I understand what you're saying, and I think it's a matter of degree. Some people are bullied to the point of being traumatized, then they act out that trauma as adults. You had the resiliency to mature from the people who believed you, and that is great. I wonder if you were bullied to the extent that you were beat severely, or cruelly …
I understand what you're saying, and I think it's a matter of degree. Some people are bullied to the point of being traumatized, then they act out that trauma as adults. You had the resiliency to mature from the people who believed you, and that is great. I wonder if you were bullied to the extent that you were beat severely, or cruelly demoralized day in and day out. That's the degree of bullying that needs to be monitored and curtailed in my view. I don't see a problem with teaching tolerance and kindness as anti-bullying.
I had some kids pick on me for a couple months in middle school. I just kept ignoring them and they lost interest. I never thought of that as bullying. I didn't get beat up or molested or groped. That would have had a different effect on me.
I understand what you're saying, and I think it's a matter of degree. Some people are bullied to the point of being traumatized, then they act out that trauma as adults. You had the resiliency to mature from the people who believed you, and that is great. I wonder if you were bullied to the extent that you were beat severely, or cruelly demoralized day in and day out. That's the degree of bullying that needs to be monitored and curtailed in my view. I don't see a problem with teaching tolerance and kindness as anti-bullying.
I had some kids pick on me for a couple months in middle school. I just kept ignoring them and they lost interest. I never thought of that as bullying. I didn't get beat up or molested or groped. That would have had a different effect on me.
Good points, I do get what you're saying.
Kicked repeatedly in the balls, yikes! 🥴 Did you tell your parents about this kind of thing? If so, how did they respond?