bully or bullied

were you a bully or bullied as a child - non-public poll

  • were you bullied as a child

    Votes: 9 100.0%

  • were you a bully as a child

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    9
  • Poll closed .
USFREEDOM911 said:
The really sad part is, is that people think that those who are picked on have low self-esteem and there is some truth to that; but the bully is really the one with the self-esteem issues.
A lot of those who are bullies, usually were picked on earlier and this is their way of making themselves feel like they're able to protect themselves.

Bullies should never be tolerated; but they honestly need some help.
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prob soo, or they had bad parents etc. The reason I had my boy's learn the skills early is I knew what was coming from my experience. I didn't want them to have to wait till 15ish. And sure enough I was right, and Dad shouldn't have been laughing on the inside hearing the stories of them whopping some bigger kids ass. I tell you as a sports junkie with nearly two left feet, sitting in the stands hearing other kids talk about how good mine were was almost as good as sex.
 
USFREEDOM911 said:
The really sad part is, is that people think that those who are picked on have low self-esteem and there is some truth to that; but the bully is really the one with the self-esteem issues.
A lot of those who are bullies, usually were picked on earlier and this is their way of making themselves feel like they're able to protect themselves.

Bullies should never be tolerated; but they honestly need some help.
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Absolutely. In addition, it's very possible that they're bullied at home, and at the same time are encouraged by one or both parents to bully other children.
 
Deep in my heart I have always been a Buddhist. I usually never answered any of the bullying unless it was towards another.

I do think that some of it does build character, and I feel sorry for the bullies. They have so much more to learn and chose the most difficult path to get there.
 
Had a neighborhood bully who picked on me in 4th and 5th grade. my dad told me to start striking him back every time he would bully me even tho he was 2x my size.. I didn't do much damage to him and the first few times made for a worse beating on me but after that he didn't bother with me anymore knowing every time i would strike back when he could bully others who don't fight back. So lesson learned.. always fight back even (doesn't have to be physical) if you may lose. Used that the rest of my life and have never had a problem since.
 
I totally threw the bird ecosystem around here out of sync when I was a kid. :) Couldn't wait to take my marksmanship to the next level....squirrel hunting.
 
I was kinda both. People would pick on me, but eventually stopped when the realized I'd get violent quick. And in a somewhat hypocritical move, I would occasionally pick on idiots. But I was never physical with them or anything, I'd just make smart ass comments when they did or said something stupid. This sometimes caused me to get my ass kicked as well. One day I'll learn. But not this day gentlemen.
 
I was never really bullied the way you see in the news and so forth. Mostly, I just had to deal with idiots wanting to establish their dominance over everyone else, and people who would try to walk all over me to see how far they could get. I was never placed in a position where I was ever really affraid. But technically I was bullied, although after middle school far less frequently (some of the bullies grew up after elementary school and evolved into cool people)...
 
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