Post by Re-Yupanqui on Apr 1, 2004 13:17:13 GMT -5
OK, I wanted to ask y'all this because I was bullied, and I've never forgot. I don't care if anyone replies, but please, please, look at this. I hope that some people don't vote ( I forgot to put a neither option on) but please be honest. I don't care. I just want to know, plus I want to know if I'm not alone.
yupanqui
Last Edit: Apr 1, 2004 13:19:52 GMT -5 by Re-Yupanqui
*turns over a Q* *turns over a T-REX* *turns over a STEVE ERWIN* *turns over a CAPSICORN*
Allright, I think I have some explaining to do....
I haven't done much nice things when I was in third grade (I was 8). Apparently I bullied about everyone in my class. I say 'apparently' because I don't remember a thing about that period, only the end: One day I was really trying to do everything right and be veryveryreally nice to people, cause I was tired of hurting people and I wanted to be friends. Unfortunately a nice-meant comment got misinterpretted by a classmate who obviously had it with me. She told the teacher and when the break was over and classes started, the teacher asked us to all sit in a circle. Nobody knew what was going on. Then the teacher told the class I was bullying again during the break and who of you have all been bullied by Mandrill? And then it happened; almost three quarters of the children in my class raised their hands. I was shocked! And I remember thinking: How can this be? I don't remember any of this?! And then we all had a reallyreally long talk about my bullying and how bad it was and also about my friend's bullying. From that day, because I was really much humiliated in front of the class, I began to be really shy and inwards. And because I then really didn't say much in class and always was the shy one, I also got bullied. So I actually have experienced both.
I do really like to say that I have always been so really ashamed of my bullying and I felt truly bad about it. Though the people I had bullied later said, when I apologised to them, that it wasn't that bad and some of them even didn't remember it, I still felt and feel guilty about it. Last year and this year there were some kids in my class who really got bullied; they even had to stay at home, with mental issues. I am proud to say that I have kinda helped them and they really appreciated it. Now I feel I have kind of repaid my bullying.
Sorry for the long bladibladibla, but well, honesty takes some time .
Worship the potato? The idea seemed silly to me. But then I thought, what else is more deserving of worship? It's simple, it comes from the earth, and it can kill you if you disobey it.
i've never been bullied i assumed it was because everybody knew who my brothers were.
but anytime i noticed a kid geting bullied, i would always step in and pretend that the kid was one of my good friend. Usally the bullies would stop but if they didn't, i gave the bully a good punch in the face and it was over.
alot of the kids i helped are now my bestfriends lol
Post by TheSensitiveNewAge on Apr 2, 2004 1:44:12 GMT -5
Kudos to Alen.
I know what Mandrill is talking about, only it was more of the reverse for me and reduction in bullying on my part.
-The Sensitive New Age Dictator Nicholas the Magnificant, the Most Benevolently Evil, the Great Tamer of the Ninja-Monkeys and He Who Thinks of Really Smashing Titles
Brother Sacristan & Archangel of HOGTOF
For my service strengthening ties between Canada and the 10000 Islands.
Yeah, that's what I mean too....after the discussion I never bullied again.
Worship the potato? The idea seemed silly to me. But then I thought, what else is more deserving of worship? It's simple, it comes from the earth, and it can kill you if you disobey it.
Post by Re-Yupanqui on Apr 2, 2004 16:17:10 GMT -5
brothers ARE useful sometimes, right ALEN? Anyway, Mandrill, honesty is the best policy. THat teacher was out of line, even if you were being mean. I mean, embarrasing a 3rd grader? I hated elementary school b/c everyone always called me ugly, and annoying, and a teacher's pet. But i showed them. In Middle School now i have lots of friends and have a v. cool wardrobe, if i say so myself. Even though i know the Golden RUle, I am still less than cordial to my Elementary School bullies. I can't help myself.
YUpanqui
*turns over a Q* *turns over a T-REX* *turns over a STEVE ERWIN* *turns over a CAPSICORN*
I've never been bullied really, that may be thought that I've always been one of the more muscular guys. Also, my cousin commited suicide because he couldn't take being bullied so there's no way I'd ever do it.