on the bullies. I've never liked fighting, but some of my older cousins taught me to defend myself, and threatened that if I didn't, they be the ones beating me up. I was taught that it is better to lose a fight than not defend yourself.

There was a girl in high school who would block my locker every day. I had finally had enough. I asked her to move, she did, I made a snide comment, she came at me. I was smart enough to not throw a punch and made it look like I was just defending myself. She got suspended. Apparently I earned her respect as we never had an issue moving forward.

I was also relentlessly bullied in middle school for the dark hair on my arms. They gave me some terrible nicknames.

At about 6 years old I tried to shave my legs due to the bullies. I took off a shinfull of skin instead.

That stuff stays with you.

Not to a large extent. I had a couple of people who would say some unkind things to or about me, but I luckily had a very good group of friends who supported me through tough times. Children can be quiet cruel, I'm sorry you had those experiences.

Well hopefully your bullying days are over. It didn't sound like a great school friend wise. But many schoolI s have similar problems. Mature people will appreciate you for what you know and who you are. Not what your physical appearance is. As one gets older, at least in my case, when I am getting to know someone, I look past their outward appearance and relate to them on their personality and how they think. I take it you use to be introverted and now your more the opposite.

I was bullied throughout my whole schooling. I like learning, which made me a visible target for everyone else. I grew up in rural cow country, USA.

I still hate most humans.

>Were you bullied in high school?

not really no.